Wednesday, February 13, 2008

designing a tower home!!!!


as i warned you earlier i am putting my design for a tower home here. this was a brain wave i received while reviving from a ticket examination in a train journey!!!

so here i go
the first pic shows the floor description and tower basic design
levels start from bottom up
basement- it will have the electrical equipments, like batteries, solar power converters and ac/dc conversion devices., along with a fully equipped workshop for various works. the crane trolley will be stored in the basement until required for the crane operation.
level-1--entrance, guest room, work area, drawing room
level2- dining room
level3- kitchen
level4- bedroom (2 nos)
level5- rest room
level6- master bed room
level7-library and computer room
level8- accessories, lift motor and crane equipment, antennas.
now i am giving a description of all the floors from basement upwards.

basement

the circle shows the foundation outline of the tower structure. tower shall be constructed of six concrete pillars which are interconnected in a hexagonal and kinda benzene type structure. the pillars are covered with masonry in the super structure but in the basement they will be revealed as pillars. the inverted "u" shape at the bottom of the circle is the cage lift whose motor is at the level8 . at the right side there is the stair well to the level-1 ground floor.

level-1 = ground floor
the bottom room is the drawing room to ward off unwanted or frail type of visitors who might get scared of the tower.then the lift doors face us and to the left of it the stair start as well. stairs is a spiral super structure hugging and it takes 2 floors to complete one revolution. to the left of the tower we have the guest bed room and one attached bathroom. to the right of the tower we have the work area with access to the basement workshop. along the very center line of the tower u can see a smaaaaaall circle . that denotes a stainless steel or special plastic pole with a high elastic bean bag at the bottom that will be at least 4 feet deep with slanting edges. the pole is as an added safety measure. in emergencies any body in any floor can escape easily by only clinging on to the pole thru which they can slide down and touch teh bean bag safely and teh added momentum carries them out of the house very fast. idea is from batman movies and fire fighter stations. cool, eh?

level-2= dining room
the dining room does not have any specially remarkable features, it will be like most other dining rooms. i did not decide upon the type of table but i think it will be some sort of curved table.

level-3= kitchen
kitchen also there would be nothing very remarkable. just an ordinary kitchen.

level-4=bedroom (2 nos)
now here in this floor there will be two bed rooms. as we can see the lift open up at the bottom end and the stairs come via the upper right area there will be a corridor joining them and withing the corridor will be a big bathroom . it will be a common bath room for the two bed rooms. bed rooms will have caged windows to prevent any fatalities.

level-5=rest room
rest room is where general entertainment and relaxation is meant to take place. there will be a home theater and a computer for kids. there will also be a dvd library and surround sound system.
level-6=master bed room
master bed room shall be a huge bed room with a magnificent view.

level-7= library
now this is my favorite floor!!!! there would be wall to wall books in continuous shelves. there will be some big plump black leather couches. there will also be a concealed tv. in the bottom right corner there will be my computer room with all my accessories. the library will also have a mini bar for "cool drinks".
level-8= top floor
the top floor is where the motor for driving the lift and the main water tank is located. there will be a telescope with mounted on automated railings. this floor will also house the components of the retractable crane for exterior works. the walls in this floor will be made entirely of transparent plexiglass except for where telescope needs it view points.

so this is the idea for a tower house that hit me.
wht do u think?

2 comments:

Snazzed said...

to my core i believe this would be a very terrible place to live in,
think about it,

middle of the night you need to take a leak, and you have to travel 1 floor? well thats kinda terrible, and would definitely wake you up, if its master bedroom u got to go down 2 floors..

have you ever imagined living in a place while designing....

and moving stuff from the kitchen to the dining are would be hell of a task..

gud luck..

king of cochin said...

there are bathrooms attached to the main bed room as we can see from the image. also there are bathrooms near the 2 bed room floor. so sleep walkers need not have any problem in finding toilet. and of course for transporting food and other things there is the cage lift.
and yes, i would really love to live in a place like this. offers lots of sunshine, and exercise for those who want it!!!!!