A selection of amazing buildings from around the world.
In my childhood, many dreamed of living in fairy-tale houses. Some even tried to build them from household utensils, old unnecessary boxes and different designers. Years pass, and usually from such desires nothing remains.
Some people still embody their childhood dreams, creating incredible, and sometimes very strange buildings. They erect houses that amaze with their unconventional architecture. Such buildings attract tourists in many countries of the world. Here are the most popular of them.
1. The tallest wooden house
In the small town of Crossville, which is in Tennessee (USA) is the tallest house made of wood. Designed by his priest, Horace Burgess, and together with the volunteers erected this residential building. The height of the house is almost 30 meters. According to Burgess, 258,000 nails were driven into the house. In this house there is a church, a bell tower and about 80 rooms.
2. Transparent house
One of the most unique houses built in Japan. It's completely transparent! His project was designed by architect Su Fujimoto, who sought to create a building that would unite all neighbors using transparent walls. Transparent house, he called House NA. The total area of this building is only 55 square meters. All the rooms in it are located on multi-platform platforms. His huge plus is the abundance of light. But he also has a big minus - it's almost impossible to hide from the eyes of other people in a transparent house during the day. At night, the walls are closed with blinds.
3. House without nails
One of the most famous unusual houses in Russia is Sutiagin's House. It is located in Arkhangelsk. It is built of wood without a single nail and consists of several floors. Unfortunately, Sutiagin's house was not completely finished - his master was arrested, and after his release he did not have the financial means to continue construction. The height of this wooden structure is 45 meters.
4. House-basket
In America in Ohio there is an unusual "House-basket". It is very large and resembles a huge monument to a wicker basket. On its construction was spent about $ 30 million. This building is the office of the company "Longaberger", which manufactures baskets and other wickerwork. Thanks to the original appearance of the house, she does not need additional advertising. The "basket house" has become a landmark that all tourists who visit Ohio dream to see.
5. House-cactus
If you ever visit Holland, do not forget to go to the city of Rotterdam. It is there that the surprisingly beautiful "Cactus House" is located. It got its name due to the fact that it has many open terraces with greenery. In the "House-cactus" 19 floors and 98 apartments. The balconies of each of them have a semicircular shape, so all growing plants on them are illuminated from all sides. This building is included in 10 of the greenest houses in the world!
6. The House of the Flintstones
Are you a fan of the movie "The Flintstones"? Then you will like the building, located in Malibu on the Pacific coast. Call it the "House of the Flintstones." The owner of this unusual building is Dick Clark - a famous TV presenter from the United States. Thanks to the work of the architects, the house is incredibly similar to the buildings that were built in prehistoric times. But at the same time it turned out to be modern comfortable and comfortable.
7. Book house
The public library in Kansas City, based in Missouri (USA) - is a unique building in its architecture. It looks like several books nearby. The height of each of them reaches 7 meters, and the width - 2 meters. The house became the pride of the inhabitants of this city and amazes the imagination of all who are close by. About 50 million dollars were spent on this project.
8. The Inverted House
One of the strangest buildings in the US is the "Inverted House." This building is a museum, which is located in the town of Pigeon Fort. Inside in all rooms everything is also "upside down". There are rooms in which an earthquake of 6 points is simulated, bathrooms with washbasins and showers on the ceiling, halls in which hang from the ceilings of the house, and much more.
9. Forest spiral
The house "Forest Spiral" in Darmstadt is one of the most visited places in Germany. This 12-story house is twisted into a shell. Each entrance of this miracle of architecture has a separate number, so many of its visitors get the impression that this is a complex of separate buildings. But in fact the house is monolithic.
It was built between 1998 and 2000. The roof of it has an intricate design, on which there are green bushes, trees and grass. The windows do not form a straight line, but are scattered chaotically throughout the facade. In the courtyard of the "Forest Spiral" there is a small artificial lake and a children's playground.
10. Attacked house
This is an architectural complex in Vienna, which is a project of Erwin Wurm. A strict gray building, in the roof of which is literally stuck in another small house. It seems that he fell on top of him. This original house was built in 2006. Now it houses the Museum of Modern Art, which presents more than 7,000 unique works of artists of the XIX and XX centuries.
11. Habitat 67
This is the most unusual residential complex. He is in Montreal (Canada). Already more than 40 years this house impresses tourists and city dwellers with its architectural originality. It was created by the Canadian-Israeli architect Moshe Safdi, who chaotically placed 346 cubes, unlike each other. The house turned out 146 apartments. Each of them is unique and has an independent plot with its own courtyard.
12. House-hole
A unique house, which is located in the USA, in the state of Texas. On the site of this building was once an ordinary house, which the state wanted to demolish. But a few months before this moment, two famous artists Dan Havel and Dean Cancer transformed it, having made a fantastic tunnel in it. Thanks to this, the building was preserved, and inside it was equipped with a small museum.
13. The Mad House
The owner of one of the most wonderful houses is Dang Viet N. This architect built a building in the city of Dalat (Vietnam), which is called the Mad House. It has a lot of winding rooms, connected by various transitions and stairs, windows of irregular shape, fireplaces in the form of animal figures, and much more. To the mad house there is a concrete giraffe, inside of which is a coffee house.
14. The Palace of Cheval
In the town of Otriv (France) there is the unique Palace of Ferdinand Cheval. This is the creation of a French postman, which is built of stones, cement and wire. Construction took him 33 years. The house is a fusion of many styles and different cultures of East and West.
15. Bubble House
The bubble house of Pierre Cardin in France is a beautiful building, striking with its unusual shape. It was designed by architect Antti Lovag. The total area of this house is 1200 m². It has 28 bedrooms, equipped with round beds, and a large ballroom, which can accommodate 350 people at the same time. There is an amphitheater for 500 guests on its territory, swimming pools, waterfalls and a garden.
16. House-planet
The house-planet in the UAE belongs to Sheikh Hamada. Originally it was created for its comfortable movement through the desert. But he attracted so much attention of tourists that he became a real local landmark, and in 1993 he entered the Guinness Book of Records. The house in the form of the globe includes 4 floors. There are 6 bathrooms and 4 bedrooms. The width of this unusual structure is 20 m, and the height is 12 m.
17. House-labyrinth
The hotel of Hang Nga in Vietnam is often called a madhouse. And all by the fact that the architect and hostess of the hotel Dang Viet, inspired by the creations of Antoni Gaudi, created a structure that is a huge tree with scenery reminiscent of cobwebs, entrances to caves and giant animals. There are no classical receptions in the house with straight lines and walls. It consists of labyrinths and bends.
18. Shoe House
Mahfon Haynes, a shoemaker, built an unusual house for his family. He owned a lot of shoes shops, and he wanted to draw attention to them, so he erected a building in the shape of a shoe. Today it is a very popular cafe.
19. Space house
In Tennessee, one of the architects, inspired by the movie "Star Wars", in 1972 built the house "Spacecraft." This unique building is located just 5 miles from the city called Chattanooga. It was restored only a few years ago and is now rented out to all comers.
20. The Snail
The house-snail in Sofia (Bulgaria) was built by the local architect Simeon Simenov. It was built about 10 years and was put into operation in 2009. This house was built from a special kind of concrete, which is 4 times lighter than water. It has 5 floors and there are no sharp corners. In the premises are installed heating radiators in the form of a frog, pumpkin, ladybug.
21. Building in the steampunk style
The house on wheels in the steampunk style is also called a house that never was. This three-story wagon was created for 4 months by 12 amateurs of steampunk. It is located in the state of California and is driven by a diesel engine. Now the House on wheels is used as a platform for demonstrating a variety of Steampunk gizmos.
22. House-island
At the top of the cliff, which stands in the middle of the river passing through Baina Bashta in Serbia, is a delightful little house. It was built in 1968 by local residents who often liked to rest and sunbathe on this small rock. The boards for construction were used from an abandoned barn. Delivered them with the help of boats.
23. Aircraft house
Joanne Asseri in 1994 turned Boeng 727 into a house! To make her own home from the vehicle was inspired by the love of airplanes. Joanne learned that the decommissioned Boeing, on which the tree collapsed during a storm, can be purchased and independently developed a house project. Today it is not only a cozy home, but also attracts hundreds of tourists from all over the world.
24. Walking house
Some people do not like to stay in one place for a long time. Usually they live in special trailers, equipped with everything necessary. But the guys from the Danish design company N55 approached this issue nontrivially. They created the project "Walking House". So there was a fantastic modular house that does not need external communications and can walk around the city. Such a miracle is in Copenhagen (Denmark).
25. The toilet house
If you ever visit South Korea, do not forget to look at the unusual building in the form of a toilet bowl, the construction of which was spent 1.6 million dollars. It is made of white concrete, steel and glass. The total area of this house is 419 sq.m. and it has two floors. Its creators claim that the unusual shape of the building will attract world attention to hygiene issues.
26. Building-dog
In Idaho, there is a house-dog. The architecture of this unusual structure literally rivets to itself views. It is suitable for housing and accommodates 4 guests. The price of renting a room in a house-dog is only $ 110 per day.