LifeGlobe has repeatedly published articles about the most unusual houses, but the world does not stand still, new even more original projects are constantly being created, old ones are being updated, and even more amazing buildings. I bring to your attention a generalized selection, which includes the most unusual houses in the world, including some projects about which articles have already been published. The list will be divided into several parts - a lot of interesting things are waiting for you inside.
Crooked house in Poland
Inspired by the paintings of Dahlberg and Jan Marcin Schanzer, the Crooked House (or Crooked House on Polish) is a unique building with cartoonish architecture. With over 21,000 square meters of area, it is part of shopping center called Resident. This very unconventional design has been designed by Szotinscy & Zaleski, attracting many curious visitors every year since opening in 2004. 
Nautilus House in Mexico City
Nautilus - House for a family with two children, representing a very original way to escape the noise big city. The owners of an unusual house wanted to live closer to nature, and therefore left city life and moved to this colorful residence with a pronounced water theme. The building was designed by Javier Senosian, who is known for his passion for organic architecture. 
Unusual house Habitat 67
While Habitat 67 is considered by some to be one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world, others admire its unusualness, calling it a masterpiece of architecture. Habitat 67 is a recognizable landmark in Montreal, an exemplary community in a prestigious neighborhood. Architect Moshe Safdie created the design for his master's thesis, and has his own penthouse in the complex. 
National Library in Minsk
Modern symbol culture and knowledge, the National Library of Minsk is distinguished by an unusual architectural element in the form of a rhombicuboctahedron (this is the real name of the form). This unusual building is 72 meters high with 22 floors and can accommodate up to 2,000 readers. The library even has its own conference room and an observation deck with a cafe on top. While many consider it one of the most beautiful libraries in the world, others call the building ugly and awkward. Where is the truth in this matter? Only time will tell... 
Cube house in Rotterdam
The Cube House in Rotterdam was built in the 1970s to a very original concept by architect Piet Blom. He wanted to create an urban forest where each building would represent a stylized tree. One of the owners decided to open a "show cube" - a fully furnished apartment open to visitors. Thanks to this solution, anyone can come in and see how everything is arranged inside. 
Air Force Academy Chapel
North of Colorado Springs is an unusual chapel unlike any you have ever seen. It was built in 1962 on the grounds of the US Air Force Academy to a bold and controversial design by Walter Netsch of the architecture firm SOM. The 17-spire chapel is an award-winning building and National Historic Landmark. 
Upside down house in Poland
It seems as if a strong hurricane has turned this unusual house upside down. The house was built by Polish businessman Daniel Tzapievsky, whose goal was to make fun of communist times with his design. And although this building is on the list of unusual, the house in Szymbark is not unique - there are many similar structures in the world. 
Atomium in Brussels
This 102-metre-high structure was originally installed for the Brussels World Expo 1958. The Atomium was designed by architects André and Jean Polak, together with engineer André Waterkein. While its shape will tell little to the uninitiated, any chemist will immediately recognize the structure elementary particle magnified 165 billion times. 12 stainless steel spheres housed various showrooms accessed by escalators and an elevator. Main sphere is observation deck and offers amazing views of the city. At night, the Atomium sparkles with 2,970 bright lanterns. 
Project Eden
If you're heading to Cornwall, be sure to visit the Eden Project. Here, under large domes, a remarkable collection of plants from all over the world is gathered, plus two artificial biomes dedicated to the Mediterranean and tropical environments. This complex is truly amazing and unusual. Two large domes look like giant bubble made of carbon cages placed in steel structures. 
National Theater in Beijing
The Beijing National Theater is an amazing building! Often referred to as the Giant Egg, the building is essentially a completely different shape. It is an elliptical dome surrounded by an artificial lake. The lake, like a mirror, reflects the building, creating the illusion of an egg shape. The structure is made of titanium and covered with glass. The theater has an area of more than 60,000 square meters and can accommodate 5,452 people. 
Experience Music Project in Seattle
EMP is a huge non-profit music museum in Seattle. Founded by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, it is dedicated to contemporary pop culture. The unusual looking museum has hosted numerous exhibitions since its opening in 2000. Many experts, however, consider it to be one of the ugliest buildings in the world. 
Revolving Tower in Dubai
When completed, this 80-story building will be one of the most unusual skyscrapers in the world. 90 percent of its structure will not be erected on the construction site, but in adjacent factories, and delivered to the construction site. But obviously, this is not the most unusual thing in the project. As its name suggests, this 400 meter skyscraper will be quite dynamic. Each of its floors will be able to rotate independently, at speeds up to 7 meters per minute. This will result in an ever-changing form that mesmerizes passers-by. Once completed, it will be one of the most expensive construction projects in Dubai and the world, along with the Dubailand park currently under construction. 
Unusual Miracle House
Probably the most unusual thing about this upside down house are the palm trees around it, which are also upside down. The slogan of the House of Wonderworks is "Let your imagination run wild." The building is entertainment center hosting interactive science exhibits and even magic shows. 
Forest Spiral in Darmstadt
There are many amazing facts about this structure! First of all, Forest Spiral is very original in architectural plan. Secondly, the building is harmless to environment as it is the first building in the country made from recycled concrete. Its name speaks for itself - it is a winding spiral with a green roof (in literally this word). The courtyard of the house flows seamlessly into the residential roof with trees and seating areas. The house was designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, a famous Austrian architect and artist.
The continuation of the selection awaits you in the article about the most original houses in the world, which contains no less interesting architectural projects.
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 is 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 did he appear locals they 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. By 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 design idea of the owner gave similar view everything that accompanies the strange building: a doghouse, a mailbox, a signpost, 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 College of Music 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 has no 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. She's meant for everyone creative people peace.
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 that have different shape and dimensions scattered all over the façade 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 completely 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.
For some people on our planet, the mere thought of having to live in a nondescript house like everyone else makes them feel bad. They decided to be original and created unique houses that may not be to everyone's taste, but the flight of imagination of their creators is hard not to appreciate. See the most original houses in the world.
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1. Hut on the Drina River in Serbia.
This is without a doubt one of the most unusual houses in the world. It is located on the Drina River near Bajina Basta, a city in the western part of Serbia. The house looks very lonely, perhaps its creator likes to be away from the hustle and bustle. (Photo: Flickr.com).
2. House-snail in Bulgaria. This five-story building, built in 2009, is located in the capital of Bulgaria - Sofia. Apparently, its owner is very fond of insects, since a bee also sits on a snail. (Photo: Flickr.com).
3. Neverwas Haul, USA. The Neverwas Haul was built by a group of adventurers at the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert of northern Nevada. The palace on wheels is made in the Victorian style from garbage. (Photo: Christopher Prentiss Michel).
4. Stone house in Portugal. Casa do Penedo or stone house can be seen in the Fafe Mountains in Portugal. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
5. Habitat 67, Canada. Habitat 67 is a residential complex in Montreal, designed by Moshe Safdi. It consists of 354 interconnected different ways prefabricated concrete modules, overall height which reaches 12 floors. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
6. House of the Flintstones in the USA. It is located in Malibu, California and was put up for sale for $3.5 million after the death of its owner, Dick Clark. (Photo: Facebook.com).
7. Keret's house in Poland. Art installation created by architect Jakub Szczęsny in 2012 in Warsaw. This is perhaps the most narrow house in the world, but you can really live in it. In the photo - this is what is located between 2 buildings. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
8. House 1 m2, Germany. Would you be able to live on an area of 1 m2? Architect Van Bo Le-Mentzel wanted to prove that it was possible and created a portable 1-meter house. How do you like this idea? (Photo: Flickr.com).
9. House-Boeing 727 in the USA. This unusual house is located in Benoit, Mississippi. Joanne Ussary - the hostess of the house spent a lot of money on its reconstruction so that it met all her requirements, but it was worth it, there is even a Jacuzzi on the plane. (Photo: Flickr.com).
10. House-toilet, South Korea. The idea is the same, of course. Who wants to live in a toilet? As it turned out, this is the headquarters of the activists who founded ... the World Toilet Organization. (Photo: JO YONG-HAK / REUTERS)
11. Upside down house in Poland. This house is not for those who get dizzy. In the house, which is located in Szymbark, everything is really upside down, even the paintings on the walls. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
12. House-shell in Mexico. This unusual fairy house, which is called Nautilus (Nautilus), was built in 2006 in the capital of Mexico. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
13. Mushroom house in the USA. The mushroom house was built in the early 70s in Perington, New York, and due to its unusual design, it immediately became the hero of several American TV shows. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
14. Steel house in the USA. The house was designed by Robert Bruno - worldwide famous artist and sculptor. The building looks like it was carved from a single piece of metal. Original, nothing to say. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
15. Waterfall house in the USA. This home was designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 and is located in southwestern Pennsylvania. Highly beautiful house. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
16. Shoe house, USA. The shoe-shaped house was built in Hellam, Pennsylvania by a local tycoon named Mahlon N. Hainesa, who wanted to pay tribute to his business in this way. Previously, it was a guest house, now it is only a museum. (Photo: Flickr.com).
17. Bubble House in France. This original house ik can be seen in Cannes. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
18. Log house in the USA. The house is made inside a redwood tree, which was about 2000 years old. The Log House is located in Garberville. (Photo: oneloghouse.com).
19. Home-barrel for salting in the United States. This barrel-shaped home is located in Grand Marais, Michigan. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
20. House-strawberry in Tokyo in Japan. (Photo: Flickr.com). 
21. House-teapot from Texas in the USA. (Photo: Flickr.com). 
22. House-teapot in the USA. It is located in Zilla, Washington State and was built in 1922. Before it became a local landmark, the house was a gas station. (Photo: Flickr.com).
23. Leaky house in the USA. In my opinion, this is the most original house in the world. One thing is for sure, in such a house it will never be stuffy. (Photo: Flickr.com).
24. Kvivik Igloo in Denmark. A tiny rooftop grass house can be rented for $150 per night. (Photo: Flickr.com).
25. House-constructor Lego in England. The idea of creating this house belongs to a man named James May. The house was built by hundreds of volunteers from more than 3 million blocks. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).
26. Klein Bottle House, Australia. Klein Bottle House is the superiority of geometry over architecture. This is the only house of its kind in the world, which in 2009 received a prestigious award at the World Festival of Architecture. (Photo: Facebook.com).
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 railings of some of these wooden balconies, one can feel literally 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 up the stairs, but the scenery of nearby Lake Geneva is 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 very smart English development 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.
At all times man has given great value his home - a place with which all future life his family. 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. Misiara 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. atomic bomb to 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 materials - 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 with respect 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. "Rock", according to the memoirs of members of 15 families living in it, was built about 35 years ago in sandstone deposits near national park Canyonlands. (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, 40 of whose inhabitants 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, not far from 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 exactly the same small apartment and now came up with innovative solution for the increasingly cramped conditions of the townspeople. 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 building is only 92 centimeters wide and 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)
