Architecture that revolves and rotates is one of the latest design techniques being used be eco-conscious builders. This cluster highlights some of the rotating architecture that has been designed, and in some cases already built, around the world.
The key benefits to rotating architecture are they are able to generate kinetic energy as well as ensure maximum sun exposure for solar power.
Implications - Some of the featured architecture shows off large buildings while others are environmentally friendly homes. Creating structures that are eco-friendly is a good way to help out the environment, as well as save costs. Many of the featured structures rotate for eco purposes, such as to power solar plates.
10 Pieces of Rotating Architecture

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Rotating Tower in Dubai

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Rotating Rooms
Hanse Colani's Rotor House Fits 4 Rooms Into 1

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Rotating Skyscrapers
Mexico's New Twin Towers
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Moving Architecture
John Körmeling's Rotating House
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Revolving Hotels
Hotel Marmara Antalya Rotates, Flotates and... Awesometates
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Environmentally Friendly Rotating House
Generates More Energy Than It Needs
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Revolutionary Design Ideas
10 Products that Rotate
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Rotating Home Theatre
Casa Cinema
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Homes with Rotating Roofs
Spain's Solar-Powered B & W House
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Rotating Home Revolutions
Spinning Houses Considered Next Global Design Wave
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Honeycomb-Shaped Wind Turbines
This Bladeless Wind Turbine Design is Easy to Implement Anywhere
Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Nature-Inspired Solar Panel Trees
New World Wind Develops the Aeroleaf Hybrid Technology
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Self-Shaping Timber Structures
ICD and ITKE Design the Hybrid Flax Pavilion and Wangen Tower
Shapeshifting Outer Space Hotels
The Acromnia Orbital Hotel Imagines Life in Space
Eco-Friendly Offices
Office@27 by Sanjay Puri Architects is Enhanced by Ancient Indian Principles
Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
This Lush Green Terminal is Powered By Renewable Energy
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Infinity Loop-Shaped Museums
Aedas Completed the Design of the Yohoo Museum in Hangzhou
Reimagined Ecclesiastical Architecture
The Ørestad Church Was Designed by Henning Larsen
Sculptural Photocoltaic Theater Designs
BIG Designs the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo
Modern Office Buildings
Kinzo Designs Das Max for the Insurance Company Münchner Verein
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Solar-Lined Energy Towers
Foster + Partners Released Designs of Solar Towers for Moon Use
Power-Producing Home Designs
'House W' but the Florian Busch Architects is Barn-Shaped
Eco-Friendly Luxury Villas
Kengo Kuma Designs the Land Villas for Red Sea Global
Eco-Friendly Bio-Composite Roof Tiles
Studio SKLIM's Lo-Hi Tech Project with Solar Paneling
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Dynamic Installation Science Museums
MAD has Designed the New Hainan Science Museum
Revolving Bright Kinetic Installations
Es Devlin Designs the Library of Light with 3000 Books
Aluminum Cladded Mountain Refuge
EX Creates the Pinwheel Shelter with Prefabricatef CLT Panels
Dazzling Vortex Office Towers
The Tencent Helix
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Light-Inviting Renovated Apartments
Estúdio BRA Reconfigures the Copan Apartment in Brazil
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
Landscape-Integrated Hill Homes
Elías Rizo Arquitectos Designs the Casa AV in the Hills
Exoskeleton Stepped-Back Skyscrapers
Foster + Partners Constructed the BDO Unibank Inc Towers
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
3D-Printed Ceramic Home Facades
The Ceramic House in Amsterdam Gets a Ceramic Feature
Eccentrically Designed Historic Penthomes
Crina Arghirescu Rogard Adds Designs to a Penthouse
Continuous Energy Capture Systems
This Soleolico 3D-Printed Wind Turbine Works Around the Clock
Colorful Rooftop Unified Buildings
Urbanus' Nantou Hybrid Building is Comprised of Five Buildings
Solar Rainwater-Storing Roofs
Researchers in the Netherlands are Developing 'Blue-Green Roofs'
Gallery-Like Elevated Retail Designs
Format Architecture Office Designs the Leica Store & Gallery
Enclosed Japanese Park Toilets
Tono Mirai Architects Designs the Curved Toiletowa Structure
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Modern Office Environments
The MOL Campus Project Was Designed by Architecture Firm Kinzo
Nature Hyperboloid Observation Towers
White Arkitekter Completes the Observation Tower Kärven
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Striking Glass Canopy Designs
Heatherwick Studio is Redeveloping Olympia in London, United Kingdom
Roman Architecture-Inspired Timepieces
The Roma Watch by Panthevm is Inspired by the Patheon Dome
Green Concrete Community Centers
Studios WORKac and Ignacio Urquiza Architects Form a Building
Lily-Shaped Reusable Pavilions
Studio Saar Has Designed the Srivan Pavilion Presented Last Month
Sweeping Culture Centers
Zaha Hadid Architects Presents the River Culture and Art Centre
Moveable Wooden Office Facades
EVR Architecten Renovates an Office for the ACV-CSC-Metea
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Trio Cuboid Music Buildings
SANAA Designs a Building for the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Self-Designed Evolving Homes
The Six Columns Home by WIll Burges is Designed to Grow with Him
Clever Townhouse Renovations
Light and Air Architecture Design the Void House in New York
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Energy-Neutral Media Pavilions
AMDL Circle Designs the Novartis Pavilion in Basel, Switzerland
Viewing Box Cultural Centers
The Center for Arts & Innovation Hosts Events and Education Spaces
Convenience-Focused Rotating Shoe Racks
Loft and Ivy Boasts the SoleSavvy 360° Rotating Shoe Rack
Moving Wall-Integrated Renovated Homes
BAT Studio Designs the Blooming Shed in North London
Lighthouse-Resembling Urban Buildings
Safdir Architecture Designs the Old Port Square in Portland
Sustainable Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuur Atelier Designs the Green Arc in a Garden
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes
Measured Architecture Designs the Shor House Project
Sustainable Vibrant Work Environments
LEGO Group Shows Off its Innovation Campus in Denmark
Curvaceous Artful Play Pavilions
Peter Cook Designs the Play Pavilion for the Serpentine Gallery
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Contrasting Facade Clad Apartments
Messner Architets Designs the RVTK Apartments in Italy
Serene Wooden Garden Pavilions
Byró Architekti Designs the Garden Pavilion in Prague
Compact Geometric Portable Lamps
&Tradition Designs the Portable Pivot Lamp
Mountaintop Cantilevered Residences
Alejandro Vazquez Designs the Levitar House on a Mountain
Off-Grid Solar Panel Residences
Florian Busch Architects Designs the House W in Japan
Cloister-Style Sculptural Galleries
Axel Vervoordt and Tatsuro Miki Design the Meridiano
Park-Covered Structural Buildings
ODA Presents the OLA Palermo with a Green Space on Top
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Barrel-Vaulted Roof Parks
Bear Architects Designs the Zubitegi Park in Spain
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Doughnut-Shaped Elevated Houses
Studio Saxe Designs the Sinfornia Verde in Carate, Costa Rica
Textural Brick Structures
Bennetts Associates & Citizens Design Bureau Create BEAM Cultural Center
Greenery-Filled Skyscraper Terrarium
ODA Presents a Look at the Terrarium Cheong-Dam Design
Skylight-Centric Home Renovations
SHED Architecture & Design Leads the Portland House Renovation
Temple-Inspired Striking Galleries
Abin Design Studio Designs a Gallery with Temple Themes
Renovated Family-Friendly Apartments
Carmody Groarke Designs the Covent Garden Apartment
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Multipurpose Bright Community Parks
Local and Pir 2 Join to Design the Skakkeringen Park
Captivating Viewpoint-Integrated Exhibitions
MVRDV Designs the Portlantis Exhibition Center
Perforated Light-Passing Art Installations
The Volvo Circle Pavilion Uses Tyvek Facades
Intersecting Ring Ferris Wheels
UNStudio Unveils its Plans for the Seoul Twin Eye Wheel
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Electric Heritage-Based Apartments
Yana Molodykh Renovates the Landscape Alley Apartment
Cross-Laminated Timber Renovated Warehouses
Lever Architecture Created the 843 N Spring Street
Arched Opening Village Libraries
PK_Inception Designs the Rural Library for Round Table India
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Rice-Centric Outdoor Installations
Carlo Ratti Associati and Italo Rota Present Sunrice
Cave-Like Folded Residences
Earthscape Studio Creates the Unique Structural Wild House
Open-Air Perforated Concrete Homes
MM++ Architects Designs the Anchor House in Vietnam
Organic Striking Tower Designs
David Macullo Architects Designs the Leaves Tower
Solar Cell Cycling Paths
These Dutch Cycling Paths Are Sheathed In Photovoltaic Cells
Rammed Earth Community Buildings
Suphasidh Architects Design the Chonburi Multi-Purpose Building
Temperature-Balanced High-Rise Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the Vertika Nydalen Project
Artful Dynamic Kinetic Vessels
Oculta Studio Showcases Kinetic Vases at Milan Design Week 2025
Barn-Inspired Timber Residences
Florian Busch Architects Designs the House W in Japan
Artfully Rotating Glass Pillars
Sebine Marcelis Created the Panorama Pillars in Atlanta
Atrium Stacked Toronto Courthouses
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Creates a Justice Building
Rustic Cultural Architectural Buildings
Abin Design Studio Designed the Gallery House in Bensberia
Mirrored Panel Tropical Gardens
Research Artistic Design + Architecture Designs the Frame Garden
Roman Architecture-Themed Pavilions
Pratique and Fanum Design the Forum des Vestiges Pavilion
Optimal Energy Research Centers
Zara Hadid Architects Designs the Alisher Navoi Research Center
Gold-Tonal Metal Building Extensions
Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter Extends a Skylab at a University
Vast Wooden Structural Pavilions
Sou Fujimoto Architects Showcases Progress of the Grand Ring
Sustainability-Focused Building Renovations
Climate Group Launches the Renovation Revolution
Multifunctional Cross-Disciplinary Buildings
The BLOX Building in Represents Joint Thinking
Rooftop Walkway-Topped Buildings
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Completes the Shenzhen Energy Ring
Mirrored Steel Solar Farms
Bilgin Architects Designs the Central Control Building in Turkey
Botanical Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuuratelier and Archipelago Create the Green Ark Pavilion
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Building-Transformed Vibrant Preschools
Circular Designs the Corona 3K Center in New York
Mass-Timber Expansive Buildings
Anttinen Oiva Architects Designs the Katajanokan Laituri
Dual Level Concrete Galleries
Morphosis Designs the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Naturally Ventilated Bright Houses
Kiron Cheerla Architecture Designs the Pott House
Tree-Lined Striking Modern Residences
Palette Architecture Designs the Shift House in New York
Barrel Vault-Topped Metro Stations
KA Architecture Studio Designs the Jahad Metro Plaza
Steel Structural Dynamic Workspaces
Skylab Architecture Builds a New Skylab Office in Oregon
Angular Educational Facilities
Snøhetta Designs the Čoarvemátta Facility in Norway
Nature-Connecting Design Installations
OMCC and Diez Office Unveil the Vert Installation
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Recycled Stone Rural Residences
Sketch Design Studio Creates the Stone House in North India
Sloped Concrete Roofed Restaurants
RAD+ar Completes the Aruma Restaurant Design in Jakarta
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Immersive Breeze Houses
Alya Ola Abbas' Design Was Installed for Dubai Design Week 2023
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Asymmetrical Sculptural Apartment Blocks
LOHA Designs the South E8 Housing Block in Raleigh
Artful Cultural Centers
Kéré Architecture Unveils the Centre des Cultures et Spiritualités Ewés
Arched Garden-Topped Cultural Centers
Atelier Apeiron Creates the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana