Seven Strangest and Most Bizarre Houses Around the World
Just some of the hundreds of bizarre and strange houses around the world.
Shoe House (Pennsylvania, United States)
The Haines Shoe House in Hellam, Pennsylvania, USA, along the Lincoln Highway. As a form of advertisement, Mahlon Haines, a shoe salesman was built this shoe-shaped house. in 1948.
Cubic Houses (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
The Cube houses, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, are located beside the Blaak Subway Station on Overblaak Street. The idea of these cube houses came about in the 1970 and designed by architect Piet Blom in 1984.
The Fallingwater, in Pennsylvania (USA)
The Fallingwater House, in Pennsylvania, USA, is one of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s most acclaimed works. It was designed in 1936 for the Pittsburgh Family which is the key to the setting is the waterfall.
The Steel House, in Lubbock (Texas, USA)
The Steel House, in Lubbock Texas, USA. Robert Bruno is the Architect and sculptor was building this strange house out of 110 tons of steel. He spent 23 years for building this giant pig looks-like steel house.
The Pickle Barrel House, in Michigan (USA)
The Pickle Barrel House is located in Grand Marais, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Its design is based on cartoon characters, with a two-story cabin. It was built of two barrels and connected by a pantry.
The Crooked House (Sopot, Poland)
The Crooked House is located in the Rezydent shopping center in downtown Sopot, Poland. The polish architecture in this unusual house with 4,000 square meter has become the most photographed building in Poland. It takes only 11 months to finished this house, started in January 2003 to December 2003. The architecture of this house was based on the illustrations of Jan Marcin Szancer (Fairy Tale illustrator), drawings of Per Dahlberg (Swedish painter living in Sopot) and Szotynscy Zaleski (the “brain”, Polish architect of the Crooked House).
Wooden Gagster House (Archangelsk, Russia)
This Wooden Gagster House was built by a one-time gangster, Nikolai Sutyagin. He has become a contender for the Guinness Book of World Records for the world’s tallest wooden house. If you come closer, it loos like Brobdignagian tree house and a mix of a wicked fairytale character’s lair, but from a distance it bears a resemblance to a Japanese pagoda.
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Shari86, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
Well researched with fantastic photos. I know English isn’t you’re first language, but this is very well written nonetheless.
M A Bhanpurwala, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
Steel house in USA is the best. nice photos
Unofre Pili, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
A very enjoyable article.
Yovita Siswati, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
Cool list of structure! I always love Frank Lloyd Wright’s work.
Michael Eboh, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
I love you for that. You really did a nice job. Thanks!
AC Hamilton III, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
Great article and pictures princess. My favorite is the crooked one in Poland.
AC
Luffy12, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
I like it! i want all of that!
R J Evans, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
Love the gangster house!
rutherfranc, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
wow! another well researched and informative article, got dizzy again looking at that crooked house..
Radhika, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
Crooked house is amazing
Likha, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
Great pics. I wish I had pursued my degree in architecture. Who knows, I would have invented a bizarre house of my own. I’d love to do a spaceship house, something that can fly to outer space now that the earth is in danger of destruction.
Ruby Hawk, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
These are amazing house. It makes you wonder about the people who built them. I do like the one over the waterfall.
LBA, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
great article and some awesome houses
Melody Arcamo Lagrimas, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
Interesting houses, thanks.
nobert soloria bermosa, posted this comment on Feb 17th, 2009
amazing houses
Dee Gold, posted this comment on Feb 18th, 2009
these houses are unique
Patrick Bernauw, posted this comment on Feb 18th, 2009
My favorite sure is the Russian gangster house… Spooky!
Brave Photographer, posted this comment on Feb 19th, 2009
Hi, Cute this is really a great article. Thanks for sharing this one.
Mys Lyke Meeh, posted this comment on Feb 19th, 2009
these were really hmnn..strange…whoah!
Chipako, posted this comment on Feb 19th, 2009
Very intersting!!
angelben, posted this comment on Feb 19th, 2009
i like stuff like this very different yet interesting
Fornis, posted this comment on Feb 20th, 2009
Very nice collection.. Each one has its own feature.
AmskyDC, posted this comment on Feb 21st, 2009
I like the falling water I love nature. It’s so relaxing to stay in this house. Nice collection…
Verniel Cutar, posted this comment on Feb 22nd, 2009
Wow, these are bizarre houses! I never knew that houses like these exist. I bet it takes a crazy architect to build those…lol
Jane Holliday, posted this comment on Mar 5th, 2009
I loe the water house the sound of running watwe is so relaxing, good stuff
countrycousin, posted this comment on Apr 12th, 2009
I really like seeing pictures of things that are out of the ordinary. Man this is cool.
kate smedley, posted this comment on May 4th, 2009
Fascinating article, thanks for sharing.
Emma C S, posted this comment on May 7th, 2009
I want to live in that wooden house!
mileyfan2000, posted this comment on Jun 18th, 2009
i like the waterfall house and the shoe and the one that looks like a place on atlantic city boardwalk
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Anne McNew, posted this comment on Feb 16th, 2009
what else could i say, except WOW! this is amazing story to tell.