Revolutionary Tower in Brazil

An anonymous reader writes "Have you ever thought about retiring in Brazil? If you have thought about doing so, this might be just the piece of real estate you were looking for. 'An unusual apartment building was inaugurated in Brazil, each of whose 11 storeys turns independently, giving lucky residents 360-degree views of the eco-friendly city of Curitiba.' Now, if they could only tilt it a little bit to look like Pisa's Tower..."

Think about the electric bill

[amjith]

Just imagine the electricity bill these guys have to pay every month. Assuming that the rotation is done by means of some electric motor. The electric motor itself is an amazing thing to begin with.

Re:Disorienting?

[blankslate]

except that you could have that one view for every room in the house ...

Re:Think about the electric bill

[teh*fink]

extra price? i realize $300k is a lot in Brazil, but in America for a condo anything like that in any urban area...that's ridiculously cheap.

Re:Think about the electric bill

[Tom]

One word: Sunlight.

From the pictures it appears there is one section that goes into another building or some kind of solid attachment. That's probably where you'll rotate your bedroom at night. During the day, you may want to rotate whatever room you're in so that it gets the most sunlight.

Re:Think about the electric bill

[danila]

Think of it - you can have all windows facing sun if you wish. You start the day with the sun shining light beams on your face, gently waking you up. Then you brush your teeth and take a bath, while the apartment rotates so that your kitchen now faces the sun. You eat your breakfast. Then you go to your study and the sun still shines in your window. You go to another room to exercise and the sun still shines. You get the point. That alone can be worth the extra price - ask any real estate dealer about the price difference between apartments with windows mostly to the south vs. to the north side of the building (in the Northern hemisphere).

Also, I don't think that this feature is that expensive. 1000$ / square meter is not that high. New apartments in Helsinki, Finland cost 1200-1400 euros (1500-1800 dollars). Apartments in Moscow, Russia cost 2000-3000 dollars. The same in UK and US is probably about 3000-4000. And that is without remotely controlled AC or cool extra features like rotating floors.

Re:Nerdness is incurable

[Anonymous Coward]

This is interesting....knowing that I live here in Curitiba, I hadnt heard anything about this.

Anyways...as for the money...US300K right now is about R$650K. With that kind of cash, you could get an amazing apartment here in Curitiba...Batel, Barigui, Champenoit areas.

I cant get to the site to read anything on this, though. Depending on the area, the price is about right for a high end flat in the ritzier areas here.

Although, leave it to be in Curitiba. Most people think of Rio, or Sao Paulo...maybe Salvador when they think of Brasil. But as fas a a true "modern" city, Curitiba is where its at. One of the best public transportation systems in the world, a growing high tech job market, a higher standard of living compared to the rest of the country...it goes on and on.

Glad to see Curitiba get on the map...usually we just get mentioned when theres a bust of mahagony smugglers trying to get the wood out of the country.

As for retiring and coming here....why retire? Pick up some Portuguese, grab a visa, and come down to work. Thats what Ive done.