LUKE and Deb Everingham's rotating house, located 40 kilometres out of Wingham on the Nowendoc Road, is now complete and attracting international attention.
A film crew from London recently visited the home to film an episode for the series Most Extreme Homes of the World.
The program focussed on the family just as much as the house, filming Luke and Deb along with their teenage children Gabrielle and Ben, who both attend Wingham High School, at work and play.
The four-person crew filmed Gabrielle playing their concert grand piano and Ben enjoying the sights and sounds of the Nowendoc River from the observation deck on top of the house.
The house can complete an entire revolution every eight hours and a computer program has been designed to automatically turn the house each day to make the most of the sun's light. The program also varies with the seasons.
Built largely of glass and steel and powered by an electric motor 'not much bigger than a washing machine motor' the home rotates a full 360° around a central core of plumbing and electricals
The rotating structure is a 24-metre diameter octagon with a three metre verandah all round. This rotates within a 180 degree retaining wall and a 180 degree fixed verandah. From the rotating house the Everinghams' will either step directly on to the grass on the retaining wall side or directly out on to the fixed verandah on the other side.
As well as the London film crew, a team from Better Homes and Gardens also visited to film a segment, scheduled to go to air on May 19.
The Sydney Morning Herald also plans to run a feature on the rotating house in their Domain supplement on Thursday May 18.
All the publicity surrounding their home is something the Everinghams' have become used to, with various magazines and television programs recording the construction phase of the home.
The publicity has allowed them leverage to access various sponsorships deals.
For example, it is estimated that based on the success of the first series of Most Extreme Homes of the World, the segment on the rotating house will be viewed across 20 countries by some 80 million viewers.
According to Luke approximately 30 separate sponsorship deals have saved them ‘a hell of a lot of money' and covered all manner of things from steel and glass to electrical appliances.
As far as the overall cost of constructing such a home Luke describes it as comparable to a conventional house of similar size and level of appointment.
"You could build one for under 1 million dollars."
It's no surprise then that the Everinghams' have considered going into business making them for others and once again this idea has attracted international attention.
"We've had a number of enquiries including one from Hawaii."
Luke is a licenced electrician and grew up renovating houses with his parents in Sydney. Currently he operates a business designing and installing audio systems for pubs and clubs mostly in Sydney. Deb works in administration at Manning Gardens Primary School.
For a closer look at this incredible home tune into Better Homes and Gardens on May 19 or visit www.everinghamrotatinghouse.com.a u. For an even closer inspection join the Eco-homes tour organised by the Manning River Steiner School for June 10 and 12 where the Everinghams'' house will feature along with many other non-conventional homes in the Manning.
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