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Avoiding the Neighbours!

No this hasn’t been photoshopped . . . . and somebody does actually live in that building which is a restored monastry! It’s been occupied since 1995 by a religious hermit who wants to be closer to God. The limestone…
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Great View . . . . But?

How would you like a spectacular view like this from your Dining Table? Just a few problems getting to that dining table. To give you a clue here is the outside view of the ‘House’. You would need to climb a couple of…
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Weird Bank

Space Ship? Star Wars AT-AT Walker? or Bank Head Office? Don’t laugh too much, your new home mortgage may be with this Bank! Well as unlikely as it seems this in the Global Headquarters of my Bank . . . ING. The…
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Skinny House

No this isn’t the entrance to a big house . . . it’s the whole house. It is another of those small Japanese houses Those Japanese architects certainly don’t go for the McMansion approach. If you want to see more photos…
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Door Bells – Fail

In my experience door bell buttons are unreliable, so I can understand that they need to be replaced. The thing is if one isn’t working then wouldn’t it be best to remove it . . . . . something…
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The House of Darth
Stuck on Brick – Fail

Not a new house but this amused me when I saw it. I have never been a fan of stuck on bricks as they never look real to me. . . . . . but these have been fixed (not…
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Inside or Outside Bedrooms

A colleague of mine once spent a year camping around Africa. Afterwards she said it was hard to get used to sleeping inside a house. Perhaps she needed a house like this. . . . those box like things on…
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Vertical Garden – Fail

I was walking along a Melbourne street the other day and saw this sad ‘Green Wall’ on the front of a building. Someone has gone to a lot of trouble to set up this vertical garden. . . . ….
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Tree Hugger’s Fence – Win

Love a tree but need to put up a fence? The owner of this house has gone a long way to make sure the tree hasn’t been damaged. For more Unusual House Photos, Wins, and Fails, have a…
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