To be honest, I can’t call myself some kind of super-mega-cool traveler, but during my life I have stayed in a variety of houses, hotels, hostels and guesthouses more than once. Several times I even had to spend the night at a train station or just in the cabin of an intercity bus. Whenever you travel, there are always plenty of options. But despite the huge number of offers that can be found on the modern market, most hotels or hostels are still pretty standard stuff.

This is also why a couple of years ago Tanya and I started using the services of the AIRBNB website. On this site, sometimes you come across completely unusual apartments and houses for travelers. In this case, the very place you spend the night can be an excellent reason to go on a trip. For example, how do you feel about living in a modern yurt, a boot house or in a real castle? As for me, each such proposal is a separate masterpiece. A few months ago we already wrote about which ones can be found on the AIRBNB website. Today we will present to your attention another selection - the most unusual apartments and houses, in which any traveler who has the necessary amount of funds can stay.

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The most unusual houses on AIRBNB: our personal TOP 15.

Spanish dugout.

Location: Granada, Spain (Andalusia region).

Accommodates: 4 guests.

Price: $57.

How do you like the idea of ​​living in a dugout while on vacation? Doesn't sound like much? Agree. But don’t rush to remember our partisan ancestors. In this case, everything is much more glamorous and romantic. Spanish dugout Cave house La Chumbera is a small designer hotel located in the ancient town of Monachil (not far from the larger city of Granada). The “cave” is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, about 12 kilometers from the famous Alhambra Palace, considered one of the most striking attractions in Spain. Thirty kilometers from the city, the snow-white beaches of the Mediterranean coast begin. However, if you want, you can take a little swim right at home: in addition to a bathroom and a terrace with a barbecue, the “dugout of the Spanish aborigines” also has its own swimming pool. Link to.

Modern yurt near Malaga.

Location: Calmenar (suburb of Malaga), Andalusia, Spain.

Accommodates: 2 guests.

Price: $69.

Another colorful house is located in another corner of Andalusia - the small town of Calmenar, located 40 minutes from the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea. The yurt is located in an area of ​​picturesque hills and foothills, so the homeowner herself positions her home as a place for relaxation and seeking inspiration. However, in order to remove this unusual housing It is not at all necessary to be an artist or poet. Personally, the first thing I noticed was that there was a private pool next to the house. I've always dreamed of something like this. Link to ad.

Boot house in New Zealand

Location: Tasman, New Zealand

Accommodates: 2 guests

Price: $237.

However, interesting and unusual housing is not only in . How much is the New Zealand boot house worth, images of which have been surfacing the Internet for several years in a row? The opportunity to live in such a house will cost you $237. However, for New Zealand this price is not at all prohibitive. For example, a room in a 4-star hotel in the same region of the country costs from 150 to 200 dollars.

UPD. At the moment the apartment is temporarily unavailable.

Idaho Dog House

Location: Cottonwood, Idaho, USA

Accommodates: 4 guests.

What is the shoe-house afraid of? That's right - house dogs. In general, the architecture of this unusual house is literally mind blowing. The building looks really cool. The main thing is that there are no cat houses nearby. Otherwise they will still chase each other. Who needs this? Link to ad.

Giant bubble for $174.

Durnazac (suburb of Limoges), central France.

Accommodates: 2 guests.

Price: $174.

Do you dream of finding an original and unusual apartment for your vacation? Then the giant glass bubble located in the French municipality of Durnazac will surely suit your taste. This house looks very surreal - as if some kind of alien ship landed right in the middle of a small French forest. As the authors of the project note, such an unusual housing was specially designed to provide residents with the opportunity to admire the starry sky at night. Home page on the AIRBNB website.

Airplane house in France

Location: St Michel Chef Chef (45 kilometers from Nantes), France.

Price: $112.

Accommodates: 4 guests.

In general, it seems that the aerial theme is somehow especially close to the French. And confirmation of this is not only the strange ball in the city of Durnazak (damn, what a funny name). Another representative of our rating the most unusual houses located in the Loire-Atlantique region, just a couple of kilometers from the west coast of France. This converted aircraft is suitable for up to four guests and has a bedroom, two folding beds, a small kitchen and its own swimming pool located near the fuselage. One of the notable features of the aircraft is the toilet located in the place of the co-pilot's seat. Link to ad.

Bottle House in Florianopolis, Brazil

Price: $164.

Accommodates: 6 guests.

The Spanish heritage in Latin America is evident in literally everything. And this colorful and unusual apartment on the Brazilian island of Santa Catarina is another confirmation of this. One of the features of this beach bungalow is the huge number of glass pieces, necks, bottoms and whole bottles used in the design of the presented home. It looks very cool. Maybe I should start collecting beer bottles too? Link to ad page on AIRBNB.

House made of garbage

Location: Florianopolis, Brazil

Price: $68.

Accommodates 7 guests.

By the way, in the same city - Brazilian Florianopolis - there is another building worthy of our list of the most unusual houses in the world. It was built by the same author, so in many ways the two buildings are very similar. However, the main feature of this building is not the external design, but the material from which it is created. As the creator of the project, an artist and architect named Jaime, notes, this unusual housing is created exclusively from... garbage. Branches, bottles, and scraps of old fabric were used. In general, everything we could find... Link to ad.

Surreal house in Vietnam

Location: Da Lat, Vietnam.

Price: $50 (for two).

Accommodates: 2-3 guests.

Another madhouse with no less crazy rules can be found in one of the tourist regions of Vietnam. This mini-hotel was built by the daughter of one of the country’s prominent communist figures, who even managed to study for some time in Russia. One of the hotel’s rooms, the “bear room”, reminds us of the architect’s “Moscow” past (in fact, it is rented out through AIRBNB). Other rooms belong to other animals: the tiger symbolizes China, the kangaroo – Australia, etc. One of the tourist sites says that this surreal structure is used not only as a hotel, but also as a museum. Therefore, the hotel itself can be a little noisy. Link to announcement page.

Housing in a converted school

Location: Groningen, Netherlands

Cost: $175.

Accommodates: 15 people.

With a little entrepreneurship, a little creativity, you can create a truly unusual guest house almost anywhere. For example, in an old school building. In general, there are quite a few examples of such unusual housing on the AIRBNB website. We will present only one here as an example.

UPD. The ad presented is currently no longer available. Other housing options in converted schools.

Shell house in Mexico

Location: Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

Price: $279.

Accommodates: 4 guests.

Mexican Isla Mujeres is a very cool place. At least on the Internet he is praised almost constantly. Sun, sea, beach, shells... This theme continues with this unusual house, located very close to the shore of the Caribbean Sea. Shell House page on AIRBNB.

Ranch house in California

Location: Morongo Valley, California, USA

Accommodates: 2 guests.

Price: $204 (with all fees).

Do you think living on a ranch is for the poor? Maybe. If $204 per night is mere pennies for you. This is the price for such a nice ranch in American California, equipped with everything necessary for life. Link to hotel page.

Capsule Tower in Tokyo

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Accommodates: 2 guests.

Price: $171.

The most unusual house and definitely the most incomprehensible building in our ranking. Personally, I was never able to fully understand what was going on here. The historic house, built in 1972 by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, consists of a huge number of small apartment blocks, each of which is equipped with only a spacious bed, a shower and a minimal set of kitchen utensils. It is believed that this particular building is the first example of a rare architectural metabolism. On some sites it is called an example of the country's technical ambitions and one of the symbols of its time. However, from a practical point of view, this is a rather strange project. Living in such houses is hardly very comfortable. And the price of 171 dollars (!) still seems to me a little overpriced for an apartment the size of a closet. It would be nice if he could rent out the entire tower for that money. And so: 2 people, 1 night, 171 dollars. 171! Charles!!! Original advertisement.

Springboard house in Oslo

Location: Oslo, Norway.

Price: $0 (offered as part of a competition).

As a bonus, we will present here the most unusual house in Norway, which, unfortunately, will no longer be possible to rent. Some time ago, accommodation in a converted Olympic ski jump with panoramic windows and stunning views of the surrounding open spaces was competed in one of the competitions held by the AIRBNB website. In order to win the right to live in such a place, you had to submit a short (but as original as possible) story about why you should live in this place. At the moment, this advertisement is still “hanging” on the site. But the price column says “zero dollars.” Maybe soon this unusual house will be available for free again? After all, it's a cool idea...

Building a durable and reliable cottage is a difficult but doable task. But to build a non-trivial house, which at the same time will be durable and comfortable, is a much more difficult goal. And yet it is possible! We have collected the most original designs of houses and cottages with plans and facades that have been successfully implemented and are still in use today.

These unusual house designs (and their photos) serve as inspiration for creating something new and original. They can become a guide to building a non-standard cottage under standard conditions. All the architects’ projects presented in this list are distinguished by a beautiful facade, amazing layout and new engineering solutions, but the main thing is that the houses remain comfortable housing, offering everything for a good human life, from the terrace to the pool.

Original house designs

Today, there are a lot of unusual design solutions with interesting ideas for building country houses (for example, with one or several floors, using different materials - from plywood to brick, with open layouts, attic floors and other architectural features).

Eco-friendly houses

Eco-style cottages are a popular destination. An example of such a project is a house with a green roof. Moreover, the emerald roof is not from the paint, but literally from the grass growing on it. In winter, such a pitched roof retains heat for a long time, and in the summer heat it practically does not heat up. The structure, in combination with the stone wall of the building, fully meets modern trends in environmentally friendly housing, making the house a harmonious part of the surrounding nature.

The house is quite modest in area - only 35 square meters, otherwise it would be much more difficult to retain heat in it. Although small, but a full-fledged kitchen area makes this eco-friendly home an all-season home. And the spacious living room allows you to invite many friends. There is a fireplace in the middle, and for sleeping there are special shelves in the walls of the house, to which a staircase leads.

Micro-house for weekends

It’s not for nothing that this creative mini-cottage got its name – its area is only 14 square meters. m. A wooden terrace in its outer part increases the parameters of the home. They relax on it, cook food in the fresh air or have dinner - after all, there is no kitchen inside the house.

The minimalism is compensated by a spacious window through which you can admire nature during the day and magnificent constellations at night. The entrance to this micro-house is marked by a path-platform. Moreover, the building has two whole floors. On the first, in 9 sq. m, there is a living room and a bathroom, and on the second floor, measuring only 5 square meters, there is a bedroom with the necessary furniture. Living permanently in such a house would be difficult, but spending a weekend there is quite possible.

Stone cottage

The house built according to this project resembles a stone bird with two terraced wings. It is important to note that the extension located on top does not have restrictions and may be unsafe, especially for children. You can get to the balcony from the bedroom located on the second floor. Additional lighting is provided by light passing through the windows in the attic.

The living room and hallway are combined into one space. As befits a small room, this project provides a simple and unpretentious design. The kitchen also has small windows. This house combines classic materials and solutions with the most modern trends.

Garage house

From an old garage you can build a full-fledged house, and a very cozy one at that! Since the garage has high ceilings, this is only beneficial. They are used to create an additional attic floor and make a bedroom there. To add a real homely feel, a hearth is used. You can replace it with a fake fireplace, the main thing is a warm homely atmosphere. The studio kitchen is simple and laconic, and the bathroom is located in a small extension. The central element of the house is the sofa bed. Such a building may seem like a way out of a difficult situation, but in fact it is a quite cozy compact house for the whole family.

Mobile home

This is by no means a new idea, but the execution of this project is unusual, extremely convenient and functional. The exterior of the motorhome is not very eye-catching, but the most important thing is inside. There is everything you need for a full life: bedroom, living room, kitchen and bathroom. The sofa consists of wooden drawers, which at the same time is used for storing things. They are much more convenient than bulky cabinets and can significantly save space. The entrance to the bathroom is in the kitchen. A separate mezzanine is allocated for the bedroom.

This building can be used both as a motorhome and as a country or country cottage. A container house is equipped using the same principle.

Hut house

There are more and more projects of such structures on the Internet, but this type of house was invented back in the 70s of the last century. Such a dwelling has a triangular shape and resembles a hut or the letter A. Most often, such buildings are used for a summer cottage or as a hunting lodge.

Despite the non-standard shape, the inside of the house turns out to be comfortable and spacious. Built-in wardrobes serve as a convenient container for all things and save useful space. You obviously can't do without a ladder here. The ideal option is screw, compact and convenient.

Panoramic windows provide excellent natural light in the house, complemented by stained glass windows in the roof slopes. Heating is provided by an electric heater, but if necessary, the house can be equipped with a potbelly stove or fireplace.

Houses on a slope

Building structures on a slope always requires unusual designs. And if the inside of such houses are often made according to quite standard canons, then the foundation is of the greatest interest. Compact one-story summer houses, provided the slope angle is insignificant, can be built without a foundation at all. If a frame house is needed for year-round living, a foundation is necessary.

Even with average slope sizes, it becomes impossible to compensate for the difference in height using imported soil. In this case, the side of the house, which is located lower on the slope, rises to a high base. The height difference can be so large that it allows you to organize a full floor where a storage room, workshop or garage will be located. This room will have an asymmetrical design and will compensate for all the features of the terrain. Thanks to this, you can get a beautiful two-story house or cottage with a pile foundation.

Houses with an unusual layout

Many residential building projects look quite trivial from the outside, but inside they amaze with their non-standard and unique layout. The frame of such a structure can be wooden or metal; for walls they use:

• log house;
• beam;
• aerated concrete;
• foam block;
• log.

The most important thing is the originally designed layout.

Thus, the house from the architect Sergei Makhno, built in Kyiv, is a true embodiment of the spirit of Art Nouveau. The entire building is divided into several parts, each of which has its own unique style. One of the blocks is finished with black panels, the other with light tiles, and the third with wood. In this case, the layout is based on a combination of two principles: clear zoning of space and maximum openness.

Another example of an extremely non-standard layout is a huge house in the village of Gribovo. It combines modern and classic. But the aesthetic qualities are not as interesting as the layout: the building is located in a semicircle. The first floor is divided into separate sections, each of which is designed in the same style and at the same time differs in architecture.

Sometimes the unusual layout of a house is dictated by the non-standard shape of the building. Thus, a round cottage, reminiscent of a spaceship or a flying saucer, looks non-trivial at first glance. Inside, its non-standard design is emphasized - primarily due to the unusual layout. A round living room is built in the center of the building, and the remaining rooms radiate from it in a circle.

Today, when the design of houses is carried out and finalized individually according to the customer’s requests, it is the best time to implement non-standard, fresh and one-of-a-kind ideas. Unusual house designs are chosen by modern and energetic people who have good taste and a subtle sense of beauty, and most importantly, are ready to experiment.

The world is beautiful and amazing. It would seem that 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 you can’t even raise your hand to categorize as a building. 1. First place, not because of strangeness, but simply because of order, is occupied by the “Crooked House”, built in Sopot, Poland. The house is home to Jan Marcin Szancer, a famous Polish children's book illustrator, and Per Dahlberg, a Swedish artist living in Sopot. The construction of this building began in January 2003 and in December 2003 it was already pleasing (and/or surprising?) the eyes of residents of the Polish town and tourists. 2. The house with the intriguing name “Waldspirale (Forest Spiral)” was built in Darmstadt, Germany between 1998 and 2000.
The creation belongs to the hand of the famous Austrian architect and artist, well known for his revolutionary, colorful architecture. The architect's designs very often borrow their forms from nature - for example, an onion-shaped dome. This building with 105 apartments, as if “wrapped” around the courtyard, among other things, has a comfortable restaurant with a cozy cocktail bar. 3. Torre Galatea Figueras. Spain.
Egg kingdom, yes. 4. Palace of Ferdinand Cheval or Ideal Palace. (Ferdinand Cheval Palace, Ideal Palace). France.
5. Basket building. State of Ohio, USA. The office of Longaberger, a construction company based in Newark, Ohio, has to be the strangest office in the world. (Although we know other, quite interesting examples).
The more than 18,000 square meter building, a $30 million replica of the famous picnic basket, took two years to complete. Many experts tried to convince Dave Longaberger, the head of the company, to cancel his plans for 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 aimed at restoring the city itself and its historical and tourist value.
Residents of the city were asked to help select the most famous books that are somehow connected with the name Kansas City. These publications were included in the innovative design of the Central City Library to encourage visiting. 7. Upside down house. State of Tennessee, America.
8. 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 for the beginning of 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 built on top of each other made it possible to create this gray (in color, not in essence) building with 146 apartments, floating between sky and earth, between the city and the rivers, between greenery and light. 9. Cube houses. Rotterdam, 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 a commission to design 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 entire 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 of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. At one time, this Vietnamese lady studied architecture in Moscow. The building does not comply with any of the generally accepted concepts of house building and looks like a fairytale 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 Building. Prague, Czech Republic. 13. Washing machine building (Calakmul building, La Lavadora, The Washing Machine). Mexico City, Mexico.
14. Kettle House. Texas, USA.
15. Manchester Civil Justice Centre. Manchester, UK. 16. Nakagin Tower - capsule. (Nakagin Capsule Tower). Tokyo, Japan.
17. Surreal house (Mind House). Barcelona, ​​Spain.
Surrealism is what makes even the most indifferent hearts come to life 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 movement, still stimulates the creative urges 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). Sanzi, Taiwan.
22. The Hole House. State of Texas, USA.
23. Ryugyong Hotel. Pyongyang, North Korea.
24. National Library. Minsk, Belarus.
25. Big pineapple (Grand Lisboa). Macau.
26. Wall House. Groningen, Holland.
27. Guggenheim Museum. Bilbao, Spain.
28. House of Worship or Lotus Temple (Bahá’í House of Worship, Lotus Temple). Delhi, India.
29. Container City. London, UK.
30. 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 forever, travel forever! Who would have known that in Russia there was such an unusual and grandiose house! The only thing that is not clear is the presence of voids in the walls of this structure. We can only guess whether this was the author’s idea or whether the tree ran out of wood in Arkhangelsk. 32. Air Force Academy Chapel. Colorado, USA.
33. House – solar battery (Solar Furnace). Odeilleux, France.
A battery house, as you understand, completely provides itself with electricity and everything necessary to maintain life. Now all that remains is to wait for him to launch a rocket into space. 34. 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 & Casino. Las Vegas, USA.
And we thought that this thing was dug up in Egypt. 38. Zenith Europe Stadium. Strasbourg, France.
39. Civic Center. Santa Monica.
40. Mammy's Cupboard. Bouffant, America. 41. Pickle Barrel House. Grand Marais, Michigan, USA.
42. The Egg. Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, USA.
43. Gherkin Building. London, UK.
44. Nord LB building. Hanover, Germany. 45. Lloyd's building office. London, UK. 46. ​​"Friendship." Yalta, Ukraine.
47. Fuji television building. 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 the architects Rimas Adomaitis, Raimundas Babrauskas, Darius Siaurodinas and Virgilijus Jocys. 52. House Boats. Kerala, India.
53. Olympic Stadium. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
54. Blur Building. Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
This unusual “ocean” building was built on the occasion of Expo 2002 by the architect studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro. 55. Concert Hall in Tenerife (Tenerife Concert Hall). Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
56. The House “You've Never Been to” (The Never Was Haul). Berkeley, California, USA. Another example of a surrealist view of architecture. 57. Gateway to Europe or Torres KIO office. 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 problems of production and supply of natural gas (Gas Natural headquarters). Barcelona, ​​Spain. 60. Walt Disney Concert Hall. Los Angeles, California, USA.
This grand hall is the fruit of the efforts of the famous Frank Gehry. 1987-2003. 61. Cob House. Vancouver, Canada.
62. The Mushroom House aka Tree House. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. 63. Dungeon house. Location unknown.
64. Panorama House (Edificio Mirador). Madrid, Spain.
This building was designed by the Dutch architectural bureau MVRDV. The building reaches 63.4 meters in height. In the center is a large central hole, which is located at a height of 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. Malmo, Sweden. Architect Santiago Calatrava. 2005. 69. Apartments. Amsterdam, Holland.
70. Cambridge Dormitory, Massachusetts, USA.
71. Great Mosque. Djenné, Mali.
72. Glass House. Boswell, British Columbia, Canada.
73. House of Beer. Houston, Texas, USA.
74. Strawberry Ice-cream shop. North Carolina, USA.
75. Following on from the previous building - a strawberry house. Tokyo, Japan.
76. 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. Arch building (Great arche of defense). Paris, France.
83. Quarry house (La Pedrera). Barcelona, ​​Spain.
84. “Broken” house (Errante Guest House). Chile.
85. Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Nice, France. 86. Agbar Tower. Barcelona, ​​Spain. 87. The Museum of Play. Rochester, USA.
88. Bubble House. Bay Area, 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. Planetarium named after Carl Zeiss (Zeiss Planetarium). Berlin, Germany.
93. National Theater Beijing, China.
94. Montreal Biosphere (Montreal Biosphère). Canada.
95. Project "Eden". United Kingdom.
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.

Architecture is always a high art, but we have long forgotten about it, since most of the buildings on our planet are very similar to each other. The dull boxes of residential buildings have not been pleasing to the eye for a long time, but there are craftsmen who create unique houses. Those projects that have come to life become famous throughout the world, and hundreds of thousands of tourists rush to remote corners of our planet to see modern buildings that surprise with their appearance.

Today we will look at the most unusual houses in the world, which often become the calling cards of cities.

Kubuswoning in the Netherlands

Thus, the symbol of Rotterdam is the amazing cube houses installed at an angle of 45 degrees. Original looking, they are built into hexagonal bases and raised above the ground. It is curious that the idea of ​​​​creating an avant-garde structure belonged to the administration, which planned to build living quarters over the bridge.

Local architect Blom, who received the order in the 80s of the last century, combined them into an air village and turned them at an angle. He gave free rein to his imagination, creating a unique “city within a city”, which became well known for its unique design. The creative architect brought to life the idea that megacities should have cozy villages - quiet oases for residents, where they have their own courtyard, playground and shops.

Avant-garde architectural complex

The cube house, made of cement and wood, stands on a high support and is angled so that three of its sides face the sky and the other three face the ground. The roofs of 38 buildings were painted gray and snow-white, so that the buildings from a distance resembled mountain peaks. From a bird's eye view, this design looks like a huge children's puzzle.

Inside the avant-garde houses there are the same unique apartments, the shape of which is about 100 meters2, but the entire space cannot be used for housing due to the angle between the floor and the walls. The Cube House in Rotterdam is a very popular place among tourists. For a fee, you can see what is inside it and appreciate the weirdness of life in such a strange complex.

A house where it is difficult to spend a lot of time

When it comes to the most unusual houses, it is impossible not to mention the so-called “reversal” buildings, the fashion for which came from the USA. These are mainly exciting attractions created to attract tourists. You can visit such a strange room and take interesting photos for a few hundred rubles. However, avid travelers have already seen in different countries an unusual house looking into the sky, which architects erected as a symbol of our world going crazy.

In Poland, businessman Czapewski 10 years ago ordered a project for such a “shifter” with a roof lying on the ground, which became a real attraction for tourists. In small Szymbark, located near Gdansk, there is an upside-down house, in which it is difficult to spend much time, because your head begins to spin, and your brain does not accept the new reality. It is for this reason that it was built not in a few weeks, but over three months.

Visitors enter the wooden house, turned 180 degrees, through a small attic window, and then, carefully maneuvering among the chandeliers, go for a walk through the rooms. By the way, there is a legend that the customer of the project wanted to use the inverted house as his own home, and now the local landmark attracts foreign guests from all over the world who want to walk on the ceiling without hindrance.

Fairytale house in Sopot

It is in Poland that the famous building is located, recognized as the best. In 2004, a popular “crooked” house appeared in Sopot, which became part of a shopping center. The original building was designed based on illustrations from fairy tales and surrealist paintings.

It seems that the “crooked” house in Poland melted in the sun and lost its former shape. And some tourists at first sincerely believe in an optical illusion and a special mirror that reflects the original masterpiece of architecture. However, this structure, built to attract tourists to the city, actually does not have a single right angle. The architects brought to life the most original ideas, thanks to which the delightful house gained worldwide fame.

Most photographed building

The windows and doors of the building, built from a variety of materials, are intricately curved, and the roof, made of shiny plates, looks like the back of a magic dragon. The multi-colored glass entrances, which are illuminated at night with colorful lights, also evoke delight. Without exaggeration, we can say that this is the most photographed building in Poland.

Visitors to the shopping center will see a wall with writing on the ground floor, which is an analogue of the star-studded avenue in Hollywood, where media personalities express their admiration.

Eco-style house

When architects design the most unusual houses, differing from others in their original forms, they often care only about profit, since such buildings immediately become objects of close attention of tourists. However, there are also masters who think not about commerce, but about harmony with nature. was a supporter of the ecological style, and all his masterpieces fit perfectly into the natural landscape. He said that living in identical buildings is very harmful to a person’s mental and physical health.

Waldspirale snail complex

Thus, in Darmstadt, Germany, there is a stunning residential complex consisting of 12 floors. The huge building, made in the shape of a horseshoe, is designed for 105 apartments, and each of them has its own characteristics. Now this house, with trees growing on the roof and a small pond with fish in the yard, allows you to feel the beauty of unity with nature in the very center of a noisy city.

The "Forest Spiral" in Darmstadt is a snail-shaped structure with no straight lines or sharp corners. The building has thousands of windows of unique shapes and sizes, and each is decorated with a miniature crown, so that people feel like real kings of their living space. The architect’s rejection of the usual forms also affected the interior, and here no one will find right angles between the wall and the floor, and all the lines are rounded.

Nautilus in Naucalpan de Juarez

The building, which appeared in Mexico, also lacks the usual geometry of modern buildings. Resembling a giant snail shell, the Nautilus House, where the furniture grows straight out of the walls, is often compared to the masterpieces created by the great Gaudi. A very bright and colorful building with colored stained glass windows appeared 11 years ago, and during this time it received recognition from foreign guests rushing to enjoy the amazing spectacle.

They mistake the bizarre masterpiece of architecture for a futuristic monument or an unusual attraction, although in fact it is a residential building where a Mexican family lives. The couple, who dreamed of merging with nature, ordered a project for a unique structure and took care not only of the aesthetic appearance, but also of safety. Today designers consider this unusual house to be a unique monument of the so-called bioorganic architecture. A miracle of architectural thought, fully adapted to life, wonderfully fits into the surrounding landscape.

Safety and beauty

Thanks to the frame made of reinforced wire, the streamlined building will withstand even in the event of a strong earthquake. And the material from which the clam shell is constructed is a type of fire-resistant ceramic that can withstand adverse weather conditions.

The sun's rays, illuminating the facade decorated with mosaics, penetrate into the room, on the walls of which multi-colored reflections sparkle. And upon entering the house, visitors will see not an ordinary floor, but a grass carpet along which winding paths lead to the owners’ rooms. Numerous green spaces are an organic component of the interior. The rounded windows give the impression that this is a real shell lying on the ocean floor. It seems that this is some other dimension, genuine magic, immersing residents and guests into another reality. The bedrooms and kitchen are located at the rear of the structure, away from the prying eyes of visitors.

It is impossible to describe all the famous masterpieces of architectural mastery. As long as a person lives, the most unusual houses will appear that inspire, surprise and evoke a sense of pride. I am glad that many unpredictable designs are used for their intended purpose.

06/14/2018 at 10:18 · Johnny · 950

Top 10 most unusual houses in the world

House. Everyone sees the same building differently. For some, a house is primarily a home, for others it is the purchase of a lifetime, for architects and builders it is even a job. Every home is unique and no two are exactly alike. But there are buildings from which it is difficult to take your eyes off. These buildings attract and fascinate, are memorable and never leave your mind, breaking all the usual stereotypes about architectural solutions. Yes, these are the ten most unusual houses in the world. Are you ready to learn a little story about each of them? Then let's get started quickly.

10. Stone House (Portugal)

Remember the fairy tale about the three little pigs? So, a Portuguese craftsman named Victor Rodriguez brought the idea of ​​Naf-Naf to life and built his home literally in stone. The man took two cobblestones as the basis for his mansion (they act as walls), while the rest (improvised door, windows and roof) was made by hand by the master. Rodriguez's main argument in building such an extravagant house was privacy away from people. To be fair, it turned out to be an ideal option. However, unfortunately for the Portuguese, his home began to attract many tourists. There were so many curious people that poor Victor had to move out - at the moment the house is empty.

9. Crooked House (Poland)

This unusual building is located in the Polish town of Sopot. In appearance, the house seems to be drunk: it is barely holding on and is about to literally spill down the street. This is precisely the effect that the architects of the extraordinary building sought, using optical illusion as the basis for the construction. In fact, the house is more than stable, and you certainly shouldn’t be afraid of its collapse. The Crooked House has been successfully existing for 14 years. It houses entertainment venues, a restaurant and retail shops. In addition, two studios of local radio stations are located here. Getting an office or pavilion in such a house is an excellent marketing ploy. At the very least, the client will definitely not go wrong with the building.

8. House-planet of Sheikh Hamad (UAE)

No wonder they say that the rich have their own quirks. For example, Sheikh Hamad from the UAE owns seven cars in seven colors of the rainbow for every day of the week. However, this is not Hamad’s most spectacular “trick”. The sheikh is the owner of a very extraordinary home. He has at his disposal a mobile home in the shape of... Earth. Yes, yes, this giant globe has absolutely all the conditions for a comfortable stay. What can we say if in this ball with a height of 12 and a diameter of 20 meters there are as many as 6 bathrooms and 4 bedrooms. The fruit of the sheikh's imagination was noticed by representatives of the Guinness Book of Records, and in 1993 the planet house was recognized as the most extraordinary building in the world.

7. Sutyagin House (Russia)

Let’s say right away that you won’t be able to look at the world’s first wooden skyscraper with your own eyes. Despite the impressive height of the house of 38 meters (that's approximately 13 floors), the fate of the building went downward from the very beginning. First, its owner, businessman Nikolai Sutyagin, was arrested, and construction was frozen. And upon completion of the construction of the failed record holder (the house could seriously lay claim to a world achievement, since it was built without a single nail), the building was completely declared illegal. In 2008, by court decision, the skyscraper was “shortened” to 4 floors, and 4 years later the remaining part of the building burned down. This is such a ridiculous story. However, exactly the same epithet can be used to describe the appearance of Sutyagin’s house. It's a strange building, you'll agree.

6. Madhouse (Vietnam)

No, no, we are not talking about a mental hospital (although it is an unusual house). In 1990, the Vietnamese architect Dang Viet Nga opened one of the most unusual hotels in the world. The building is made in the form of an ancient tree with decorations in the form of giant animals, mushrooms and caves. A huge artificial web adds to the effect. The first visitors were so impressed by Dang's design solution that they opened their mouths and literally shouted the phrase “madhouse.” The architect, in turn, was impressed by the reaction of the citizens, and since then the hotel has been called that. By the way, the Vietnamese themselves are quite skeptical about the building and often avoid it.

5. Upside Down House Szymbark (Poland)

In general, the village of Szymbark, in Poland, is full of attractions. Residents have tried hard to attract the attention of tourists to this area. The world's longest table-board, a fishing pond and a historical museum are all great, but they are clearly inferior in spectacularity to the main feature of Szymbark. We are talking about a house upside down in the literal sense of the word. Both outside and inside, everything is turned 180 degrees: furniture is attached to the ceiling, lamps stick out from the floor, TVs are screwed in reverse, and even the windows are curtained upside down. It is noteworthy that in such a house orientation is instantly lost - visitors soon begin to feel dizzy. To keep people from going crazy and keeping themselves in good shape, glasses of water are placed all over the floor (or ceiling?).

4. Hole House (USA)

And here there is no time for illusions and optical illusions. Everything is real - both the house and the hole. The history of this fascinating building dates back to 2005, when Texas authorities ordered one of the houses to be demolished. Having learned about this, two young artists, without a second thought, made an unusual tunnel inside the building. They planned to show the resulting art object to the public just as long as the house would last until demolition. To the surprise of the guys, the hole-in-the-wall house they created grew in popularity, so quickly that in the allotted hour X for the bulldozer to arrive, the building became a real asset for local residents and tourists. The authorities refused to demolish the house, and Texas is now famous not only for the legends of cowboys.

3. Flying saucer in Moscow (Russia)

Another building of an unusual configuration from Russia. The “Flying Saucer” is located in Moscow Tekstilshchiki and at one time was the building of the AZLK Museum (Moskvich cars). It seems that I didn’t want to compare “UFO” with the notorious Sutyagin house, but these buildings have too much in common. It is still unclear why the designers chose the “plate”, because the building does not look very impressive. During the functioning of the museum, completely unique exhibits of cars were exhibited here, preserved in a single copy. However, fate decreed that today there is no longer either a plant or a museum. The building is empty, and in the offices there are probably conversations about its possible demolition.

2. Ideal Palace of Ferdinand Cheval (France)

Almost all the objects of our current interest were built by professional architects, engineers, or at least people who have a sufficient understanding of this matter. All but one. The so-called ideal palace was built by a simple postman named Ferdinand Cheval. The building amazes with its beauty and variety of styles: here you can find figures of people and animals, various towers and fountains, as well as columns and stairs. However, what is most striking is the fact that Ferdinand had nothing to do with architecture. The postman carefully collected stones while performing his main job. It took Cheval 33 years to build the miracle palace.

1. Bookshelf (USA)

Everything ingenious is simple. Most likely, this was the principle that guided the architects who worked on the construction of the library in Kansas City. After all, the idea of ​​​​making the facade of a building in the form of books is extremely naive, but at the same time, damn it, it hits the bull’s eye! Visually, the front wall of the library is a gigantic shelf on which about two dozen books are located. Moreover, the “bindings” are drawn in such detail that for a moment you can feel like a midget who finds himself in a library. In general, such an original approach to the design of a reading room deservedly occupies a leading position in our rating.