Sharifi-ha House

The resulting 90 degree rotation extends the living space and creates a large terrace.

[5] The home was created with three wood clad rotating boxes which can be positioned to take advantage of the natural light.

[2] In the winter months the boxes can remain closed and in the summer they can be rotated independently and extended 3 metres (9.8 ft) out of the façade.

[3] The turntables were designed by the German company Bumat using a system similar to those found in car exhibitions.

[5] CNN's Matthew Ponsford and Layla Maghribi compared the home to a Rubik's Cube and they called it the Transformer House.