The oldest and most unusual houses in the world. Amazing houses of the world
At all times, a person attached great importance to his home - a place with which the whole future life of his family will be connected. Therefore, it is not surprising that they approach the process of building a house with all seriousness, not limiting themselves in fantasies and, without exaggeration, putting a piece of their soul into their home.
Nowadays, you can see houses that can amaze the imagination with the complexity or, conversely, with the simplicity of their design. We offer you a selection of the most unusual buildings in the world, each of which, of course, has absorbed a part of the personality of its owner.
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1. The house-plane, which you can see in this photo, is located in the village of Miziara, Northern Lebanon. Miziara is known for its extraordinary houses, and seeing buildings there that resemble ancient Greek temples or Egyptian ruins will by no means be a curiosity. (Photo: Aziz Taher/Reuters)
2. On the roof of this house located in Oxford, you can see a statue of a shark. The sculpture, made of fiberglass and reaching a length of 7.6 meters, was installed in memory of the 41st anniversary of the drop of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. (Photo: Eddie Keogh/Reuters)
4. A house that looks like an ancient Greek temple is under construction. Baalbek, Lebanon. (Photo: Aziz Taher/Reuters)
5. On the roof of this 19-story building located in Guangzhou, a gazebo surrounded by green trees was illegally erected. (Photo: Reuters/China Daily)
6. This house is built on a rock near the Drina River, near the western town of Bajina Basta in Serbia. The house was built in 1968 by a group of young people who decided that a rock near the river was the perfect place for a tiny shelter. So says the co-owner, one of the company that built the house. (Photo: Marko Djurica/Reuters)
7. Houses on the roof of a factory building in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China. (Photo: Reuters/China Daily)
8. A small tumbleweed house driving down a highway near Colorado. The construction of tiny houses originated a few years ago thanks to lovers of the simple life. The area of these small houses ranges from 93 to 9.3 square meters, but, nevertheless, they can hardly be called shacks. (Photo: Rick Wilking/Reuters)
9. 38-year-old Liu Lingchao carries his house in the Chinese town of Shapu. Five years ago, Liu decided to walk back to his hometown of Rongan County from Shenzhen Province, where he had previously worked. From improvised means - bamboo, plastic bags and sheets - Liu made himself a "portable room" 1.5 meters wide and two meters high. The room weighs about 60 kg, and Liu constantly wears it on himself, walking about 20 km a day. On the day this photo was published, Lew was 20 km away from his hometown. (Photo: Reuters/Stringer)
10. The heliodome, a bioclimatic solar house, was built in Coswiller near Strasbourg (East France) in 2011. The house is a huge three-dimensional sundial. It is set at a certain angle in relation to the movement of the sun, so in the hot summer months the house is always shaded and cool, and in autumn, winter and spring the sun is lower in the sky and shines directly through the large windows, warming the house inside. (Photo: Vincent Kessler/Reuters)
11. This photo shows girls jumping on a trampoline near a house built right into the rock. The unusual house is located in the Rockland Farmers' Cooperative in Utah. "The Rock", according to the memoirs of 15 families living in it, was built about 35 years ago in sandstone deposits near Canyonlands National Park. (Photo: Jim Urquhart/Reuters)
12. In this photo, you can see a Bulgarian woman peeking into her house, furnished right in a wine barrel. In central Spain there is a whole camp of such unusual houses, whose 40 residents are ethnic Turks who came from Bulgaria to pick grapes during the six-week annual harvest. They sleep in overturned wine barrels about the size of a car. The makeshift camp is located in Castile-La Mancha near the agricultural society of Soquellamos. (Photo: Andrea Comas / Reuters)
13. Bohumil Lhota, a 73-year-old builder, built his house near the town of Jablonec nad Nisou, a hundred kilometers northeast of Prague. Lhota came up with the idea to create a unique house, and in 1981 he began construction. The man wanted to build a dwelling closer to nature and the earth, in order to be able to take advantage of the cool temperature of the dungeon. Construction was completed in 2002, the house can move up and down and turn in different directions, which allows you to change the view from the window. (Photo: Petr Josek / Reuters)
14. This house is located near San Jose del Pedros in the northern state of Mexico, Coahuila. For more than 30 years, Benito Hernandez and his family have lived in a strange house made of adobe bricks, dried in the sun, and a rock with a diameter of 40 meters serves as a roof. The property is located near the city of San Jose del Pedros in the arid desert of Coahuila, about 80 kilometers from the Texas border. (Photo: Daniel Becerril/Reuters)
15. Architect Harry Chang rests in a hammock in his apartment, which is located in Hong Kong and occupies 32 square meters. Chang grew up in the same small apartment and has now come up with an innovative solution for the increasingly cramped conditions of the city dwellers. This is a "transforming apartment", just like in science fiction films. (Photo: Bobby Yip/Reuters)
16. This is one of the narrowest houses in the world. It was built as an art installation between two buildings in Warsaw. The width of the building is only 92 centimeters, it was built for the Israeli writer Etgar Keret. Keret told the TV channel TVN24 that he would live there, coming to Warsaw twice a year. The writer conceived this project as a kind of memorial to the families of his parents who died due to the Holocaust during World War II. (Photo: Kacper Pempel/Reuters)
17. These 70 domed buildings were built by an American organization in the village of Samberkharjo near Jakarta for residents left homeless due to the earthquake that occurred on May 8, 2007. (Photo: Dwi Oblo/Reuters)
They want it to be unusual, different from the rest.
Some are not shy about spending big money for uniqueness, others are trying to make their home as environmentally friendly as possible, and still others are building a budget option.
Here is just a small list of houses with unusual architectural ideas.
1. A house balancing on a rock
This house has been standing on a stone for 45 years. He is in Serbia, and maybe this is not the most the best place for relaxation, swimmers will appreciate its uniqueness.
For the first time, the idea of such a house was proposed in 1968 by several young swimmers, and the next year the house was already ready. It has only one room.
It is amazing how he managed to stand on a stone, given the strong winds that blow in that area.
2. Hobbit house
Photographer Simon Dale spent about $5,200 to turn a small plot of land into a house that bears a striking resemblance to the residence of one of the characters in the Lord of the Rings novel.
Dale built a house for his family in just 4 months. His father-in-law helped him.
The house has several eco-friendly details, including wood waste for flooring, lime plaster (instead of cement) for walls, straw bales on dry masonry, dry closet, solar panels for electricity, and a supply of water from a spring nearby.
3. House under the dome
After spending 6 years and $9,000, Steve Areen managed to build his dream home.
This building is located in Thailand. The main part of the house required 2/3 of the total investment, and Steve spent the remaining $3,000 on furnishing.
The house has a place to relax, a hammock, a private pond, and almost everything inside the house is made from natural materials.
4. Floating house
The architect Dymitr Malсew worked on the design of this house. From the name it is clear why this building is unique.
The mobile home is built on a floating platform. This location offers amazing views of the surrounding nature.
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5. Tiny house
This little house called "Tiny House", has an area of only 18 square meters. meters. Its author was the architect Macy Miller. They worked on the house for about two years, using a lot of things made with their own hands.
Despite its compactness, in the house you can find everything that a person needs for a comfortable stay.
The idea came architect when Maisie got tired of paying crazy money for her old home.
At this stage, she continues to improve her new home.
6. House from old windows
Photographer Nick Olson and designer Lilah Horwitz cost $500 to build this home.
For several months, they collected old discarded windows to create a house in the mountains in West Virginia.
7. House of cargo containers
Four 12-meter containers were converted into one house, which was called El Tiemblo House. This house is located in the city of Avila, Spain.
The designer of this project is the studio James & Mau Arquitectura, and it was built by specialists from Infiniski.
The total area of the building is 190 sq. meters. The construction of the entire complex took approximately 6 months and 140,000 euros.
8 School Bus House
Architecture student Hank Butitta decided to use his knowledge to turn an old school bus he bought online into a home.
To convert the bus into a modular mobile home, he used an old gym floor and plywood.
In 15 weeks, he completed his bold project, which he turned into his own home.
9. Water tower house
After purchasing an old water tower in central London, Leigh Osborne and Graham Voce decided to renovate it.
They spent 8 months transforming the old structure into a new, modern apartment building.
The multi-storey apartment, located in the center of the tower, has large windows, and the upper part of the building offers a view of all the nature around.
10. House from a train car
The carriage from the Great Northern Railway X215 train has been converted into a comfortable accommodation. This house is located in Essex, Montana.
The car has been completely renovated and now has everything from the kitchen and bathroom to the master bedroom and even a gas fireplace.
11. Mobile house made of logs
The house was built by Hans Liberg and is located in Hilversum, the Netherlands.
Thanks to its structure, the house merges with nature and becomes almost invisible among the trees, especially with closed windows.
Inside the house is made in the style of minimalism. Many details are made by hand.
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12. House from a silo granary
The silo granary boasts a large volume that can be used to create a good house of 140-190 square meters. meters.
In addition, the structure itself is quite economical. It is worth noting that the many have appreciated all the advantages of such a home, including Don and Carolyn Riedlinger (Don Riedlinger, Carolyn Riedlinger) from Gilbert, Arizona, USA.
They even managed to connect three grain silos at once to create a kind of estate.
13. Eco-friendly micro house
The project, called NOMAD, is an affordable alternative for those who want to call themselves a homeowner.
The microhouse, designed by designer Ian Lorne Kent, costs $30,000.
The compact building is only 3x3 meters, but its design, especially the large windows, gives the impression that the house is much larger.
According to the developer, to assemble such a house, you need only one assistant and one week.
14. Dumpster house
Californian designer Gregory Kloehn has turned Brooklyn dumpsters into his own home.
The 42-year-old designer's one-room apartment-like structure has been completely renovated and now has everything you need for a normal living.
There is a small kitchen in the corner with a microwave and mini oven.
In addition, the house has a bedroom with a place for things built under it.
There is also an outdoor toilet and shower. The shower is supplied with water from a 22-litre rainwater tank. The tank is on the roof of the house.
15. House powered by solar energy
Named Halo, this home is 60 sq. meters and was developed by Team Sweden - a group of 25 students from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
House Uses solar energy and built using renewable materials.
Solar panels installed above the house play two roles at once - they supply the house with electricity and are the roof of the entire structure.
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16. House among the trees
Instead of cutting down trees to clear land for a home, architect Keisuke Kawaguchi of K2 Design decided to build a chain of several living spaces that bypass the trees.
The building is located in the city of Yonago, Japan and is called "Residence in Daizen". It is a multi-room house connected by short corridors and surrounded by nature.
17. Japanese forest house
Using local materials, kayak racing instructor Brian Schulz, who also builds boats, has created his own oasis in the forests of Oregon, USA.
The house takes Japanese design beauty to the other side of the world.
18. Modern hobbit house
Dutch architecture firm SeARCH has teamed up with Christian Muller Architects to create a house that is built into a hillside in Valls, Switzerland.
From a technical point of view, the house is underground, but its entire courtyard with a terrace opens onto open space.
The structure of the house allows you to see the one who went out into the courtyard, all the beauties of nature.
19. A house built into a cave
This house is located in Festus, Missouri. It is built into a sand cave. Initially, Kurt Sleeper (Curt Sleeper) found a place on one of the eBay auctions - the cave was only 30 kilometers from the house where he lives with his wife.
Soon op purchased the place and turned it into a home. It took him almost 5 months to become the owner of this place and more than 4 years to complete the construction.
It is always warm inside and the surrounding nature is felt, so the family may not even go outside.
20. Underground house in the desert
Designed by Deca Architecture, this semi-underground stone house blends in with the surroundings of rural Greece.
The house is half hidden underground, which does not affect the surrounding nature in any way.
The house is located on the Greek island of Antiparos.
The world is beautiful and amazing. It would seem, well, what can you come up with from the standard set of “walls, floor and roof”. Much more than even the most original imagination can imagine. Here are collected the most, well, very strange buildings and those that even the hand does not rise to categorize as a building.
1. The first place, not strangely, but simply in order, is occupied by the Crooked House, built in Sopot, Poland.
Jan Marcin Szancer, a well-known Polish children's book illustrator, and Per Dahlberg, a Swedish artist living in Sopot, live in the house. The construction of this building began in January 2003, and in December 2003 it already delighted (and / or surprised?) The eyes of the inhabitants of the Polish town and tourists.
2. The house with the intriguing name "Forest Spiral" (Waldspirale (Forest Spiral)) was built in Darmstadt, Germany between 1998 and 2000.
The creation belongs to the hand of a renowned Austrian architect and artist, well known for his revolutionary, colorful architecture. The architect's projects very often borrow their forms from nature - for example, an onion-shaped dome.
This building with 105 apartments, as if "wrapping" around the courtyard, among other things, has a comfortable restaurant with a cozy cocktail bar.
3. Torre Galatea Figueras (The Torre Galatea Figueras). Spain.
Egg kingdom, yes.
4. Palace of Ferdinand Cheval or the Ideal Palace. (Ferdinand Cheval Palace, Ideal Palace). France.
5. Basket building. State of Ohio, USA.
The office of Longaberger Construction Company, based in Newark, Ohio, must be the strangest office in the world. (Although, we know other, quite interesting examples).
The $30 million replica of the famous picnic basket, over 18,000 square meters, took two years to complete. Many experts tried to convince Dave Longaberger - the head of the company - to cancel his plans regarding the construction of this building and choose a more familiar form, but he did not want to do this, thanks to which we can see this creation with our own eyes.
6. Public Library in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
This project, located in the heart of Kansas City, is one of the first projects to restore the city itself and its historical and tourist value.
Residents of the city were asked to help pick up the most famous books that are somehow connected with the name of Kansas City. These publications have been incorporated into the innovative design of the Central City Library to encourage visits.
7. Upside down house. State of Tennessee, America.
8. Habitat 67 (Habitat 67). Canada.
In 1967, Canada hosted one of the largest world exhibitions of that time - Expo 67. The main theme of the exhibition was houses and residential construction.
The cube is the basis of this structure, called Habitat 67, completed in time for the exhibition. In a material sense, the cube is a symbol of stability. As for its mystical meaning, the cube is a symbol of wisdom, truth and moral perfection.
354 cubes stacked on top of each other made it possible to create this gray (in color, not in essence) building with 146 apartments floating between heaven and earth, between city and rivers, between greenery and light.
9. Cubic houses. Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
The original idea for these cubic houses originated in the 1970s. Piet Blom designed a couple of these houses, which were then built in Helmond.
When the architect received an order for the design of houses in Rotterdam, he decided to use the cubic idea for this project as well. Another nuance of construction is that each house resembles an abstract tree, which is why the whole village turns into a forest.
10. Hotel or crazy house (Guesthouse aka Crazy House). Hang Nga, Vietnam.
The house belongs to the daughter of the ex-president Socialist Republic Vietnam. At one time, this Vietnamese lady studied architecture in Moscow.
The structure does not comply with any of the generally accepted concepts of housing construction and looks like a fairy-tale castle, with a huge belly of a giraffe or a spider. The house is open to tourists.
11. Chapel. (Chapel in the Rock). State of Arizona, USA.
12. Dancing Buildings Prague, Czech Republic.
13. Building-washing machine (Calakmul building, La Lavadora, The Washing Machine). Mexico City, Mexico.
14. House-kettle (Kettle House). Texas, USA.
15. Manchester Civil Justice Centre. Manchester, UK.
16. Nakaginskaya tower - capsule. (Nakagin Capsule Tower). Tokyo, Japan.
17. Surreal house (Mind House). Barcelona, Spain.
Surrealism is what makes even the most indifferent hearts come alive and clearly (but unevenly) tremble. Salvador Dali, who once lived in Catalonia (a region of Spain) and worked inspired by his woman for the benefit of the surrealist direction, still stimulates the creative impulses of architects to create unusual houses around the world and, in particular, in Spain.
18. Stone House. Guemaraes, Portugal.
19. Shoe House. Pennsylvania, America.
20. Weird House Alps.
21. UFO House (The Ufo House). Sanji, Taiwan.
22. Hole-house (The Hole House). State of Texas, USA.
23. Ryugyong Hotel. Pyongyang, North Korea.
24. National Library. Minsk, Belarus.
25. Large pineapple (Grand Lisboa). Macau.
26. House-wall (Wall House). Groningen, Holland.
27. Guggenheim Museum. Bilbao, Spain.
28. House of Worship or Lotus Temple (Bahá'í House of Worship, Lotus Templ). Delhi, India.
29. House-container (Container City). London, Great Britain.
30. Attacked house (House Attack). Vienna, Austria.
The idea of this house belongs to the famous architect Erwin Wurm.
31. Wooden house for a gangster. Arkhangelsk, Russia.
Live a century, travel a century! Who would have known that in Russia there is such an unusual and grandiose house! It is not clear only the presence of voids in the walls of this structure. We can only guess whether it was the author's idea or the tree ran out in Arkhangelsk.
32. Air Force Academy Chapel. Colorado, USA.
33. House-solar battery (Solar Furnace). Odeillo, France.
The battery house, as you understand, fully provides itself with electricity and everything necessary to sustain life. Now it remains only to wait for him to launch a rocket into space.
34. House-dome (Dome House). Florida, USA.
35. Beijing National Stadium. Beijing, China.
36. House of fashion and shopping (Fashion Show Mall). Las Vegas, USA.
37. Luxor Hotel and Casino (Luxor Hotel & Casino). Las Vegas, USA.
And we thought that this thing was dug up in Egypt.
38. Stadium "Zenith Europe" (Zenith Europe). Strasbourg, France.
39. Civil Center (Civic Center). Santa Monica.
40. Mammy's Cupboard House. Naches, America.
41. Pickle Barrel House Grand Marais, Michigan, USA.
42. Egg (The Egg). Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, USA.
43. Building-cucumber (Gherkin Building). London, Great Britain.
44. Nord LB building. Hanover, Germany.
45. Lloyd's building office. London, Great Britain.
46. "Friendship". Yalta, Ukraine.
47. The building of the company Fuji-TV (Fuji television). Tokyo, Japan.
48. UCSD Geisel. Library. San Diego, California, USA.
49. House "with a crack." Ontario, Canada.
50. Bank of Asia or Robot Building (The Bank of Asia aka Robot Building). Bangkok, Thailand.
51. Office center "1000" or "Banknote". Kaunas, Lithuania.
The building, which was built from 2005 to 2008, was conceived by architects Rimas Adomaitis, Raimundas Babrauskas, Darius Siaurodinas and Virgilijus Jocys.
52. House-boat (House Boats). Kerala, India.
53. Olympic Stadium (Olympic Stadium). Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
54. Blue building (Blur Building). Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
This unusual "ocean" building was built on the occasion of Expo 2002 by the architectural studio Diller Scofidio and Renfro (Diller Scofidio + Renfro).
55. Concert Hall in Tenerife (Tenerife Concert Hall). Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
56. House, "in which you have never been" (The Never Was Haul). Berkeley, California, USA.
Another example of a surrealistic view of architecture.
57. Gateway to Europe or the office of the company Torres KIO (Torres KIO). Madrid, Spain.
These two towers are the world's first experience in the construction of inclined high-rise buildings.
58. UFO house. New Zealand.
59. Department for the problems of extraction and supply of natural gas (Gas Natural headquarters). Barcelona, Spain.
60. Walt Disney Concert Hall. Los Angeles, California, USA.
This grandiose hall is the fruit of the efforts of the famous Frank Henry (Frank Gehry). 1987-2003.
61. Cob House Vancouver, Canada.
62. Mushroom House or Tree House (The Mushroom House aka Tree House). Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
63. House-dungeon. Location unknown.
64. House-panorama (Edificio Mirador). Madrid, Spain.
This building was designed by the Dutch architects MVRDV. The building reaches 63.4 meters in height. In the center is a large central hole, which is 36.8 meters above the ground. This is a large viewing area. The remaining blocks serve as a residential area with 9 different types of apartments.
65. Home - Free Spirit Spheres. Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada.
66. Municipal building. Tempe, Arizona, USA.
67. Tree house. Papua New Guinea, Indonesia.
68. Turning Torso. Malmö, Sweden.
Architect Santiago Calatrava. 2005.
69. Apartments. Amsterdam, Holland.
70. Dormitory of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
71. Great Mosque (Great Mosque). Jenne, Mali.
72. Glass House Boswell, British Columbia, Canada.
73. House of beer. Houston, Texas, USA.
74. Strawberry Ice-cream shop. North Carolina, USA.
75. In pursuit of the previous building - a strawberry house. Tokyo, Japan.
76. House-sculpture (Sculptured House). Colorado, USA.
77. Nautilus (Nautilus House). Mexico City, Mexico.
78. Igloo (Eskimo hut made of hardened snow). Kvivik, Faroe Islands.
79. Modern igloos. Alaska.
80. Atomium. Brussels, Belgium.
81. Cathedral of Brasilia. Brazil.
82. Building-arch (Great arche of defense). Paris, France.
83. Quarry house (La Pedrera). Barcelona, Spain.
84. "Broken" house (Errante Guest House). Chile.
85. Museum contemporary art(Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art). Nice, France.
86. Agbar Tower. Barcelona, Spain.
87. Museum of entertainment (The Museum of Play). Rochester, USA.
88. House-bubbles (Bubble House). Bay Aria, California, USA.
89. Pyramid (Raffles Dubai in Wafi city). Dubai, UAE.
90. "Atlantis" (Atlantis). Dubai, UAE.
91. House of Music (Casa da musica). Porto, Portugal.
92. Carl Zeiss Planetarium. Berlin, Germany.
93. National Theater (National Theatre). Beijing, China.
94. Montreal Biosphere (Montreal Biosphère). Canada.
95. Project "Eden". Great Britain.
96. Kobe Port Tower Japan.
97. Egg. Mumbai, India.
98. Kunsthaus, House of Arts (Kunsthaus). Graz, Austria.
99. Federation Square Melbourne, Australia.
100. Esplanade. Singapore.
The most unusual houses in the world amaze with their shapes, bright design, interior layout and even the material from which they are made. The human imagination, with the help of which unique masterpieces are created, has no limits.
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 the 10 most unusual houses in the world. When looking at the building, it seems that the contours of the structure are melted. optical illusion deceit managed to embody at once two Polish architects - Shotinsky and Zalevsky.
Absolutely all the details of the building are asymmetrical, and the walls resemble waves. "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 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 everyone can relax here, enjoying not only the interior of the housing, but also the picturesque views around.
8."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 the construction were stone, oak wood, clay and earth. The house was built over 4 months by Dale and his friends. The author of this creation, together with his family, settled in an earthen house.
7. cube houses(Rotterdam, The Netherlands) are the most unusual among all the works of the architect Piet Blom. According to the idea of the Dutch architect, each of the buildings should look like a tree. In total, there are 38 such trees in the complex, which together 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 classic houses with straight walls to be very strange.
6.Shoe hotel(Mpumalanga, South Africa) - the most unusual house in Africa. Its author and owner was Ron Van Zyl, who built a magnificent building for his wife.
Currently, the noteworthy architecture serves as a museum, where the works of the author of the shoe house are exhibited. Inside is a seven-room cavern that Ron Van Zyl called "Alpha Omega". One of the rooms of the cave is a chapel where marriages are held.
5. The list of the most original houses in the world rightfully includes "Mushroom House"(Cincinnati, Ohio, USA), built according to the project of Professor Terry Brown by students of the architectural institute.
In 1992, the architect bought an ordinary residential building and decided to remake it in his own way. Brown wanted to create something unusual, and he quite succeeded. It took about 14 years to rebuild. Wood served as the material for the reconstruction, and broken ceramics, colored glass and handmade tiles were used as decor.
4.Flintstone Mansion(Malibu, USA) ranks fourth 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 advertised cost for it was $3.5 million.
3. " House-stone»(Fafe, Portugal) is one of the most eccentric buildings. It was located near the city of Fafe, in a mountainous area. Giant stones covered with moss serve as walls for 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."Crazy House" or the Hang Nga Hotel (Dalat, Vietnam) is one of the most unusual creations created by man. The author of the building work was a Vietnamese female architect Dang Viet Nga. Built in the Expressionist style, the building is an echo of the creations of the Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí. 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 due to the fact that the first visitors exclaimed: "Crazy house!". Indeed, the construction is eccentric to the point of insanity.
Each hotel room is different and has its own theme. The Vietnamese do not really like this building for its non-standard, but tourists are happy to visit the landmark hotel. Dang Viet Nga herself decided to live in her creation, so visitors have a unique opportunity to personally get to know the creator of the "Crazy House".
1."House Mila" or "Stone Cave" (Barcelona, Spain) - the most unusual house in the world, owned by the legendary architect, Antonio 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. Columns serve as a support for the house, and many walls are movable, which allows redevelopment at any time.
But this is not all that the building can surprise with: it is provided with natural ventilation, thanks to the unusual layout of the courtyards. Even in the hottest weather, the rooms of the premises do not need air conditioning.
The roof of the Quarry is decorated with various sculptures of fairy tale characters. They serve as a mask for ventilation pipes and chimneys. Anyone who comes to Barcelona can admire the legendary creation, which is over a hundred years old. Wealthy Catalans live in some apartments of the house. The mezzanine, also known as the exhibition hall, and the roof are used for excursion needs.
Hello our dear readers. In modern cities, sometimes there are so many identical houses - entire blocks. And this view is not at all happy. But suddenly, among this grayness, the most unusual houses of the world flash by. From wood, from brick, from stone, one-story and several floors, round, square, and such original forms that you are amazed.
Crooked house in Poland
The house was built according to the fairy tales of Jan Marchin. This is truly a fabulous house. So it seems that now the mouth-entrance will open and say something unusual. And around the day and night the turbulent life boils. Inside the building on the ground floor is a shopping center. Imagine how briskly trade is going on in it, if a lot of tourists, having taken a selfie, go inside for souvenirs. On the second floor, popular radio stations are constantly broadcasting.
Palace of Ferdinand Cheval in France
Surprisingly, this unusually beautiful building was brought to life by an ordinary postman without an architectural and construction education. The house is built of stones, cement and wire. And in such a mixture of styles, every tourist from East and West will find a piece of their own culture. Ferdinand loved his brainchild so much that he expressed a desire to bury himself in it.
But he was refused (strange, because this is his house) and then he quickly built a crypt next to his palace and in the same style. There the famous postman of France calmed down.
portuguese stone house
It is really a solid, huge stone lying on a mountain. The creation of nature, in which a common person like breathing life. The house was built between two boulders. It has two floors, absolutely suitable for life, but no one has been living here for a long time, because the huge influx of tourists simply does not allow you to relax in this secluded place.
"Planet" for a sheikh in the UAE
An interesting and unusual house was built for Sheikh Hamad. Round shape and painted like Earth. Initially, the house was built for convenience when traveling through the desert of the state - it has 4 floors, several bathrooms and bedrooms. And the building has wheels. Imagine, a lone 12-meter globe is rolling across the vast desert! Not himself, of course, hitched to the tractor. But the sight is unusual.
House of Nikolai Sutyagin in Russia
This wooden 13-storey house was built in Arkhangelsk from boards and timber without nails at all, as the distant ancestors of the Slavs built. From the last floor you could see the White Sea. But, unfortunately, the owner never completed the house. It turns out that private multi-storey residential buildings should not exceed nine floors.
And at the direction of the authorities, the top was demolished, but the house was still not completed. It's a pity! But apparently the building was not destined to "live" even like this, because in 2012 the house burned down completely.
"Flying saucer" in Moscow
Another of the building masterpieces built in Russia is the Moscow registry office, which looks like a plate of aliens. As they say: “Marriages are made in heaven”, so in this registry office lovers are registered “under the clouds”. The wedding palace has two halls: one is on the ground, at the foot of the bridge, and the other is suspended at a height of 100 meters. The upper hall can accommodate about 600 guests. So you can sign on a grand scale and "in heaven."
spherical house
