While many of us live in conventional homes, there are some houses around the world that stand out due to their extraordinary design and architecture. Here are top Homeinspiration picks, ranging from stunning to unconventional.
1. Upside-Down House
“Die Welt steht Kopf” in Trassenheide is a house that stands on its roof. This is a real house you can visit in Germany.
2. Habitat 67
The housing complex was designed by Israeli/Canadian architect Moshe Safdie in Montreal, Canada. Habitat 67 comprises 354 identical, prefabricated concrete forms arranged in various combinations, reaching up to 12 stories in height. Together these units create 146 residences of varying sizes and configurations, each formed from one to eight linked concrete units.
3. Vertiginous Cliff House
While not built as of yet, this design concept was imagined to hang off the side of a cliff, with glass walls giving a view of the ocean on three sides. The roof would be level with the ground, so visitors would have to be lowered in to reach the bottom levels.
4. World’s Smallest House
Designed by a refugee in Germany who was used to not having much room, this house is just three feet squared. It features one room with just enough space to sit or lie down.
5. Winchester Mystery House
This famous house has a lot of odd quirks, from doors that lead nowhere to stairs that lead straight into the ceiling. The house is open to the public and features a lot in popular culture.
6. Cube Houses
Each of these cube houses has three floors with pyramid-shaped rooms. Dutch architect Pier Blom intended them to look like a forest of abstract modern art trees.
7. Mushroom House
Believe it or not, this house looked normal when architect Terry Brown bought it. He and 35 of his students spent the next few years adding all the quirky flourishes that make it so unique.
8. Sliding House
The entirety of the timber exterior of this house in England can slide away like a giant sunroof, revealing the glass-panelled exterior beneath.
9. Teapot House
Although no longer in use today, this adorable teapot house was designed and built as a gas station in 1922 and is still standing today!
10. Shoe House
This roadhouse attraction in Pennsylvania has changed hands a few times, but it is currently open on a seasonal basis offering guided tours of this highly unusual home!