ABSTRACT
The office area is built into a steeply sloping bank, providing earth-sheltered accommodation at the semi-basement level. The cylindrical timber stair shaft rises from the plant room in the basement, creating a sheltered entry with the main living accommodation towering 14.5m above. The principal living spaces are arranged around the central ‘trunk’ within the 10.5m diameter, spiralling up the building to a roof garden at the top. One-half of the revolving living tower is highly glazed, and the other is well insulated with few window openings. The architect designed the house for himself and his wife, and he has an office in the earth-sheltered basement.
