PHOTO: The unique dome-shaped property, located at 49 Chatham Ave in Paremoremo attracted many offers but hasn’t yet sold. Photo credit: Supplied/Collett Realty.
An architecturally inspired dome-shaped house made up of ‘256 intercepting triangles’ is up for sale in Auckland.
Located at 49 Chatham Ave, Paremoremo on Auckland’s North Shore, the 3-bedroom dome, built around the 1980s is set on 2023 square metres of land with water access. A renovated 1920s/30s 2-bedroom cottage (49A), is also part of the package.
Liam and Cleressa of Collett Realty, the real estate agents selling the property, told Newshub the dome is comprised of “256 intercepting triangles”, of which “56 are windows”.
“It’s an insane property…I don’t know if it’s more similar to a house or if it’s more similar to a boat,” the agents said.
But the dome’s uniqueness doesn’t stop there. There’s a ladder from “the kitchen cupboards to the roof”.
Should the occupants want to make a hasty exit, there are escape hatches and little trap doors throughout. At the top centre of the dome, there are disco lights.
The wallpaper is woven, “almost like a plastic”. And even the dome’s echo is unique.
“If you stand in the exact centre of the property, that echo…like you’ve never heard anything like it…it’s so surreal,” the agent said.
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