Unique House Design

The Pickle Barrel House in Michigan is a two-story cabin built of two barrels. The house design is based on 2-inches tall cartoon characters living in a pickle barrel. Photo by Kristina_5

The “Beer Can House” in Houston is a project started in 1968 by John Milkovisch, a retired upholsterer for the Southern Pacific Railroad. It has more than 50,000 cans on its facade. Photo by Litandmore

A symbol of Vernon in France, the “Old Mill” still lies straddling two piers of the ancient bridge over the Seine.it has been a source of inspiration for many painters including Monet. Photo by Shellorz

The “Maison Gaudet” Bubble houses in south of France are designed by Antti Lovag, an anti-conformist architect with no diploma who built this residence after an experimental model in 1969. Photo by Muracciole Jean-Marie

Kubuswoningen, or Cube Houses, are a set of innovative houses designed by architect Piet Blom in 1984 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. There are 38 small cubes and two so called ‘super-cubes’, all attached to each other. Photo by Andrea de Poda

Habitat 67 is a housing complex and landmark located in Montreal, Canada. Its design was created by architect Moshe Safdie based on his master’s thesis at McGill University and built as part of Expo 67. The building was supposed to illustrate the new lifestyle people would live in increasingly crowded cities around the world. Photo by Ryan Dickey

The “Mother Goose” house in Kentucky was created by George Stacy in 1940. It has 8 egg shaped windows and automobile lights as the goose’s eyes. Photo by Cindy Seigle

The Mushroom House (also known as Tree House) in the Hyde Park section of Cincinnati, Ohio is designed by late architect Terry Brown, a professor of Architecture and Interior Design at the University of Cincinnati. The building was created with the assistance of university students. Photo used with permission by RoadsideArchitecture (all rights reserved)

The Sea Shell House is a luxurious vacation rental house in Isla Mujeres in Mexico with a 180 degrees view of the ocean. Photo by Sarunas B

The “Haines Shoe House” was built in Pennsylvania in 1948 as an advertising gimmick by Colonel Mahlon N. Haines, the Shoe Wizard of York. Photo by jamesdale10

The famous “Steel House” of the late Robert Bruno, an architectural sculpture artist in Ransom Canyon, Texas. Photo by Billy Hathorn

The “Casa da pedra” (House of Stone) built inside a rock in the mountains of Fafe in Portugal. Photo by Feliciano Guimarães

A perfect house for a hermit in the mountains, away from civilization. Just pull up the ladder and no more unwanted visitors. Photo by Brandon Baunach

The Twisted House in Indianapolis Arts Center in Indiana was created by John McNaughton of Evansville. It is made of cedar. Photo by Serge Melki

A concrete Spaceship House in Tennessee. It even has a drop down airplane door which leads directly to a bar. Photo by Heavybluesman

A Futuro House in Frisco, North Carolina. These round, prefabricated houses are designed by Matti Suuronen, and are composed of polyester plastic and fiberglass. Photo by Runder

An Upside down house in Trassenheide in Germany. Even the furniture inside is stuck to the ceiling. Photo by Backkratze

This “Vortex House” is an art installation in Montrose on a house awaiting demolition in Houston. Now the house has already been torn down. Photo by Michael Cote

The House in the Clouds was built in 1923 as the Thorpeness water tower, disguised as a house to avoid it being an eyesore. Originally a five floor house underneath the water tank, which itself was hidden by enclosing it in a house-like structure. Later, when Thorpeness was linked to a mains water supply, the tank inside was dismantled and the space turned into additional living accommodation. Photo by Christine Matthews

A strange hotel designed by Dang Viet Nga, an avant-garde artist who got away with more weirdness than she otherwise would because she was the daughter of Ho Chi Mihn’s successor. Locals call it “the Crazy House”. Photo by upyernoz

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