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A living apparatus comprises a first reservoir within the ground surface of circular form and having a quantity of water therein. A building having a roof and a peripheral side wall of circular form is concentrically nested and spaced within said reservoir. A convex hull is peripherally connected an

A living apparatus comprises a first reservoir within the ground surface of circular form and having a quantity of water therein. A building having a roof and a peripheral side wall of circular form is concentrically nested and spaced within said reservoir. A convex hull is peripherally connected and sealed to the bottom of said building wall and immersed within the water and floatingly projected into said reservoir, a substantial portion of said building wall extending above said ground surface. A second reservoir within the ground surface is spaced from and below said first reservoir. A drain outlet is spaced above the bottom of said first reservoir; and a conduit interconnects said outlet and said second reservoir. A valve on said outlet is adapted to variably control the drain of water from said first reservoir to said second reservoir with the building adapted to controllably descend within said first reservoir throughout any desired distance up to the building roof yet, buoyantly immersed within the remaining water in said first reservoir for protectively enclosing the building within said first reservoir against storms, tornados, earthquakes, extreme temperatures or other conditions endangering the intergrity of the building. A power-operated pump is connected to a conduit between said reservoirs for returning water from said second reservoir to said first said reservoir and controllably regulating elevation of the building within said first reservoir. Within a central vertical axis of the building, there is provided an energy core upon the hull. An apertured support column is coaxially mounted upon said core and at its upper end, supports the roof.

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A self-contained all terrain living apparatus comprising a first reservoir within the ground surface having side walls of circular form, of a predetermined diameter and having a quantity of water therein; a building having a roof and a peripheral side wall of circular form of less diameter than said

A self-contained all terrain living apparatus comprising a first reservoir within the ground surface having side walls of circular form, of a predetermined diameter and having a quantity of water therein; a building having a roof and a peripheral side wall of circular form of less diameter than said reservoir wall, concentrically nested and spaced within said reservoir; a convex hull peripherally nested and sealed to the bottom of said building wall, and immersed within the water and floatingly projected into said reservoir; with a substantial portion of said building wall extending above said ground surface; flexible and yieldable spacer means upon and within the upper portion of said first reservoir spacing and enaging and yieldably adapted to guide the building side walls; a second reservoir within said ground surface spaced from and below said first reservoir; a drain outlet spaced above the bottom of said first reservoir; a valve on and controlling said outlet; and a conduit interconnecting said outlet and said second reservoir, whereby controlled opening of said valve drains controlled quantities of water from said first to second reservoir, said building controllably descending within said first reservoir throughout any desired distance up to said roof yet buoyantly immersed within the remaining water in said first reservoir, for protectively enclosing the building within said first reservoir against storms, tornados, earthquakes, extreme temperature, or other conditions endangering the integrity of said building.