This Wacky, Disk-Shaped Thing Could Soon be a House | South Salem Real Estate

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Japanese architect Junya Ishigami—apparently known as "a brash upstart with a flair for the controversial"—has just released plans for a private residence commissioned by an art collector, to be sited on a secret location in Chile. Clearly ready to on one-up the other precarious, teetering structures of the world, the one-story, disk-like dwelling will be positioned to face the South Pacific from a point between two rock formations, hovering above the ground. From the inside, the home resembles a shallow bowl with curving, windowless walls and (probably glass-covered?) circular cut-outs in the floor to provide both a source of light, and that impending fear of falling through the floor that homeowners love so much. Above, a totally flat roof "devoid of any boundaries or walls" offers unobstructed views of the surrounding landscape.

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So how does one get to this odd and slightly dangerous locale? Simply traverse across a rope bridge that winds across the mountainous terrain and, eventually, climb up through one of those floor holes. Cool? Yes. Treacherous? Absolutely. Take a closer look at Design Boom's gallery, this way.





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