An alternative mode of high rise living, these futuristic homes were dreamed up by the Swiss architect and artist Guy Dessauges in the mid-1960s. The eccentric creator was obsessed with the idea of designing completely cylindrical buildings, inspired by the semi-circular forms of ancient cave dwellings and Roman vaulting. He spent most of the sixties compiling drawings and scale models of structures such as this—a playful, prefabricated “tube housing tower”, seen here as a 3D rendering. Sadly, none of these imaginings ever came to life, and by the end of the decade financial necessity forced Dessauges to turn his attention to more practical endeavours.
