The “ReActor” is the latest work of artists Alex Schweder and Ward Shelly. An experimental and performative series of “social relationship architecture” that baffles everyone who sees or hears about it. For a total of 5 days, this summer, the duo lived in the rotating house, in Art Omi, upstate New York.
Photography: Richard Barnes & Dora Somosi
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Rotating and Tilting House | Ward Shelley and Alex Schweder
Roberto Rosso Reveals Rotating House That Spins 360 Degrees

Yes. You heard it right. A Rotating House. The habitable cuboidal space of 44 feet by 8 feet rotates and tilts on top of a single 15-foot concrete column. And it rotates 360 degrees!

The Architecture of the ReActor
A hinge connected to the column, allows the dwelling to rotate and tilt around a central point on the column.
Of course, it is not a real home but is designed as such. The “social relationship” part of the architecture is approached in its movement. The dwelling tilts in response to the movement of the artist-architect duo, as well as the outside forces and interior conditions. Between the perpetual tilting and coordinating their movement to ensure that the living space was level, the residency was an ongoing experiment to establish a routine and finding autonomy in the balancing act of living with another person, sharing a space and redefining everyday comforts.
Photography: Richard Barnes & Dora Somosi
The gentle tilts, rotations and see-saw mo...