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Baria soccer ball home scores goal for futurist living
Although well known for its robotics and tiny gadgets, Japan's other secret weapon is the country's futuristic architecture. Nihon's latest design achievement is the Baria soccer ball home. Shaped exactly like a soccer ball, the 32-sided structures are made of the same durable material used to construct the famed Tokyo Dome. And, if you're not into the whole silver bubble from the future look, the company will coat the structures in any color you choose. These rooms can be used separately or fitted together to form an entire home.
Resistant to floods and earthquakes the Baria comes in three sizes: Large (about 247 sq ft.) for 35,800,000 yen ($306,310), medium for 16,800,000 yen ($143,743), and small for 3,950,000 yen ($33,796). Currently, these structures are primarily available in Japan, but the company will consider sending domes abroad if you contact them directly here.
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By karpet at 9:38 AM ON 10/17/07
Ok, so looking at the photos makes me wonder where the house part comes into this. T don't think I could work in the sweat lodge, decontamination room and office just larger then a coffin into my normal routine. How many of these spheres would it take to construct an actual home and who could afford that? My house is earthquake and tsunami proof too, but that is beacuse it is built in Michigan. Save some money and move to the Great Lakes, we have lots of houses for sale, just not many shaped like sports equipment.
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