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Skateboard champ Pierre-Andre Sénizergues makes half-pipe his home

31 July 2011 [13:00] - TODAY.AZ
'Heaven is a half-pipe' went the song – but former world champion skater Pierre-Andre Sénizergues is making his dream come true in his own home - with even the kitchen sink designed for tricks.

The PAS House, named after Mr Sénizergues, will boast three rooms in a 3m (10ft) flattened tube and not a corner in sight.

There will be curved walls up to the ceiling and built-in furniture rimmed with steel so the 48-year-old can perform his tricks in every room.

Pierre-Andre Sénizergues skate house
Pierre-Andre Sénizergues' 'skateable house'

‘I can be in this house that is my playground and live my culture 24/7,’ said the Frenchman.

skateable house Pierre-Andre Sénizergues
Ambitious: Pierre-Andre Sénizergues (Pic: Sportsphoto/Allstar)

Designer Gil Le Bon Delaponte, a fellow skateboard fanatic from France, said: ‘We’re seeing how skating can influence design and the way we live.’

A full-scale model of the sitting room built out of plywood is on display in Paris at an exhibition celebrating skateboard culture.

A previous design proved too complicated to develop and the new concept boasts a single storey set-up with bedroom, kitchen/diner and sitting room all alongside.

But one comment from a user called ‘Rom’ left on the house’s website was sceptical: ‘The fact this exists means somebody has way too much money.’


/Metro/
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