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| Crooked House Poland Architect Szotynscy Zaleski, was inspired by the fairytale illustrations of Jan Marcin Szancer and the drawings of the Swedish artist and Sopot resident Per Dahlberg. The most photographed building in Poland, the 4,000 square meter house is located in Rezydent shopping center in Sopot, Poland. |
Football house, Malawi
An odd-shaped lot and a passion for soccer
led Dutch architect Jan Sonkie to design and
build this house in Blantyre, Malawi’s capitol
city where he lives with his wife.
The house is four-stories high with at least
one room on each level. According to the
architect, the house stays cool in summer and
warm in winter because of the materials he
used: metal on the outside and wood
inside.
An odd-shaped lot and a passion for soccer
led Dutch architect Jan Sonkie to design and
build this house in Blantyre, Malawi’s capitol
city where he lives with his wife.
The house is four-stories high with at least
one room on each level. According to the
architect, the house stays cool in summer and
warm in winter because of the materials he
used: metal on the outside and wood
inside.
House on a Stick
The “Single Hauz” concept by Poland?s
Front Architects borrows ideas from
billboards. It sits atop a mast, creating you
a two-story house that can be built just
about anywhere. Its cantilevered design
makes it easy to balance on top of a pole
and pole-driven into a lake bed or bolted
onto the side of a mountain.
The “Single Hauz” concept by Poland?s
Front Architects borrows ideas from
billboards. It sits atop a mast, creating you
a two-story house that can be built just
about anywhere. Its cantilevered design
makes it easy to balance on top of a pole
and pole-driven into a lake bed or bolted
onto the side of a mountain.
Storybook house, Olalla, Washington
An homage to Hansel and Gretel, the Storybook house was built in the 1980s by
Richey & Karen Morgan. A stone bridge, a tree house and five fireplaces complete the
house, which was up for sale as recently as March of this year for the asking price of
$359,000.
Located in Olalla, a short ferry ride away from Seattle in Kitsap County. Meander
along the lushly landscaped drive. You might meet the 7 Dwarfs along the way. Cross
the stone bridge and view the 1000 year old treehouse. Amble on to the one-of-a-kind
Storybook Home with 5 stone
fireplaces, custom ceilings, calls, windows and more.
Featured in Country Living & Evening Magazine & on the cover of 2004 Storybook
Homes calendar. Let your imagination soar, as this could be a unique estate, B&B or
daycare. Unfinished wing with add'l Br's & baths. True work of art.
Marlow@SeattleDreamHomes.com
An homage to Hansel and Gretel, the Storybook house was built in the 1980s by
Richey & Karen Morgan. A stone bridge, a tree house and five fireplaces complete the
house, which was up for sale as recently as March of this year for the asking price of
$359,000.
Located in Olalla, a short ferry ride away from Seattle in Kitsap County. Meander
along the lushly landscaped drive. You might meet the 7 Dwarfs along the way. Cross
the stone bridge and view the 1000 year old treehouse. Amble on to the one-of-a-kind
Storybook Home with 5 stone
fireplaces, custom ceilings, calls, windows and more.
Featured in Country Living & Evening Magazine & on the cover of 2004 Storybook
Homes calendar. Let your imagination soar, as this could be a unique estate, B&B or
daycare. Unfinished wing with add'l Br's & baths. True work of art.
Marlow@SeattleDreamHomes.com
Mushroom house, Cincinnati
This hodgepodge of a house looks
thrown together, but it was designed by
Terry Brown, professor of architecture
and interior design at the University of
Cincinnati. The house was a
nondescript bungalow until the early
1990s, when Brown got his hands on it.
The remodeling
created a structure adorned with wood
shingles, mosaics, art glass, peekaboo
windows, and swirly orange stairs.
Since the remodel, the house has
sparked controversy among Erie
Avenue residents, who have dubbed it
“the Mushroom House” and the “Dr.
Seuss House.”
This hodgepodge of a house looks
thrown together, but it was designed by
Terry Brown, professor of architecture
and interior design at the University of
Cincinnati. The house was a
nondescript bungalow until the early
1990s, when Brown got his hands on it.
The remodeling
created a structure adorned with wood
shingles, mosaics, art glass, peekaboo
windows, and swirly orange stairs.
Since the remodel, the house has
sparked controversy among Erie
Avenue residents, who have dubbed it
“the Mushroom House” and the “Dr.
Seuss House.”
Nikolai Sutyagin, the gangster in question,
started out wanting to build a house larger
than his neighbors’ to reflect his position
as the city?s
richest man. Fifteen years and 13 stories
later, the house in
Archangelsk, Russia remains unfinished
owing to Sutyagin’s unfortunate
incarceration. Sutyagin was penniless
after being released from prison; he says
his rivals stole his business. He now lives
on four rooms at the bottom of the house,
which is falling apart. Archangelsk city
officials say the wooden structure a fire
hazard and they want to tear the house
down.
started out wanting to build a house larger
than his neighbors’ to reflect his position
as the city?s
richest man. Fifteen years and 13 stories
later, the house in
Archangelsk, Russia remains unfinished
owing to Sutyagin’s unfortunate
incarceration. Sutyagin was penniless
after being released from prison; he says
his rivals stole his business. He now lives
on four rooms at the bottom of the house,
which is falling apart. Archangelsk city
officials say the wooden structure a fire
hazard and they want to tear the house
down.
Nikoli Sutyagin "Gangster House"
Upside down house, Poland
The house was built by Daniel Czapiewski in the
village of Szymbark as a statement about the Communist
era and the state of the world. The furniture inside
the house hangs from the ceiling. Construction of the
house took five times longer than usual because
workers were disoriented by the strange angles
The house was built by Daniel Czapiewski in the
village of Szymbark as a statement about the Communist
era and the state of the world. The furniture inside
the house hangs from the ceiling. Construction of the
house took five times longer than usual because
workers were disoriented by the strange angles
Upside down house,
Poland
The house was built
by Daniel Czapiewski
in the village of
Szymbark as a
statement about the
Communist era and
the state of the world.
The furniture
insidethe house hangs
from the ceiling.
Construction of the
house took five times
longer than usual
because workers
were disoriented by
the strange angles
Poland
The house was built
by Daniel Czapiewski
in the village of
Szymbark as a
statement about the
Communist era and
the state of the world.
The furniture
insidethe house hangs
from the ceiling.
Construction of the
house took five times
longer than usual
because workers
were disoriented by
the strange angles
Strange and Unusual Houses: Check out some of the most
unusual houses' and scratch your head and say, "Is That Really
a House?"
unusual houses' and scratch your head and say, "Is That Really
a House?"
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