The remarkable home was designed by owner and architect Christian Wassmann, who took inspiration for the property from the rock itself. Amazingly, the boulder has been balanced here, on the highest point of the clearing, since the last Ice Age. It is thought to be 12,000 years old.

The Wassmanns wanted to live in harmony with nature and the result is what Christian describes as "an observatory to live in". Curving around the boulder, the shape of the house is inspired by the course of the sun or "Polaris". The walls are formed mostly from glass to frame unobstructed views.

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