Soccer ball-shaped safe homes
03 Apr 2006
An assortment of model “safe” homes shaped like soccer balls are on display at a home exhibition in suburban Gifu. The homes — named “Barier” by manufacturer Kimidori Kenchiku — are 32-sided polyhedrons encased in stainless steel. According to the company website, Barier’s bulletproof construction is resistant to earthquake, typhoon, fire, and terrorist attack, and its ability to float in water makes it floodproof. When buried underground, Barier can be used as a tornado or bomb shelter. The price tag includes a mini-kitchen, a bed and two 15-inch LCD TVs, so you can be sure to catch all the World Cup action no matter what transpires outside.
[Source: Jiji, Kimidori Kenchiku]
If you have been looking around for a new home or apartment, I have some great news for you. You can live inside of a football. That’s right, for a fairly reasonable price you can buy one of these 32-sided polygons that look like your favorite sport’s ball. […]
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[…] Al Fin tipped me off to an article by Pink Tentacle about the latest in bomb shelter convenience, called “Barrier.” Barrier is shaped like a soccer ball, and is bulletproof, resistant to earthquake, typhoon, fire, and terrorist attack. It also has two televisions in it. (No word on whether there are video cameras mounted on the outside so you can TiVo the zombie attacks in crystal clear HDTV.) More importantly, there is a smaller “doghouse” model to protect man’s best friend or some cats. […]
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Kimidori Kenchiku is a construction firm that likes to make spherical houses from polygons, particularly houses for dogs. You can see more of the pet homes here but the intriguing photo above represents an attempt to hang onto the shirttails of the 200…
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