This is the idea; build your house around an elevator- livingroom.
Basement: the garage
Ground floor: the garden
First floor: the kitchen
Second floor: the bathroom
Third floor: the bedroom
Fourth floor: panorama deck
No walking, space saving and allowing you to use the emergency-stop button anytime you want to!-- BartJan, Dec 13 2001 Such a house would enable you to install a fire-man's poll as a secondary way of getting about.-- Aristotle, Dec 13 2001 fire-man's poll:I like this idea because:[ ] It involves elevators, which sometimes blow up...[x]There is a large height difference so people will require my assistance when jumping out of windows[ ] It has a big red emergency button, which is quite an exciting thing to press.Sorry, Aristo! Didn't we have a rotating house design once? I suppose this is reasonably original. I only ask... why?-- lewisgirl, Dec 13 2001 You'll need to ask [BartJan] for that. I was just suggesting a possible feature that such a building could support.-- Aristotle, Dec 13 2001 I got this picture in my head of how this all should look, and a fireman's pole is just been added. Thanks [Aristotle].-- BartJan, Dec 13 2001 << There is a large height difference so people will require my assistance when jumping out of windows >> (lewisgirl)
Huh? Difference between what? And what are you planning to do to help? Defenestrate them, or break their fall? And why would they be jumping?-- pottedstu, Dec 13 2001 Is a fireman's poll where you ask all the firemen their opinion?-- angel, Dec 13 2001 hm, BartJan, the workings of your mind remain a mystery to me. p'stu, they're jumping out when the house is on fire, and the height difference is between the ground and the floor from which they're jumping.angel: yes, that's what I was getting at.people just aren't finding me funny today. Arse.-- lewisgirl, Dec 13 2001 Oh sorry I'm really really stupid. Curse you, beer! I will make you pay! I'll drink you all ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!-- pottedstu, Dec 13 2001 Yeah, sorry, [lg]. It's minimal-attention-span-day.-- angel, Dec 13 2001 .......and......-- po, Dec 13 2001 not the basement.....the ground floor to add fertilizer to the garden....-- Susen, Dec 13 2001 I want a big house in the shape of a J for my name. I can make it into the world's biggest J-slide :) sorry that was random-- jimithing, Dec 14 2001 Well [blissmiss], we could turn the concept around for you. Let's make the bathroom the elevator, so you'll be able to get everywhere with your disabillities.-- BartJan, Dec 14 2001 But how would an elevator bathroom deal with plumbing issues?-- barnzenen, Dec 14 2001 Store it in (hopefully very well sealed!) tanks, and dump it into the sewer system whenever the elevator hits the ground floor...-- mwburden, Dec 14 2001 [lewisgirl], just for you I added security cushions on the floor...
And what about 'Elevation' from U2 as the theme-song for this house?-- BartJan, Dec 17 2001 random, halfbakery