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UFO Accomodation
Building on the space theme from Last Fridays Post how would you like to spend the night in this UFO? This is the Treehotel near Kallax in Sweden. For more photos and information about this and other unusual rooms at this…
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Spaceship House
I have just travelled back home from the UK and watched ‘The Martian’ on the plane entertainment system. Then I stumbled on this house. Looks like a habitat on another planet! It has been built in Spain by the Noem…
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Godzilla Building
Separated at Birth? Sorry I don’t know anything about this building. I just found the photo on the Angry Architects Facebook Page . . . someone who is always interesting. For more Unusual…
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Pyramid Power?
I wonder of the builder of this house did it because of some of the weird myths about pyramids. These include the idea that the shape of the pyramids harnesses regenerative powers that will: Sharpen knives, and razor blades, Age wine,…
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Do You Want To Be A Caveman?
Just don’t expect it to be cheap. Some of the issues are: Effective waterproofing. Stronger than normal structure required. Getting enough natural light into the rooms. Additional design, both architecture and engineering. One advantage is that the earth does provide…
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Kerbside Appeal – Fail
I saw this house recently in a Melbourne Suburb. As far as kerbside appeal goes in my opinion it’s definitely a FAIL! Dull Greys and Black! It reminds me of one of these pressed steel water tanks. For more Unusual…
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New Zealand Face House
I was travelling in New Zealand in September and couldn’t resist this photo. It is in Jervois Street, Kawhia. I was really struck by how much it looks like a face looking down the main street of town. A bit…
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Boat? House Boat? or House?
I was driving through Little River In Victoria a couple of weeks ago and couldn’t resist stopping to take this photo. From my personal knowledge this boat has been in the back yard for at least the last nine years. ….
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Foundation Failure?
No . . . it’s Art! This mid-19th century house was empty for 11 years before being compulsorily purchased by Thanet District Council, in Kent and is now an art work.. The idea was from Alex Chinneck and is called ‘From the knees of…
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Skysphere
A couple of weeks ago I was in New Zealand where people refer to their holiday ‘shack’ as a Bach. Some of the Bachs I saw were anything but shacks. The Bach in this photo is the weirdest that I heard…
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