Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Worlds Most Unique/Craziest Homes


The AURA Residence on the island of Cyprus is a "very modern and futuristic-looking villa" that is being entered into the World Architecture Awards. "The philosophy behind the (exterior) design of The AURA Residence was based on the Great Wave off Kanagawa, a famous woodblock printing by the Japanese artist Hokusai.



The Dome Homein Pensacola Beach, Florida, constructed to withstand hurricane force winds, has proved its worth! While most of the homes around it were destroyed or heavily damaged, the Dome Home was basically unharmed.




Architect Frank Lloyd Wright's designed house, Fallingwater, completed in 1939 as a weekend cottage for Pittsburgh department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann, sits over a waterfall May 20, 2002 in Mill Run, PA. The house is undergoing an $11.5 million restoration project targeted at preserving the home.




This primarily glass, spacship-looking home is located on 5.6 acres of lush green land 20 miles outside of London. It has three bedrooms, sitting room with games area, indoor swimming pool, and of course - a crazy design.



This odd bubble-shaped pink home sits on U.S. Route 280.




Vertical lines and large windows set this modern, single family house apart from the crowd




Mushroom houses in the Via Lepanto, Milan, 4th March 1969. These unusual dwellings were eventually demolished to make way for blocks of flats.



This 8,500-square-foot, crazy home in Mallorca, Spain is actually a renovation of a 1960s Mediterranean villa - though you'd never know it from its uber-modern facade.



This home gives the phrase "have you been living under a rock?" a whole new meaning. The house, built into a gigantic boulder, sits near the coast of Portugal.


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