Unusual house designs attract attention
In this article, we have prepared a selection of unique homes with unusual designs and styles. Today you will not surprise anyone with familiar forms, therefore human imagination is looking for more and more new ways to implement the most daring ideas.
House Nautilus
The building was designed by the master of organic architecture Javier Senosian.
Cubic house in the Netherlands
The unusual dwelling was built in the 70s by the architect Piet Blom. His idea was to create a "city forest" in which each house would represent a separate tree.
House-basket in the USA
The interesting building looks like a giant picnic basket. It was designed for a well-known American construction company and cost the customer more than $ 30 million. For the construction of a structure with an area of more than 18 sq. km. it took 2 years.
House with an area of 1 sq. m.
In 2012, the architect Van Bo Le-Menzel presented his creation to the public - the smallest house in the world, with an area of only 1 sq. m. This project is considered very promising and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. In an upright position in the dwelling, one can sit, read and look out the window. If you put it on its side, it becomes possible to sleep on a bed attached to the wall. The structure is easy to fold and move as it has small wheels and weighs only 40 kg. Renting such houses in Berlin is very popular and costs only 1 euro per day.
House-plane in the USA
In the 90s, a violent storm passed through the city of Benoit in Mississippi, which completely destroyed the house of a woman named Joan Ussery. In her pocket there were only 2,000 dollars, which she spent on the purchase of a decommissioned Boeing 727. The plane was transported and installed on the river bank in a picturesque place. Where the first class used to be, there is now a bedroom, and a chic bathroom with a beautiful view from the window is installed in the cockpit. Emergency exits are used as ventilation for the living room, and there are still symbolic no-smoking signs over the four toilets. In total, about $ 25,000 was spent on the arrangement and transportation of the aircraft. Joan plans to sell this unusual dwelling as she wants to move into a larger 747 aircraft.
Oil Platform
In 1967, former British Major Paddy Bates decided to settle down on an abandoned oil platform in the North Sea. After that, he registered it as a real principality, which he called the "Principality of Sealand". This small isolated state has its own currency and coat of arms. The Rafs Tower is a popular tourist attraction. It is noteworthy that during the short life of the principality there was even an attempt at a coup d'etat.
Upside Down House
This strange house is a landmark in Szymbark, Poland. The structure is upside down and is entered through a window in the attic. The construction took less than six months, and it symbolizes a revolution in the minds of people that happened in the era of communism. The author of this creation is Daniel Chapevski. Inside, all objects are also upside down: chairs, tables, TV, flower pots hang from the ceiling. Tourists note that it is not possible to stay in this space for a long time, as they begin to suffer from dizziness.
Sutyagin's house
Our Motherland can also surprise tourists with unusual buildings. Nikolai Sutyagin created this wooden structure without a single nail. A stunning view of the White Sea opens up from a height of 13 floors. It is believed to be the tallest wooden house in the world. Today, the owner lives on the ground floor and conducts tours of this interesting home. Unfortunately, no one is engaged in either restoration or restoration of it, and the structure is gradually being destroyed.
House on the Drina River
Those who are going to raft down the Drina River in Serbia will have a pleasant and unexpected surprise, namely, a hut located right in the middle of the water. Back in 1968, local kids built a hut on a small island. Subsequently, the weather broke the wall and the roof more than once, so the house was rebuilt several times. Today it is the most popular tourist attraction in Serbia, which evokes a fairytale atmosphere and transforms the surrounding landscape.
The selection in this article is just a small fraction of those amazing houses that can be found around the world. Some are created by professional architects, while others are the works of ordinary amateurs, but they don't get any worse from this.