Suite Vollard – World’s Only Rotating Building

by GadgetManiac on December 18, 2004

The Suite Vollard is an apartment building located in Curitiba, Brazil. The building is unique in that it has 11 floors that rotate independently.
Suite Vollard

Each unit occupies 1 floor and has a control panel for the speed and direction of the rotation.

So named by architects Bruno De Franco and Sergio Silka in honor of Pablo Picasso.
The (original) Suite Vollard is a series of 100 engravings published by Picasso in 1937. No idea why they just didn’t call the building “Condominios do Picasso”.

Picasso Self-Portrait 1907Taureau aile contemple par Quatre Enfants. (Suite Vollard L96). Paris. December/1934. Black & white etching on Montval. 23,3 x 29,8 cm.

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Arion November 6, 2006 at 12:48 AM
Arion November 6, 2006 at 12:48 AM
Arion January 25, 2008 at 8:47 AM
TopDog January 13, 2011 at 9:37 AM

Are these condos in high demand? Do people say, “Hey baby, wanna go back to my place? It spins around.”

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CocoaB March 10, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Hopefully the fire escapes remain fixed to the ground.

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