USEDOM, GERMANY - JULY 18, 2017: Upside Down House. Popular among the guests of the Usedom Island is a tourist attraction
It’s been a trend since the post-ww2 shift to the suburbs that homes have sort of all looked the same. It’s easier, cheaper to do, and looks nicer. Sure, you might get a different paint job or type of paneling, but for the most part if you go into any neighborhood the streets will all look exactly the same.
That might be okay for some people, but others want their own little flair. Whether its putting some strange, identifiable object on their home or building an entirely new one from scratch, the idea of custom homes has always been popular.
But some custom homes are certainly more “custom” than others.
10: The Shark Attack Home, Headington, Oxford
In 1986 DJ Bill Heine would install a massive 7.5 meter long fiberglass shark crashing into the roof of his home. The house has become a popular landmark for the town.
9: The Egg House, Beijing, China
As a result of the rising rent prices in Beijing, China, architect Dai Haifei would construct a solar-powered, egg-shaped home on the sidewalk. The home cost him under $1000 to construct.
8: The Dupli Casa, Ludwigsburg, Germany
This piece of modern luxury was designed by German firm J. Mayer. The home looks very artistically complex on the outside and gorgeous on the inside.
7: The Upside Down House, Trassenheide, Germany
Now this house is really bizarre.
It was built as a tourist attraction in Poland by Kaludiusz Golos and Sebastian Mikiciuk for a project they called the ‘World Upside Down Project.’ Every single element of the home, including the furnishings and food, are upside down.
6: The Steel House, Lubbock, Texas
This completely steel-built home took designer Robert Bruno over 23 years to build. He expanded the originally one-story project to three with time, building a massive, and bizarre looking, home.
5: The Dumpster Home, New York City, New York
This dumpster is the personal home of Californian designer Gregory Kloehn, who thought of the idea a number of years ago. The home, despite its size, has everything he needs, including a microwave, fridge, storage space, a toilet built into the seats, and an outdoor shower.
4: The Keret House, Warsaw, Poland
This home is the bizarre masterpiece of designer Jakub Szczesny, who wanted to utilize unused urban space to build a residence. It’s only 152 centimeters wide, making it the world’s smallest home.
3: The S-House, Saitama, Japan
The S-House is an intricate structure of s-shaped stares around a completely glass home. The building is very minimalistic, and designed by Yuusuke Karasawa to be that way.
2: Cohetillos, El Alto, Bolivia
These homes, also known as “spaceship homes,” were designed by architect Freddy Mamani. Over sixty have been built in the past nine years, with lots more on the way.
1: The Toilet Home, Suwon, South Korea
Suwon Mayor Sim Jae-Duk designed the toilet-shaped home for the World Toilet Organization’s anniversary. The home is, yes, shaped like a toilet, with a large rooftop balcony showcasing the fags of each nation in the organization.
