Revolving apt. building opens

[ghost of miles]

Revolving Apt. Building

[ghost of miles]

How long till one member of an arguing couple says, "We're just going in circles here?"

[Christiern]

Is it silent? What happens when it needs to be oiled?

Guess it's a voyeur's nightmare!

[catesta]

Is it silent? What happens when it needs to be oiled?

Good questions.

The revolving concept is not for me, but it looks cool.

$300K is a hell of a good deal for 3000sqft.

[Dan Gould]

Not five minutes from my boyhood home in Connecticut is one of the first revolving houses. We moved in '76 and I think it was relatively new then. I remember it was featured in Architectural Digest. Had a nice setting, on the edge of a huge reservoir, but it was awfully small as a single family home. Still thought it was way cool when I first saw it. I think the new apartment building has a bigger motor-I don't think this one rotated all that fast.

[ghost of miles]

The owner may also change the direction and speed of the revolutions. At low speed, each floor takes an hour to revolve.

What's the high speed like, I wonder?

I mean, are we talking carousel action here?

[catesta]

What's the high speed like, I wonder?

I mean, are we talking carousel action here?

"Okay everybody, hold on to your martinis, I've got a real treat in store for you."

[maren]

Sounds like these apartments should only be occupied by people without kids... or parrots!!!

Lights, air conditioning and the revolving of the apartment can be turned on and off with a remote control or an oral command.

Somehow, this made me think of my 16-year-old brother trying to set the cruise control on Dad's car to 110 mph...

[ghost of miles]

What's the high speed like, I wonder? 

I mean, are we talking carousel action here? 

"Okay everybody, hold on to your martinis, I've got a real treat in store for you."

Talk about having the spins!

How fast can the apt. stop and then go into reverse?

I think there are some real possibilities here for a successful discotheque...

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

That's gonna drive the birds crazy. Fly on over to a feeder & then quickly back to the tree for a spell......then back again over to the fe.... 'hey, where'd the food go??'

[Man with the Golden Arm]

Is it necessary to flush the toilets?

[catesta]

Is it necessary to flush the toilets?

haha

[Brad]

Does it actually move all the time. I remember eating in some place outside of Washington once. It moved pretty slow so I guess you could get used to it.

[Leeway]

From what I understand from the linked article, each unit can be slowly revolved, and takes an hour to complete its revolution. I suppose the primary purpose of this is to allow the occupant to alter the view from any particular room. I would expect the movement to be quite gradual. Probably no different feeling than after having one too many beers B-)

[Jazzmoose]

Once an hour is the speed of the Space Needle if I remember right. Easy to get used to. Still, wasn't this part of a Monty Python sketch once? What happens if people cease to believe?

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Does it actually move all the time. I remember eating in some place outside of Washington once. It moved pretty slow so I guess you could get used to it.

The Doubletree Hotel located next to #395 S. just opposite the Pentagon...one of a dozen 'convention' hotels in Crystal City. So which one was it --- the Int'l Society of Fountain Pen Collectors Convention or the 2003 Submarine Propulsion Plant Design Team Expo?

[cannonball-addict]

When you're playing chess it must be cool to look up and see something different out the window.