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meyer on the market
An innovative, expressionistic ’60s-era round house is now on the market in Oakland – Built by local architect Leon Meyer — who designed a number of other round structures in Oakland and elsewhere —...
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take this house for a spin
A spinning, earthquake and hurricane resistant, energy-efficient dome, with a Guggenheim-inspired spiral staircase is on the market in New Paltz –...
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ye olde round house
The 19th century Theberton Round House – In Theberton, Leiston, Suffolk, England.
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round houses of snow
An Inuit (Eskimo) village, as seen in 1861 – The illustration is from Charles Francis Hall’s Arctic Researches and Life Among the Esquimaux, published in 1865.
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a live-in piece of furniture
The round house in Bolinas, California, is or at least was a masterpiece – I have to admit that I’ve seen very few photos of it, and those that I have seen are nearly 50 years old. Yet the house still...
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bolinas round house
A recent photo of the Bolinas round house, which seems to be uninhabited – And, just down the hill, its round studio –
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rotating round house for rent
There’s an open house on Monday at 19 Harkle Road in Novato, California: the iconic, rotating round house that overlooks Highway 101 – Designed and built by Sam Harkleroad in 1963, the house “rotates...
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jacksonville geodesica
A showy mid-century round house in Jacksonville, Florida, was just put on the market – The house was designed by Gilbert Spindel, an engineer who sold blue prints for his house designs via advertising...
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traditional round houses
A diverse array of traditional round houses — from Ethiopia to Ireland — via round houses on Pinterest –
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wooden yurt
This energy-efficient eco-house, in Tulle, France — inspired by a yurt — was designed by architect Virginie Farges –
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a labour of love
She practiced alternative medicine; he was a doctor. But despite his conventional facade it was he — and decidedly not she — who dreamed of living in a circular house. The doctor, property-owner and...
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homage to the melnikov house
Russian designers Nasya Kopteva and Sasha Braulov of 52 factory have created a paper clip holder that pays homage to the Melnikov House, an icon of Russian constructivist architecture. The item is...
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could you live in a house with no corners?
A centuries old round house — once used as a pub, and before that a toll house — now for sale in Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK –
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villa circuitus
Villa Circuitus, the first round house in Sweden to meet passive house standards –
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round house with ocean view
The Round House on Bathsheba beach in Barbados is nearly 200 years old. Built as a family home, it’s now an inn –
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a map of the last remaining space ship houses
Shaped like the Hollywood idea of a flying saucer, the Futuro is a prefab, portable, fiberglass-reinforced polyester plastic vacation home – Somewhere between 80 and 96 Futuros were built in the late...
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modern yurt
The Jero Shelter, a modern yurt from German designer Uula Jero – Made of canvas, marine plywood, stainless steel hardware, and polyester rope, it can be built by three people in around 2 hours. Buy one.
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14 rooms, imported woods, and a grand piano
The round house in Granbury, Texas, must have been something to see in its day. Built and designed in 1905 by local banker John E. Brown, it was a mansion with 14 rooms, including a hexagonal grand...
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