Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Weird Houses Around the World


I've come across many pictures of houses and buildings with unusual and even weird & bizarre architecture. I'm posting a few of them here, but the links after the images are definitely worth checking out.

Weird Houses

Can they even buy flood insurance for this place?



Weird Houses

What happens here during hurricane season?



Weird Houses

Who's the small house (bottom left) for? And is there living space through the rock (there are no windws!)?



Weird Houses

I'm hoping this is a cropped photo and underneath that ladder there's a ledge or something. Still, that's one hell of a workout to get up to the house. How do you carry groceries up there? Ummm, furniture?



Weird Houses

I know this isn't a house, but I'm curious to know what would happen if the occupants were to hear branch crack.



Weird Houses

Someone isn't worried about global warming. And what about turning on any source of heat?!



Weird Houses

Talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place.



Weird Houses

This adds a whole new meaning to the phrase "tree house." Something is ironic about the fact that they seem to be growing flower up there.



Weird Houses

Although this is not architectural in nature, this one (original link here) is my favorite. Isabelle de Beaufort and Bernard Ramus created a maze in Cordes-sur-Ciel, France with a house hiding inside.


I urge you to check out other unusual, weird and bizarre houses and buildings from around the World here and here.  ▣

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