There are so many strange things and unusual things in the world that you can be amazed endlessly. What will happen if you build yourself a house that is not like the standard “boxes” - faceless and monotonous? Well, at a minimum, increased attention from others will be ensured, and, at maximum, there is a chance to get on the pages of Internet sites or even in the Guinness Book of Records.
An amazing stone house has become a local landmark in the small Portuguese town of Fafe. It is difficult to say what goal the architect pursued when developing this strange project. Either he wanted to save on building materials by using huge boulders as walls, or he cherished the idea of winning a prize for the originality of the idea, but the fact remains that the house turned out to be, to put it mildly, unusual.
Asymmetrical windows, “breaking through” the moss-covered walls, give the building an even more unsightly and somewhat cartoonish appearance. But the interior environment is very conducive to a cozy and comfortable life. The Stone House has 2 full residential floors, a fireplace and even a swimming pool. The owners do not favor tourists, so you can only admire such a unique architectural creation from afar.
The owner of this Crazy House, located in Dalat (Vietnam), is the designer Dang Viet N. She not only embodied her creative fantasies in it, but also made it a very profitable hotel. The complex of staircases, turrets, bridges and various decorative elements piled on top of each other that appears to the eye can hardly be called a home. And it is certainly impossible to imagine that inside the concrete giraffe adjacent to one of the walls of the building there is a cozy coffee shop.
All this architectural chaos knocks you off your feet at first, disorienting you in space and forcing you to continuously turn your head 360 degrees. But this is exactly the reaction that the creator of crazy house is counting on, trying to convey her main idea - you need to live in harmony with nature, not be afraid to experiment and create new spatial forms. When booking a room in this exclusive hotel, you need to be prepared for a crowd of curious tourists endlessly scurrying along the ornate passages and looking into every window. But for the sake of one night spent in such an unusual place, you can endure some inconveniences.
It’s not for nothing that Rotterdam is called the city of the future. This is perhaps the most futuristic and architecturally daring “spot” on the map of old Europe. The name of the Dane Piet Blom became known to a wide circle of people after he created the cubic block - a series of square-shaped houses, inverted at an angle of 45 degrees and “glued” to each other with a broken line. The cubes seem to be strung on the first floors of ordinary buildings, where office premises, shops, parking lots and other retail and social facilities are located.
The most interesting thing is that inside they are completely livable and have a three-story structure. The first level is intended for the living room, the second is given over to the bedroom and bathroom, and the third floor can be used as a winter garden, a children's play area or, for example, a billiard room. A hostel has been opened in one of the cubes, which is popular not only among budget travelers, but also among lovers of non-standard things.
You can see amazing structures not only abroad, but also in Russia. Rehabilitation doctor Olga Kochuneva decided to abandon standard forms and opted for a dome-shaped country house project. Only in such a “pineapple,” in her opinion, can you forget about the bustle of the city and have a good rest on the weekend.
The exterior of the home is clad in hardwood shingles and the interior is clad in stained pine clapboard. The total area of the unusual home is 9 square meters. m., there are several wide windows around the perimeter of the ball, and the entrance is “marked” by a large glass door. To see this art object with your own eyes, you will need to come to Zelenograd.
The uniqueness of this house lies not only in the glass panels, making it weightless and as if floating in space. The highlight of the project is that it was built adjacent to the famous ancient cemetery Highgate (London, England). Since the owners did not want to change the place they had inherited, and the local municipality was categorically against modern construction, the parties found a compromise in the form of a cottage with transparent walls, ceiling and floor.
From the windows of the house there is a magnificent landscape of numerous graves and obelisks, surrounded by lush greenery of overgrown trees. The daily sight of old tombstones does not bother the family members living on 4 floors. An automatic system of blinds helps maintain the privacy of the home, but there is no particular need to hide from the prying eyes of onlookers - the location of the house is quite deserted. Unless from the inquisitive gaze of Karl Marx or George Eliot, buried in this cemetery.
Cloud House
An amazing idea came to the minds of the spouses Julie and George Nicholson from Sweden - to build, like, a castle in the air for lovers, but in a modern manner. The eccentric structure, supported on wooden stilts, consists of three compartments. The first contains a bedroom and a kitchen-dining room with a glass roof, the second is reserved for a bath and a dry closet, and the third is intended for household equipment.
According to the owners, this house is a haven for relaxation, where you can relax, get a good night's sleep and escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The interior is designed in eco-style with sheep skins on the walls, a natural fireplace and other natural attributes. Electricity is generated through solar panels installed along the outer perimeter of the structure.
Children's dreams can become reality, especially if there is enough money to make them come true. This is exactly what one young guy did when he approached the NOEM studio with an unusual request - to develop a project and build a house in the shape of a spaceship. The architects happily took on the order and, as they say, had a blast with it. This is how an amazing structure appeared on the outskirts of Madrid, standing on four-meter metal legs and representing three docking modules.
The outside of the blocks is finished with plastic and wood chip alloy, and natural wood was used to decorate the interior. A real airplane ramp leads to the entrance of the house, and the open terrace is designed in such a way that from it you can watch the planes taking off from Madrid Airport. Cosmo-hause is fully automated and controlled from a special control panel.
The extravagant building was built in 2007 in the Chinese city of Huainan. Judging by its appearance, it can be assumed that some kind of music school, concert hall or theater is located here. But this object has nothing to do with art. Inside there is a scientific exhibition center where various exhibitions, congresses, and symposia dedicated to science are held. The transparent violin is nothing more than an escalator along which visitors rise to the “grand piano”.
The creators of the project (designers from Huanian Fangkai Decoration Co and students from the Hefei Institute of Technology) also provided original night lighting, thanks to which the landmark adorns the city even in the evening. Neon ribbons repeat the smooth curves of giant instruments, creating an unrealistically beautiful picture.
Creativity knows no boundaries, sometimes leading to the most unexpected results. No matter how many amazing and sometimes strange houses have been created, they are all worthy, if not admiration, then praise for their creativity.
Houses can be different: cozy one-story ones, dizzyingly tall ones, built according to the laws of the classical genre, and extravagant ones that are simply impossible to pay attention to. It is the last category of houses that will be discussed in our review.
1. Hundertwasser House in Vienna
A bright "hilly" residential building with a roof covered with soil on which grass and shrubs grow. The Austrian artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser embodied his ideals of art and beauty in this project, such as the use of a large palette of colors, the absence of straight lines, a large amount of greenery and versatility.
2. VM houses in Copenhagen
An unusual residential complex with numerous protruding triangular balconies, making the house look like a huge prickly hedgehog.
3. House NA in Japan
An absolutely transparent residential building designed by architect So Fujimoto for a married couple.
4. House-wall in St. Petersburg
The residential building, which from the outside looks like a prop, was built in 1909 by the architect M. B. Kvart.
5. Narrow house in Warsaw
An unusual residential building, built by Polish architect Jakub Szczesny, is located in a one and a half meter gap between two apartment buildings. At its narrowest point the building is only 72 centimeters wide, and at its widest it is 122 centimeters wide.
6. Housing in a water tower. Belgium
Design studio BHAM has transformed an old 30-metre water tower into a cozy family home.
7. The Flintstones' house in Malibu
The house of American TV presenter Dick Clark and his wife, built in a “cave” style based on the famous cartoon “The Flintstones”. The unique architecture of the home imitates a Neolithic cave, complemented by some elements of modern life.
8. River House in Serbia
A small residential building built on a rock that stands in the middle of the river.
9. Forest Spiral in Darmstadt
The snail-shaped 12-storey building with a roof garden is designed for 105 apartments, each of which has its own unique design. The facade is decorated with multi-colored ceramic columns, and inside the house there are no rectangular shapes, sharp corners or straight lines.
10. “Dancing House” in Prague
An office building in Prague, built in the deconstructivist style, consists of two cylindrical towers: normal and destructive.
11. Shell House on Isla Mujeres
An amazing white house in the shape of a sea shell, built from traditional materials such as cement and high-quality concrete, as well as natural recycled materials in the form of crushed shells and corals found on the coast.
12. Music House in Dresden
The most unusual houses in the world amaze with their shapes, bright design, interior layout and even the material from which they are made. Human imagination, with the help of which unique masterpieces are created, has no boundaries.
The top 10 includes the most unusual houses in the world, photos and descriptions of which are located below.
10."Crooked House"(Sopot, Poland) reveals 10 of the most unusual houses in the world. When looking at the building, one gets the impression that the contours of the structure have been melted. The optical illusion of deception was realized by two Polish architects at once - Shotinski and Zalewski.
Absolutely all the details of the building are asymmetrical, and the walls resemble waves. The Crooked House was built for commercial purposes and is currently used as a shopping center.
9."Shell House"(Isla Mujeres, Mexico) is a fantastic piece of architecture that was designed by Eduardo Ocampo. Every detail of the interior is made here in a marine style, and the building itself reflects the natural beauty of nature. It took about four thousand shells to decorate the snow-white building. The owner of the shell house is the artist Octavio Ocampo, brother of Eduardo.
The work of art is rented out, and anyone can relax here, enjoying not only the interior of the home, but also the picturesque views around.
8."The Hobbit House"(Wales, UK) - a fabulous architectural structure by Simon Dale, which is an environmentally friendly home with low energy consumption.
The main materials for construction were stone, oak wood, clay and earth. The house was built over the course of 4 months by Dale and his friends. The author of this creation settled in an earthen house with his family.
7. Cube houses(Rotterdam, Netherlands) are the most unusual among all the works of architect Piet Blom. According to the idea of the Dutch architect, each of the buildings should look like a tree. There are a total of 38 such trees in the complex, which collectively resembles a small forest of houses.
There are practically no straight walls in the room. It is noteworthy that the residents who originally settled here consider the classic houses with straight walls to be very strange.
6.Hotel-boot(Mpumalanga, South Africa) - the most unusual house in Africa. Its author and owner was Ron Van Zyl, who rebuilt the magnificent building for his wife.
Currently, the remarkable architecture serves as a museum where the works of the author of the shoe house are exhibited. Inside is a seven-room cave, which Ron Van Zyl calls "Alpha Omega". One of the cave rooms is a chapel where weddings are held.
5. The list of the most original houses in the world rightfully includes "Mushroom House"(Cincinnati, Ohio, USA), built according to the design of Professor Terry Brown by students of the architectural institute.
In 1992, the architect purchased an ordinary residential building and decided to remodel it in his own way. Brown wanted to create something unusual, and he succeeded quite well. It took approximately 14 years to rebuild. The material for the reconstruction was wood, and broken ceramics, colored glass and handmade tiles were used as decoration.
4.Flintstones Mansion(Malibu, USA) takes fourth place in the ranking of the most unusual houses in the world. The unique building, inside and out, looks like a cave with elements of modern decor.
In 2013, the house was put up for sale. The announced price for it was $3.5 million.
3. " House-stone"(Fafe, Portugal) is one of the most eccentric buildings. It is located near the city of Fafe, in a mountainous area. Giant stones covered with moss serve as the walls of an unusual dwelling.
Due to the fact that the building became the object of attention of numerous tourists, the residents were forced to move from the stone house.
2."Madhouse" or the Hang Nga Hotel (Dalat, Vietnam) - one of the most unusual creations created by man. The author of the construction work was the Vietnamese female architect Dang Viet Nga. The building, made in the expressionist style, is an echo of the creations of the Catalan architect Antonio Gaudi. The design completely lacks any straight lines, and the structure itself resembles a huge tree decorated with multiple decorations. The house got its unusual name because the first visitors exclaimed: “Crazy house!” Indeed, the building is eccentric to the point of madness.
Each hotel room is different and has its own theme. The Vietnamese do not really like this building for its non-standard nature, but tourists are happy to visit the hotel-attraction. Dang Viet Nga herself decided to stay and live in her creation, so visitors have a unique opportunity to personally meet the creator of the “Madhouse”.
1."House Mila" or “Stone Cave” (Barcelona, Spain) - the most unusual house in the world, owned by the legendary architect, Antoni Gaudi. This is the last completed masterpiece by the brilliant architect. The uniqueness of the building lies in the complete absence of symmetry and load-bearing walls. The house is supported by columns, and many of the walls are movable, allowing for redevelopment at any time.
But that’s not all that the building can surprise you with: it is provided with natural ventilation, thanks to the unusual layout of the courtyards. Even in the hottest weather, the rooms do not need air conditioning.
The roof of the “Quarry” is decorated with various sculptures of fairy-tale characters. They serve as camouflage for ventilation pipes and chimneys. Anyone who comes to Barcelona can admire the legendary creation, which is more than a hundred years old. Wealthy Catalans live in some apartments in the building. The mezzanine, also known as the exhibition hall, and the roof are used for excursion purposes.
Building your own home is the dream of many. Anyone who has thought about this would like an individual home, not like everyone else’s. There are people who embody their wildest fantasies in real architecture. Here are some of them.
Strange houses of the world
Teapot house
In Texas, USA, there is a teapot house. A strange building with no residents. Local residents no longer remember where and when he appeared, but someone regularly visits there, although no one really knows the truth.
In Portugal there is a pile of stones covered with a roof. At least at first glance, this is exactly what it looks like. But, nevertheless, this is a completely habitable house and ordinary people live in it. The stone house looks attractive in its own way, despite its strangeness.
Boot House
In Pennsylvania, USA, a shoe house appeared 50 years ago. Comfortable home with all possible amenities. The owner's design thought gave a similar look to everything accompanying the strange building: a dog kennel, a mailbox, a sign and even a birdhouse.
In Sopot, Poland, there is a "Crooked House". A strange, all curved, but at the same time amazingly harmonious building, erected in just a year. Its owners, a famous Swedish artist and a Polish illustrator, live there to this day.
Royal House in China
There is an amazing building in China. In the middle of a vacant lot stands a huge piano with a violin leaning against it. The house is not residential, it is a place where music college students improve their talents.
House in the Clouds, Suffolk
In Suffolk, there is "House in the Clouds". A huge water tower, transformed by someone's thought into a residential house. This house has no permanent inhabitants, but anyone can rent this home for the night and spend several hours there, hovering above the ground.
There is a peculiar tiny house in Warsaw that claims to be the narrowest house in the world. The width of the main facade is only 122 cm, and the narrowest place of the house, from another angle, is 72 cm. The house is two-story. It was inhabited for only six months and with only one tenant. Now it is an art studio. It is intended for all creative people in the world.
House made of broken dishes in France, Louviers
In Louvieres, there is the House of Broken Crockery. The name is original, due to the unusual interior design. The entire interior and exterior decoration of the room is made of mosaics, which are assembled from shards of all kinds of broken dishes. Even the doghouse was not spared such decorations. The house is inhabited and the son of the people who built it lives in it.
In Darmstadt, there is an unusual house "Forest Spiral". The twelve-story residential building with 105 apartments has the appearance of a shell twisted into a spiral. At the same time, this is a quite comfortable building with its own garage, bar, cafe, children's playground and a small artificial lake. One of the striking aspects are the windows, which have different shapes and sizes, scattered throughout the entire façade in complete disarray.
Basket building in Ohio town
In Ohio, USA, there is a unique office “Basket Building”. It looks like a shopping basket; there are even handles for the basket on top. The view is completely unusual. Seven-story basket!
Upside Down House
There is an Upside Down House in Tennessee, USA. Its appearance has its own history. Allegedly, this house was once completely ordinary, but the scientists who worked in it, as an experiment, created a tornado, which turned the house upside down, that is, onto the roof. Nobody turned it back, so that’s how they use it now.