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A House Carved For Skateboarding
Imagine a skateboarder’s dream home: one that features curved walls for carving, along with cabinets, tables, and lounge benches that serve as ledges for grinding.
This dream is becoming reality, as Pierre-Andre Senizergues, a 48-year-old former pro skater who founded the popular Etnies skatewear brand, is developing the first home optimized for skateboarding while also serving as a traditional dwelling.
“It’s about imagining a city of the future where skateboards are used as the primary form of transportation and recreation – in and out of your home,” Senizergues said.
Each space of the home is designed to be skateable, as the ground becomes the wall then the ceiling in a continuous surface forming a 10-ft diameter tube. All furniture is skateable, whether it is integrated in the curve like the kitchen or the bathroom, or is a standing object like the dining table, kitchen island, or bed.
The project will make the most of sun exposure and natural ventilation to avoid the use of air conditioning or heating, Perrin said, adding the rest of the home’s energy will come from solar and wind power. Rain water will be stored and recycled on site for landscaping, and the concrete slabs will act as thermal mass. Additionally most of the home’s materials, especially the wood, will come from a local source.
