Soccer Ball House
My son loves this house I found. The Barier, or soccer ball shaped houses are built by a Japanese company and some are big enough to live in. Although, some are just big enough for a shower.
I like the idea of turning it into a camper.
Inner shiny wood visual. It would make a quirky nice office; but people would be coming up and knocking all the time.
This is a view of two together to make a double level. The following drawing shows how this would work. Well, actually I guess it would be a triple level.
Flashy light and bright upper windows.
All shape, all colors.
I don’t know. My son LOVES it but I’m not so much a sports person. I think I’d rather live in a Frisbee shaped house (go Frisbee) and that frankly would be a tight fit.
What about you?
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10 opinions for Soccer Ball House
marye
Sep 1, 2007 at 10:32 pm
umm….I think that if we are going with sports mine iwll have to be a barn. :)
SP @ Shopaholics Daily
Sep 2, 2007 at 8:37 am
I especially love the last photo. Everyone in the family gets their own little soccer ball to live in. All you need is lots of space lol…
Jennifer Chait
Sep 2, 2007 at 8:46 am
A barn Marye; is that technically a “sport” I wonder…
Thanks for stopping by Shopaholic; that is a pretty good plan. In one of the photos at their site they even showed one as a dog house so pets are covered — maybe not fish :)
Julie
Sep 2, 2007 at 8:03 pm
I’m against living in balls. :) My husband is so tall, he’d hit his head all the time.
Barn? A sport? That Marye…she’s so funny. :)
You know though, my boys would love these as a playhouse in the backyard. Now that would be cool!
Jennifer Chait
Sep 2, 2007 at 8:17 pm
You’re against living in balls. That is way too funny of a statement. I bet you’re the first and last to use it. Maybe Marye is into cow wrestling or pig catching — wait, are those sports? The playhouse idea is excellent. You know Cedar loved them but he said, “I could never live in a hexagon” What’s that about! He’s six. He’s got to stop talking like a tiny adult.
Susan Gunelius
Sep 4, 2007 at 10:35 pm
My kids would love soccer ball houses, too! While it might not be practical for the family, I could see one of these making a great playhouse or doghouse. Of course, the architect might be insulted if he/she hears my suggestion of turning it into a doghouse, but it would make a cute alternative to the plastic igloo doghouses that you see in pet stores.
Jennifer Chait
Sep 4, 2007 at 11:02 pm
No, the architects have a picture of a dog in one at their site — and it is a pretty cool doghouse. So I don’t think they’d mind at all. They had one that was only a jet shower; water everywhere. Crazy folks.
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Shiloh Miles
Mar 7, 2008 at 11:29 pm
what are the prices and who is the contractor who turned it into a tripple-decker?!
Shiloh Miles
Mar 7, 2008 at 11:34 pm
People who think these soccer balls are a bad idea, the are bomb resistant, they are solar powered and if your not a sports fan get off this site.
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