15 houses that will change your idea of housing (16 photos)

Most people prefer classical architecture.





But there are those in the world whose taste challenges traditions. They rethink the very concept of home, creating dwellings that are more like art objects. Some buildings stand without owners for years, others are used for their intended purpose, and still others are rented out to fans or connoisseurs of everything unusual.

1. The Baron House in Scotland



This mysterious and abandoned house, located on an island in Loch Shin, near the village of Lairig, served as the inspiration for a comic strip called "The Baron House", which tells the story of a huge family living in a tiny house. According to locals, strange things are constantly happening in the area around this house.

2. Refrigerator House





The refrigerator house, like most houses, does not have a basement, but this structure is a basement without the rest of the house.

3. Planet House in the UAE



This house belongs to an Arab sheikh. The structure is mobile and equipped with several bedrooms and bathrooms.

4. The narrowest abode in Prague



In the heart of the Czech capital, sandwiched between two ordinary buildings, there is an architectural curiosity - a house with a standard double bed (only 2.2 meters wide).

5. Crazy Hotel, Dalat



A striking example of the architect's crazy creativity is a Vietnamese hotel that continues to grow with more and more new details.

6. Domed Paradise



Once again, Thailand has distinguished itself. In its jungles, there is an architectural wonder that has turned the idea of affordable housing upside down. Its creator has proven that you don't need millions to create your dream home, just clay, bricks and a boundless imagination.

7. Suitcase House



Berlin architect van Bo-le-Menzel has challenged tradition by creating the most mobile home in the world. His creation, the size of a shower stall (only 1 sq.m.), rethinks the very concept of a home.

8. The Hole House



This slightly scary, but fascinating black hole was created by two residents of Houston, Texas. From the street, the house hardly looks like a residential building, but resembles a portal to the unknown. Unfortunately, the masterpiece, which became a favorite local landmark, did not last long and remains only in photographs.

9. House on the water



Visionary architect Stefan Turner has created something that straddles the line between fantasy and reality — a floating house in the shape of a giant egg. This 6-meter eco-ark proves that the future of housing can be both comfortable and poetic.

10. Flying saucer



This saucer once "landed" in Tennessee and is still there. The creators were inspired by "Star Wars". And sometimes it is even rented out to fans.

11. The smallest house in Britain



In the picturesque Welsh town of Conwy there is a record-breaking house that made it into the Guinness Book of Records. Just 6 square meters of history from the 16th century. Fishermen lived here until the last tenant was forced to move out in 1900 because of his height.

12. Shell House



Three elements personify this architectural curiosity in the village of Tavatuy in the Sverdlovsk region.

13. A forest that grew in the middle of a metropolis



In the very heart of Guangzhou, among the glass skyscrapers, an amazing art object is hidden - a jungle at a height of 60 meters. Since 2014, the floors of one of the residential towers have been gradually turning into a vertical forest, defying urban norms.

14. Dome Houses



The Aso Farm Land foam complex in Kumamoto Prefecture, located in Aso-Kuju National Park in Japan.

15. Bubble House



The estate, located in the south of France, near Cannes, belonged to Pierre Cardin. The building has no right angles, it consists of almost completely separate bubbles, each of which is equipped with portholes with a view of the sea.