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The Wicked Sliding House by dRMM Architects

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With a sleek and minimalist approach to adaptable living, here’s a sophisticated house that likes to “travel”. Located in a rural site in Suffolk, England, and dubbed the Sliding House, it has mobile walls and a roof that glides along rails to cover and uncover the static parts of the 28 meters long dwelling. Work of London-based architects from dRMM, the ingenious design alters views, lighting conditions and the sense of enclosure inside. Though it’s not the home of our dreams, it’s an amazing exercise of design with a stunning outcome. Our only concern is about the cost. Looks expensive, doesn’t it? [via Dezeen]

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35 Comments so far to “The Wicked Sliding House by dRMM Architects”
  1. ExistentialDuck Says:

    That looks like it could be really dangerous…

  2. GordonFreeman Says:

    Whatever you do… DO NOT put hands in the gaps!!!!

    Last time I did that an alien invasion from Zen happened…

  3. John Davis Says:

    Wow, that is truly amazing stuff!

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  4. tech stuff Says:

    pretty cool… Wonder how much that costs to do?

  5. hairstyle Says:

    amazing construction lol

  6. TheCook Says:

    You’re kidding right?! Or did you say the same thing about cars and mobile phones when first confronted with them? It may be neither ideal nor protical but it’s projects like this – and the people behind them – that drive us forward.

  7. peter Says:

    The concept seems like a good idea. However the stresses associated with building sliding walls of glass will probably eventually destroy those panels, and if not add a huge cost to the product. Insulating those walls too will be a challenge.

  8. ShavenLunatic Says:

    i agree… look cool as hell but yeah.. bit dangeous :)

  9. meme Says:

    interesting, perhaps there will be a significant application for it (eventually)…

  10. Ed Says:

    I have often thought about building a home with an open floorplan and flexible walls that one could move around to suit their fancy. This house is very cool.

  11. john smith Says:

    Gosh! It sort of looks lke you’ll be living in a barn. Some how I knew the Socialists would bring us to this. The fancy gizmos wount hold up in therain and snow or high winds. It’s cute, but notreally practical.

  12. MurrayC Says:

    WAY too many problems wit this idea:
    1. You now need twice as much property to take in account for two building footprints.

    2. The area between the two building portions must be free of debris at all times. Who’s going to go outside in the cold to do a walk-around every time you need to slide the house closed?

    3. What if the electricity conks out when the slider building is covering all the exit points like doors and windows? Total fire hazard.

    4. Who the hell wants to live in a glass house where EVERYONE can see EVERYTHING? (yeah, buddy, give it to her! Oh, and I’m just gonna steal your TV ok?)

  13. FPM Says:

    I was too poor to afford a sliding house back when I was a homeless rodeo clown but not any more. Now I am a world class magician !

  14. J.Osborn Says:

    A little more modification and you have the house from the movie 13 Ghosts

  15. Bob Carlson Says:

    Peter, I don’t think there is any undue stress on the glass walls. They are permanently in position. It appears to be only the outer walls which move.

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  22. Luc Says:

    MurryC sounds like a contractor. Clearly a design like this isn’t for everyone. I don’t think the architects intend (nor desire) a prize like this to be mass produced. You’re missing the point. It’s freakin’ cool! And it took a great deal of thought to actualize something like this. Having said that…
    1. Doesn’t look like property size is an issue here.
    2. A little fresh air never hurt anyone.
    3. I’m pretty sure the front and rear means of egress are still functional if the electricity “conks out”
    4. I don’t see a whole lot of neighbors here to scope the place out, even so, some people are exhibitionist.
    Cheers

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  24. Peter Says:

    This is about as useful as a concrete airplane!

  25. MurrayC Says:

    To Luc… Nope, I’m not a contractor, but I DO work as a draftsman for an Engineering firm in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and a big part of design/engineering is to foresee the problems like I mentioned. I stand behind them even though I am not an engineer (after 20 years of working with engineers, you learn to get into their head-space)

    To Peter… They’ve made concrete gliders on “Myth Busters”

  26. Shepherd NHONGO Says:

    This is a designed illustration and i believe it doesn’t exist.

    Revit structures and AutoCAD can make a cool design look so real like the one above. PROVE me wrong let’s see a video of your CONCEPT …

  27. Internet Marketing Says:

    Thats an awesome house. How much are the plans?

  28. Kitanya Says:

    I don’t think everyone realizes that it’s the outside walls of the house that move… >_>

    Awesome design! XD

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  30. Webdesigner Depot Says:

    Yeah, I would imagine that the price tag on this beauty is quite high, but it’s still amazing to look at and admire!

  31. roentarre Says:

    Truely a fantastic set of architecture feast

  32. Bill Says:

    Why? Seems like we should be focusing on low consumption (energy, water, materials) structructures, not sliding homes.

  33. Steven Says:

    ANSWER TO MurrayC

    Your questions answer MurrayC

    WAY too many problems wit this idea:
    1. You now need twice as much property to take in account for two building footprints.

    2. The area between the two building portions must be free of debris at all times. Who’s going to go outside in the cold to do a walk-around every time you need to slide the house closed?

    3. What if the electricity conks out when the slider building is covering all the exit points like doors and windows? Total fire hazard.

    4. Who the hell wants to live in a glass house where EVERYONE can see EVERYTHING? (yeah, buddy, give it to her! Oh, and I’m just gonna steal your TV ok?)

    1. The site was purchases before the design was created. So area is not an issue.

    3. The 4 motors are powered from electric batteries. These are hidden in the walls. These batteries are charged when the skin is parked. So there will never be a case when the skin “conks out” during motion due to power failure. There is NO fire hazard. No matter where the external skin is on the track there is ALWAYS an exit in EVERY room. Very clever.

    4. This is not a glass house. Think of a conservatory only better. You can have it on show if you wish or not. The private quarters are always private.

    Perhaps if you did a little research and studied this house you would understand that there are answers to all your questions. I assume you are a contractor.

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  35. Dunc Says:

    dont be silly fellas
    the glass part doesnt move, it’s the “blanket”” that shifts.

    very cool. thumbs up!

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