Now here’s a condo I wouldn’t mind owning. Ranging from a 1,950-square-foot three-bedroom to a 3,180-square-foot four-bedroom penthouse with three terraces, these Metal Shutter Houses operate exactly like the rolling grates of the Chelsea galleries and Korean delis that inspired them.

Shigeru Ban, the Paris-based Japanese architect, designed a mechanically adjustable 20-foot window wall in each unit for jaw dropping views of Manhattan’s West Side. They’re scheduled for completion in fall 2008.

(via CubeMe)