The saying goes, "there's no place like home."
That's so true for this diverse list of 15 of the coolest and most outrageous homes we
could find.
Whether you prefer a small cabin, or a luxury mansion, or even an abandoned ghost house,
look no further!
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Number Fifteen
Designed in the Netherlands in the 1970s, these unusual tilted cube houses optimize
interior space in a high-density neighborhood.
Located in Rotterdam, the 39 yellow-painted cubic homes are each slanted 45 degrees and
mounted on a hexagon-shaped pylon conceived as a sort of collection of forest trees.
Each 1,076 square foot cube home contains three floors with a living room, kitchen,
two bedrooms, and a bath.
Visitors can tour one of the houses and can also book a short stay.
Number Fourteen
Brentwood Hills above West Los Angeles is the location for this unique residence.
The showy 16,700 square-foot, three-level mansion is ready for L.A.'s entertainment
life.
The estate's amenities include seven bedrooms, a glass-walled elevator, an extensive wine
cellar, and much more.
Its 10,000 square foot backyard is ready for large parties, as well as its 70-foot long
pool and professional kitchen.
The estate also has a zen garden, a 300 fruit tree orchard, and an Italian marble driveway.
Number Thirteen
In the Himalayan mountains of India is a home designed with lots of sloping roof areas to
blend in with the green rolling mountainside and provide panoramic vistas through its many
windows.
The three-story home's large living and dining areas are on the lower level and feature full-height
windows overlooking the rural beauty.
Number Twelve
Attempting a 21st-century take on a centuries-old design was the plan for the Bumpers Oast house
located in rural Kent, UK.
Designer Acme used the Oast house model and built five adjoining towers covered with 41,000
multi-color tiles for a family home with round rooms and lofty ceilings.
The four corner towers have private living and service areas, with the central tower
featuring a tall three-story living space.
Meanwhile, the windows look out onto the surrounding rural countryside.
Number Eleven
Filtering light through a timber facade was the intent of architects who designed this
cabin along the rocky coast of Norway.
The prefab skeleton covers a concrete and wood split-level retreat cabin built for a
pair of artists.
The cottage's several levels blend and flow and compliment the surrounding rocky terrain.
The natural finished treated wood framing is exposed inside and out, and balances with
the cabin's concrete flooring.
An open-plan living room and kitchen grace the interior, along with two bedrooms and
space for an office.
Heat is from a central concrete framed fireplace.
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Number Ten
Unconventional, both in its construction method and raw materials, this small round home is
unique and groundbreaking.
It's the first 3D house printed with earth material.
The main elements of mud and rice husks from the surrounding area have been used as the
printers "ink" using a large scale 3D printer.
The home was built in Italy using the new Crane WASP technology, distributing the material
one layer at a time from the ground up.
As a result, the walls have a unique and earthy look complimenting the surrounding area.
Number Nine
The organic style of rounded walls covered in shingles on two sides disguises the opposite
side of this unique home, overlooking the ocean vista in the distance.
The many glass windows and doors welcome the sunshine and provide passive heating, including
several colored skylights above.
The sun's thermal heat is also absorbed by the thick, round wooden walls.
Number Eight
Nestled into the scrub brush of the Nevada Great Basin desert is a building called the
Shapeshifter House near Reno.
The 5,900 square foot three-story residence features distinct angular zinc-clad roof and
wall sections that clings to a rural neighborhood bluff overlooking desert flora.
San Francisco's OPA Architects built the home to be contemporary and yet reflect the timeless
character of the landscape.
The house features open areas for the living, dining, and kitchen areas.
While the upper floors house bedrooms, baths, and terraces.
Number Seven
Nestled in the woods of Northern Idaho is an award-winning 3,400 square foot concrete
and steel cabin.
High cinder block walls surround an internal plywood living suite area.
A giant floor-to-ceiling lift-up window towers across the front of the cabin overlooking
the forest and lake.
It's hand-operated through an intricate pulley mechanism.
Providing heat in the cottage is a 4-foot fireplace cut from a massive industrial pipe
in the center of the home.
Number Six
Perched on a hillside near Snowmass, Colorado, the Owl Creek Residence embodies the belief
that a physical space can deepen the connections of families, friends, and nature.
Since it is large, at 4,200 square feet, several families can share the residence.
The house contains five bedrooms, a hot tub, and a steam room along a V-shaped hall on
the lower level.
I'm Allie, and it's Minds Eye Trivia time.
By looking at just these images, do you know what this is and where it's from?
Leave the correct answer or your best guess in the comment section below.
Number Five
A Victorian home in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia is hiding a unique 21st-century
addition.
Owners of the house wanted to interconnect the indoor and outdoor living areas.
Large steel-mesh and fabric floor-to-ceiling curtains slide open, creating large canopied
outdoor decks with little wall space.
The home's addition captures the concept of a Hiro-En, a deep verandah or space located
outside rooms in traditional Japanese Architecture.
Several tall glass panels can move along tracks to enclose the canopy area.
Number Four
All four seasons are right-outside to enjoy for the residents of the Studhorse home in
the northern Cascades of Washington State.
The home's property design features four unattached buildings surrounding a courtyard and pool.
The home's builders used a mix of steel, glass, and wood, making it tough on the outside to
withstand the wide variety of weather conditions
One of the buildings is more public, with a family room, a kitchen, and a bar.
A second structure holds the bedrooms and a den.
The third building is for guests, and a sauna is in a more private fourth building.
Designed by Olson Kundig Architects and completed in 2015, the home is 4,078 square feet.
Number Three
Making the most of the tight living conditions in Tokyo, Takeshi Hosaka Architects designed
their small Balcony House with bright white walls, plenty of windows, and indoor balconies.
Attractive wood slat flooring and open staircases punctuate the pristine walls and small terraces
on two floors.
The main living room and compact kitchen area are at the lowest level.
Above, the multi-level airy bed balconies surround the spacious center section.
Number Two
A small mystery surrounds the abandonment of the Sanzhi UFO Houses.
Located in New Taipei Taiwan, the never-completed pod-shaped buildings were intended to be a
vacation resort.
Work began in 1978, but after a series of car accident deaths during its development,
funding dried up, and the project stopped two years later.
Stories circulated regarding a possible curse on the area, and then film crews brought a
kind of underground fame to the ruins through the publicity.
There were later efforts underway to make part of it a museum.
After its demolition in 2010, there were rumors of another beach resort to be constructed
over the Pod Resort.
Number One
Blending into the green areas, but yet arguably outrageous in its design, this massive rural
Moscow home is truly one of a kind.
The floor plan and green roof blur the line between it and the landscape as it ebbs and
flows over the surrounding neighborhood.
The roof is like a lawn above the terraced rooms and floors below.
The home's levels are linked and transitioned between the layers.
The bedrooms on the upper floors have access to the garden areas from the ramping roof.
The 57,049 square foot home was completed in 2019 and is along the Moskva River in Russia.
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