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We are all used to the fact that at home we feel comfortable and protected. It is hard to say that being in the rooms presented in this article, you can think that you are completely safe. And in general, I wonder how these architectural "creations" have not collapsed yet? Their creators are obviously talented people!

If you like to tickle your nerves, then go to any of the buildings in our today's selection - you are guaranteed a thrill!

1. Holman House, Australia

Its creator was clearly inspired by the work of Pablo Picasso. Block Jaggers swims over the sea.

2. Meteora Monasteries, Greece

Meteora means "suspended in the air" in Greek. There is no other name for this breathtaking monastic dwelling!

The monastery was founded in the 11th century and laid out on top of a sandstone tower without roads, amenities or any technology. By the way, they live there to this day.

3. The HemLoft, Canada

Looking almost like a dewdrop, this secret hideout is hung (somewhat illegally) on a steep slope in a tall hemlock stand in Whistler.

4. Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia

The building is located on a narrow basalt rock between the rivers Fluvià and Toronell. The emergence of the village is dated closer to the Middle Ages. Approximately 1,000 inhabitants still live there, occupying an area of less than a square kilometer.

5. Cliff House, Calpe, Spain

The project of the residence belongs to the architect Fran Silvestre. This private house overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. It was built in a year using reinforced concrete slabs.

6. The Hanging Houses, Spain

Cuenca's Hanging Houses (Casas Colgadas) were built on a cliff overlooking the Huécar River over 500 years ago.

As you can see, standing on the railing of some of these wooden balconies, you can literally feel like you are in the air.

7. Sky High Treehouse, France

The structure is delicately balanced on a forty-meter pine tree. Your heart will be racing as you climb the stairs, but the scenery of the nearby Lake Geneva is well worth the tickle.

8. River House, Serbia

This small house on a rocky island in the middle of the Drina River was built by a group of boys in 1968 as their club.

The structure is currently owned and operated by the Bajina Basta Kayak Club.

9. Fallingwater, Pennsylvania

10. Stahl House, Hollywood Hills

In 1959, Buck Stahl bought a mountain lot overlooking Los Angeles for less than $14,000. He built his dwelling out of glass in order to look at the panoramas of the city below.

It took a while to find a smart enough architect. As a result, the house created by Pierre Koenig has become a real miracle of design!

11. Villa Amanzi, Phuket, Thailand

This impressive home is nestled in a narrow gorge overlooking the azure sea. There, in an open pavilion, you can get an amazing massage.

12. Monte Rosa Hut, Swiss Alps, Switzerland

This building, which looks like a ship, was designed specifically for climbers going to the top of the glacier.

Resembling a shimmering ice crystal, the hut generates 90% of its energy needs from photovoltaic solar panels and solar thermal systems.

13. Socotra Island, Indian Ocean

This place is like another planet. The city simply causes dizziness, because it is erected on top of a coastal cliff.

It seems that the houses are part of the rock, and are compressed so that there is no road between them.

14. Takasugi-an Teahouse, Japan

There is nothing fictional here. This is a modern development of the architect Terunobu Fujimori.

This structure was erected on the tops of two chestnut trees carved from a nearby mountain. It is called "Takasugi", which means "tea house built too high". Perfection!

15. Fallen Star, San Diego

Yes, you are not mistaken, it really hangs from the side of the University of San Diego. This is a technical sculpture built as an addition to the Stuart Collection school.

Fallen Star is fully furnished.

16 Upside Down House, Poland

If the hanging building isn't enough for you, there's another one that's completely upside down. The hut was built by Polish businessman Daniel Czapiewski in the village of Szymbark. It is intended to show the communist era and the chaotic structure of the world.

17. Mirrorcube, Sweden

To be honest, you wouldn't even be able to tell this cube from the surrounding foliage.

It can only be reached by a 12-meter bridge. Those brave enough to travel to the Mirrorcube are rewarded with a double bed, a bathtub and a rooftop terrace.

18. “Just Enough Room” Island, Canada

Located in the archipelago of islands on the border with the United States. Now you understand why it is called "enough space".

19. Xuankong Temple, China

Presumably, one person built this temple one and a half thousand years ago. It still hangs above the river bed at a height of about 90 meters.

20. Balancing Barn, Suffolk

This is a very clever English design, created using an optical illusion.

21. UFO, Sweden

This tree-hung fantasy belongs to the same group of minds that created the Mirrorcube. Visitors must be prepared to enter unknown worlds... at least in their dreams!

22 HP Tree House, Australia

This magnificent building rises above the forest with a galvanized steel frame.

23. Nut House, Düsseldorf

This walnut house is supported by stilts. It is used as a playroom for the owner's three children and an occasional guest room.

Building your own home is a dream for many. Anyone who thought about it would like a house that is individual, not the same as everyone else. 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 kettle house. A strange building with no tenants. Where and when he appeared, the locals no longer remember, but someone regularly visits there, although no one really knows the truth.

In Portugal there is a heap 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.

shoe 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 that accompanies the strange building: a dog kennel, a mailbox, a sign, and even a birdhouse.

In Sopot, Poland, there is a Crooked House. Strange, all curved, but at the same time a strikingly harmonious building, erected in just a year. Its owners, a famous Swedish artist and a Polish illustrator, live in it to this day.

Piano house in China

There is an amazing building in China. In the middle of the wasteland stands a huge piano with a violin leaning against it. The house is not residential, it is a place where students of the music college improve their talents.

House in the Clouds, Suffolk

In Suffolk, there is a House in the Clouds. A huge water tower, turned into a house by someone's thought. This house does not have permanent residents, but anyone can rent this dwelling for the night and spend several hours there, hovering above the ground.

In Warsaw, there is a kind of tiny house that claims to be the narrowest house in the world. The width of the main facade is only 122 cm, and the narrowest point of the house, from a different angle, is 72 cm. The house is two-story. Was inhabited for only six months and only one tenant. Now it is an art studio. It is intended for all creative people of the world.

House made of broken dishes in France, Louviere

In Louviere, there is a House of Broken Dishes. The original name appeared due to the unusual interior design. The entire interior and exterior decoration of the room is made of mosaic, which is assembled from shards of all kinds of broken dishes. Even the doghouse was not spared by 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 looks like 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 moments are windows of various shapes and sizes, scattered throughout the facade in complete disarray.

Basket Building in Ohio Township

In Ohio, USA, there is a unique "Basket Building" office building. It looks like a shopping basket, there are even handles for the basket on top. The view is quite unusual. Seven-story basket!

upside down house

In Tennessee, USA, there is an Upside Down House. Its appearance has its own history of occurrence. Allegedly, once this house was completely ordinary, but the scientists who worked in it created a tornado as an experiment, which turned the house upside down, that is, onto the roof. No one turned it back, so they use it now.

The unusual architecture of houses - what is it, a departure from generally accepted standards or the creative self-expression of their designers, who seek to distinguish their creations from the gray mass of ordinary buildings?

Dancing house in Prague

This amazing building is located in the very center of Prague on the embankment of the Vltava River, in the Reslovaya Street area. The exact address of the Dancing House: Rasinovo nabrezi, 80.
The history of the building is quite interesting. The house that formerly stood on the site of the Dancing House was destroyed in January 1945 during an American air raid. For half a century, the seat was vacant until Czech President Václav Havel intervened. The fact is that the one next to the ruined house was built by the grandfather of the Czech president and before the nationalization was the property of the Havel family. Now it is difficult to say whether this circumstance or another caused the start of construction, but be that as it may, the Czech president decided to build another house on the site of the wasteland, designed by the Czech architect with Croatian roots Vlado Milunich (Vlado Miluni?). However, the insurance company that bought the land demanded that some well-known Western architect take part in the project. The choice fell on the famous Canadian-American deconstructivist architect, Pritzker Prize winner, Frank Gehry. The construction of the "drunken house" was carried out from 1994 to 1996, with the personal supervision of Vaclav Havel. The main architectural idea of the building was an analogy with the famous dance duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, known as "Ginger and Fred". Even a cursory glance at the building is enough to see this architectural design. One of the two cylindrical parts, the one that expands upward, symbolizes a male figure (Fred), and the second part of the building visually resembles a female figure with a thin waist and a skirt fluttering in dance (Ginger). In my opinion, the embodiment of the idea was fully successful. However, the conceptual name "Ginger and Fred" did not catch on, and this amazing structure in everyday life began to be called simply "dancing" or "drunk". At the moment, the building is a business center, which houses the offices of several international companies. There is a French restaurant on the roof, with an amazing view of Prague. When you look at this building for the first time, especially in the photo, there is an absolute feeling of fragility of the structure. However, for the first time I saw the "Dancing House" live, and not in the photo. During our trip to the Czech Republic, for some time we observed this house from afar, from various angles, and one fine day we purposefully went to take a closer look. I must say that near the feeling of fragility completely disappears. But the views of the building become even more exotic. You can see for yourself. It would be interesting to visit inside the "Drunken House" and look at the layout of the premises and the views from the windows. They say they are amazing! I hope I will still be able to do this on my next trips, because the Czech Republic is worth it to go there several times!

Floating Castle in Ukraine (Floating Castle)
And for this building, there is really no support. The flying castle literally hangs in the air.
It would seem that the laws of gravity are a common thing for everyone, and no matter how cool, but kindly observe them, otherwise the building will collapse. But there are people who sneeze at all these gravitational forces and build houses that onlookers look at and say, "How come they don't fall?!" Let's see, too. Standing on a single support, this mysterious levitating farmhouse belongs in a science fiction movie. It is believed that this is an old bunker for excess mineral fertilizers, but we believe that extraterrestrial architects clearly had a hand (paw? tentacle?) in its design.

Upside Down House (Syzmbark, Poland)

An unusual work of the artist and architect Daniel Chapievsky was built in the village of Szymbark, Poland. The main unusual design is that it completely imitates an upside-down house, right down to the "grass" and "earth" under (that is, above) the stone base. At the same time, the house is quite stable and fully adapted for life. The construction of the upside down house lasted 114 days. Local builders were very surprised at the strange project, but they managed without mistakes. Now the house has become one of the most popular attractions in Poland, not only ordinary tourists come here, but also architects - to learn from a talented colleague.

Forest Spiral in Darmstadt

The unusual 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

US basket house

This is perhaps the strangest administrative building in the world. The basket and wicker company Longaberger built its headquarters in a replica of the real product it produces, the wicker basket. The building occupied 180 thousand square meters, two years of construction, and cost $30 million. Experts have repeatedly discouraged the owner of the company Dave Longberger from changing the layout of the building, but apparently he made the right choice - thanks to this idea, his company became known to the whole world.

Piano house with a violin (Piano shaped building). Huainan City, China.

This "musical" house is located in the Chinese city of Huainan. A huge violin serves as the entrance to the building and there is an escalator in it to go up to the "piano". The structure is made of transparent and black glass. The building was built primarily as a landmark to make the city stand out from many other unremarkable Chinese cities. In the same building there is an exhibition complex, which demonstrates the plans of streets and districts of the city.

Central Library in Kansas (Kansas City Public Library). State of Missouri, USA.
Probably, if all libraries were built in such a design, then they would not have a shortage of readers. With the construction of the Central Library in the form of a rack with books, the authorities of the city of Kansas City in the USA not only decorated the business center of the city, but also supported the reading spirit of the townspeople. The facade of the building is designed in the form of spines of the most influential and popular books in Kansas.

House-stone (Stone House). Guemaraes, Portugal.

Great Mosque of Djenn (Great Mosque of Djenn?). Djenne, Mali, Africa
The Djennen Cathedral Mosque is the largest adobe building in the world and is considered by most architects to be the greatest achievement of the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style, albeit with certain Islamic influences. The mosque is located in the city of Djenne, Mali on the floodplain of the Bani River. The first mosque was built in the 13th century, but this mosque has been under construction since 1907. It is one of the most famous landmarks in Africa. Along with the "Old Towns of Djenne". The mosque was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.

The Neverwas Haul. Berkeley, California, USA

This steampunk mobile home looks like something out of a fairy tale or fantasy stories by Jules Verne. And those who watched the cartoon "Howl's Moving Castle" will certainly appreciate this wonderful house. This three-story house was created by a group of 12 steampunk fans, giving it the name Neverwas Haul. It took four months of painstaking work to bring the unusual dwelling to life, but it is still very far from complete. For starters, the creators want to equip their offspring with a befitting steam engine instead of the diesel one currently in use.
The project also plans to construct a number of machines for processing waste into fuel for the engine, a camera obscura that will be installed in the tower, as well as a stage in the Victorian style to demonstrate novelties from the “front line” of the steampunk movement with the help of a magic lantern and various performances. However, from all that was conceived at the moment, only a distillation boiler is ready.

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. It is located in Serbia, and maybe this is not the best place to relax, 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, a dry closet, solar panels for electricity, and a supply of water from a nearby spring.

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 house.

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.

Eco friendly houses

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.

The house uses solar energy and is 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 building.

house in the forest

16. House among the trees

Instead of cutting down trees to clear land for a house, 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

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.

All over the world there are people who approach building a house in a more original way than others. They often not only develop an unusual design themselves, but also build everything with their own hands from improvised materials. Such dwellings are not only impressive in appearance, but also amaze with their practicality.

We invite you to visit the 10 most original houses around the world.

Photographer Simon Dale, obsessed with the Lord of the Rings trilogy, decided to design a hobbit house for himself. He found a suitable plot in the woods, spent only $5,000 on environmental materials, and did all the work himself in four months.

The cabin is heated with solar panels, the refrigerator's cooling system is powered by cool air in the basement, and the toilet produces compost. Unusual, economical and environmentally friendly.

Airplane house

Bruce Campbell built his house from the frame of an old 1965 Boeing 727. He purchased it for just $2,000 in San Jose.

But to convert the plane into a real home, he had to spend $ 24,000, plus the cost of shipping the frame to the site.

Dick Clark, a popular TV presenter from the United States, who lived on a permanent basis in Malibu, designed a mansion for himself, like two drops of water similar to the home of Fred Flintstone from the animated series The Flintstones.

Inside the building there is only one bedroom, a living room, a couple of bathrooms and a miniature kitchenette. After Clark's death, the mansion was put up for auction with an estimated value of $3.5 million.

In Poland, in the village of Szymbark, there is a very unusual house. It was designed by a Polish businessman as a symbol of communism, which turned everything upside down. Inside, everything is really turned upside down, even the paintings on the walls.

Businessman Melon Haynes, who made his fortune in the shoe industry, built himself a highly symbolic boot-shaped house. It is located in Pennsylvania. Previously, people really lived in it, but after the death of the magnate, it was turned into a museum.

The owners of a small plot of land in the USA, inspired by fairy tales, have designed a fantastic fairy-tale house for themselves.

In France, not far from Paris, an unusual house was built. His image was also inspired by fairy tales and legends. Stylistically, it resembles an abandoned haunted house, but no one dares to check whether they actually live in it.

The architect Frank Lloyd Wright decided to somehow express himself brightly. In 1935, he designed the incredible waterfall house to emphasize the harmony between man and nature.

This is very practical, as it saves space on the site, and the energy of water can be used to heat and light the house.

This house was designed by architect Dmitry Maxwell. The concept is based on meditation and relaxation, as all its walls are completely transparent and offer an incredible view of the ocean.

The house stands on a raft that moves slowly across the water surface.

Architect Mas Miller originally designed the house on a large scale, but as he did not have enough money, he reduced the project several times.

It took two years to build. The result is a very compact and economical house.

Have you already decided on the original design for your home?