The kettle house and other incredible dwellings.
A modern man, it would seem, has come to terms with the high-rise boxes that have flooded megacities. But still, from time to time, real architectural masterpieces appear. Moreover, these are not museums, libraries or other public buildings, but the houses of the most ordinary people. In our review of 15 of the most incredible homes, the owners of which decided to go beyond the usual boundaries.
1 the house is a flying saucer
Mount Signal, Tennessee, USA.
As you approach Mount Signal in Tennessee, you can see a large flying saucer parked on top of the mountain. In fact, this is a private house worth $ 135,000. There is nothing “cosmic” inside the “flying saucer” – the usual furnishings in three bedrooms and a large living room.
2. House – mushroom
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Professor Terry Brown is an architect who taught design, architecture, art, and planning at the University of Cincinnati. It was he who made himself a house that looks like a giant mushroom. This mushroom only has one bedroom, but it took 14 years to complete the construction.
3. Bubble house
Cannes, France.
The 1,200 square meter bubble house was built in Cannes, France for French designer Pierre Cardin in the 1970s. It features ten modern bedrooms, a huge garden and a courtyard pool. The house overlooks the Mediterranean Sea.
4. Heliodome
Alsace, France.
In France, houses with unique architecture are quite common. One of the most unique is the Heliod, which not only looks but acts like a sundial. Sunlight heats up the living room during colder months, and in summer there is constant shade in the house..
5. Cubic house
Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
In the Netherlands, you can find buildings that look like huge dice that rolled over the roofs of other houses and stood on the edge. Architect Pete Blom designed these unusual homes back in the 1970s, when oddly shaped buildings were all the rage..
6. House on the rock
Baina Bashta, Serbia.
This delightful little house sits atop a cliff jutting out in the middle of the river that runs through Baina Basta in Serbia. Legend has it that the house was built in 1968 by tourists who were looking for a place to relax while sailing.
7. House-boot
Hellam, Pennsylvania, USA.
This giant 8-meter “boot” was created in 1948 by Colonel Malon Nathaniel Haynes, who wanted to advertise his forty shoe stores. Now the “boot” houses a museum, and once it was used as a hotel for the elderly.
8. House-waterfall
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Pennsylvania is known for its beautiful mountains and countryside throughout the United States. Unsurprisingly, this is where the house on top of the waterfall was built. America’s most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, created the home for the Kaufman family in 1936. Now this building is considered a national monument..
9. Strawberry house
Tokyo, Japan.
Japan is the only place in the world where you can find a strawberry-shaped house. Sanrio built the strawberry in 1984. The building was originally intended to be a shopping center for children..
10. Teapot house
Galveston, Texas, USA.
This building, which looks like a large kettle, was built near Galveston, Texas. The walls of the building are made of steel and the roof is wooden. Despite the fact that the house has been standing unscathed for over 50 years in a place famous for its hurricanes, it is not known who built it and why.
11. Golden pyramid
Wadsworth, Illinois, USA.
Although until now no one knows the exact reason why the pyramids were built in Egypt, many people today admire them. Jim and Linda Onan built their own 1600 square meter golden pyramid home in Wadsworth, Illinois in 1977.
12. Upside Down House
Niagara Falls, Canada.
Niagara Falls is world famous for its beautiful views. Now, another attraction has appeared in these parts – an upside-down house located at the bottom of a waterfall in Ontario, Canada. Today, the house, built “upside down”, daily excursions.
13. House-plane
Lake Whittington, Mississippi, USA.
For those who have ever wondered what it’s like to live on an airplane, you should know that Joanne Ussery already checked this out when she turned the Boeng 727 into her own home. In 1994, the barber’s house was crushed by a tree that collapsed during a storm, after which Joan, on the advice of her brother, decided to buy an airplane from a junkyard and turn it into a real house..
14. Walking house N55
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Some people do not like to stay in one place for a long time. For them, a “walking house” would be ideal, which does not need external communications and can travel anywhere itself. A similar miracle for four people was built in Copenhagen, Denmark.
15. Toilet house
Suwon, South Korea.
In 2009, Suwon Mayor Sim Ja-Dak built this house in memory of his grandmother as he was born in her washroom. Today, the giant toilet houses a museum dedicated to toilets.
