MOST UNUSUAL HOUSES OF THE WORLD

I bet mostly we all live in homes made of brick or cement. Sometimes wood, mud and in rare cases even straw…

If we consider the destitute on the streets of India, rags, plastic sheets and sometimes pipes to shelter themselves.

But, when people go against conventional norms, architectural trends and the ‘accepted’ ideas and perceptions of what a home should be like, here is what happens!

We have handpicked and compiled a list of unusual and creative homes from all over the world [source: http://villageofjoy.com/50-strange, Wikipedia and various sites for facts and figures]

…Because sometimes, it is more important to sit back and enjoy the weird, odd, bizarre and incredibly magical architecture people call their ‘home’! Here is a complimentary read for you... hope you enjoyed reading it as much as we enjoyed compiling it!!!

     1.  Cubic Houses Rotterdam, Netherlands 

Cubic Houses Rotterdam, Netherlands

The original idea of these cubic houses originated in the 1970s. Piet Blom has developed a couple of these cubic houses that were built in Helmond.

The city of Rotterdam asked him to design housing on top of a pedestrian bridge and he decided to use the cubic houses idea. The concept behind these houses is that he tries to create a forest by each cube representing an abstract tree; therefore the whole village becomes a forest.

     2.  Container City, London

Container City, London

Container City is a trademark of "Urban Space Management". It is principally a means of utilizing standard shipping containers, at the end of their life, to produce flexible accommodation and offices at low cost.

3.  Edificio Mirador Madrid, Spain

Edificio Mirador, Madrid, Spain

It’s a building developed by Dutch architects MVRDV. The building reaches 63.4 meters in height with 21 stories. The highlight of this building is the large central hole which is 36.8 meters above the ground. It’s the large lookout area that provides inhabitants with a community garden and a space from where they can contemplate the skyline. Different colors represent different blocks with its own planning, which offer at least 9 different types of apartments.

     4.  A House in an Airplane

House in an Airplane

It’s definitely not a joke, but a trend that is fast catching on. Buy an airplane and turn it into a heavenly abode. What could be better than this?

     

     5.  The Upside-Down House – Szymbark, Poland 

The upside down house - Szymbark, Poland

It took 114 days to build because the workers were so disoriented by the angles of the walls. It certainly attracts its fair share of tourists to the tiny village of Szymbark, who often become dizzy and ‘seasick’ after just a few moments inside.

     6. Toilet-Shaped House, South Korea 

Toilet Shaped House - Suwon, South Korea

The world’s one and only toilet-shaped house was built to mark the launch of the World Toilet Association, a campaign for more sanitary restrooms worldwide. Sim Jae-Duck, nicknamed “Mayor Toilet”, had the 4,508-square-foot concrete and glass structure built in his native city of Suweon, South Korea. At the center of the home is a glass-walled “showcase loo” that produces mist to make users feel more secure.

     7.  Bubble House – Tourettes-sur-Loup, France 

Bubble House, France

The ‘bubble house’ of Tourrettes-sur-Loup, France, is only 35 years old and has yet to be finished, but that hasn’t stopped the French ministry of culture from listing it as a historic monument. Designed in the 70s by Hungarian architect Antti Lovag for fashion designer Pierre Cardin, the bubble house is futuristic yet organic, with lots of built-in furniture and oval, convex windows. The design is meant to take optimal advantage of the volcanic Côte d’Azur landscape, and its windows certainly provide a beautiful view of the Mediterranean.

     8.  Vertical House, Rio de Janerio, Brazil 

Vertical House, Brazil

Brazilian artists Tiago Primo and his brother Gabriel hang out at a wall in Rio de Janeiro. The bizarre vertical "house" built on a climbing wall by the artists has been drawing the attention of thousands who walk by the installation in the city's downtown neighborhood.

      

  

     9.  The ‘Sliding’ House 

The sliding house

What appears to be house’s exterior walls and roof is actually a second skin that slides across a longitudinal axis to reveal a second facade. Sliding back and forth, the mobile exterior offers the house’s residents incredible flexibility with the look and behavior of the building. The lighting and mood of the interior spaces can be altered with the simple movement of the exterior.