17 Examples Of Bizarre Buildings You Can’t Help But Stop By.
What is architecture if not the expression of the personality of the person who designs a building? Often, for specific needs or for reasons of functionality, designers and planners are forced to make compromises, proposing buildings that do not necessarily shine with their personality, but when their work tools are free to express all their creativity. , we can find ourselves in front of real wonders.
We’re talking about all those cases where practicality, aesthetics, and artistry come together, or where aesthetics can steer everything, at the cost of making a building quirky, but no less fascinating. Architects and artists may have let their imaginations run wild in designing these buildings, but a fair amount of eccentricity is often required, especially to grab attention and deliver something unforgettable. The constructions that we have gathered below represent this category: examples of architectural originality from all over the world. Are you ready to discover them?
#1. Looks like this little house is … overweight!
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It is no coincidence that this ironic and at the same time profound work by Erwin Wurm is called “Fat house”!
#2. Do you think it came from an illustration? You are wrong !
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It’s a mural, sure, but the way it was designed and adapted to this building in Industry City, Brooklyn, is truly unique, don’t you think?
#3. Would you live there?
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A sort of ultra-modern monolith, certainly not the best if you don’t like closed spaces …
#4. A habitable “white tree”
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This incredible building is located in Montpellier, France, and was designed by Sou Fujimoto.
#5. It looks almost “unfinished”, but it’s not.
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This is Plot # 1282 from Beirut, Lebanon, designed by Bernard Khoury and located in the northern suburbs of the capital.
#6. The biggest covered market in the Netherlands
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It is located in Rotterdam, and is nothing short of spectacular!
#7. What do you think of with this rolled up shape?
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This is the building that houses the National Carpet Museum in Baku, Azerbaijan!
#8. Cat or nursery? The two !
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This is not a bad idea for a building that will have to accommodate and entertain children, is it?
#9. When the shape of the building fully reflects its function.
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This is the structure that houses the Fisheries Department in Hyderabad, India.
#10. A truly impressive sight
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This residential complex is located in the Netherlands, and it must be said that its houses are truly unique!
#11. A maxi-turtle that welcomes you in its shell!
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#12. Did you recognize her? It’s a locomotive, and guess what building it houses?
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Obviously a train station, and it’s in Japan.
#13. Looks like a bunch of LEGOs stacked on top of each other, doesn’t it?
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#14. This is what it’s like to live near the highway …
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Or even in this case, above! Here in Osaka, Japan.
#15. Modernity and tradition
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It is difficult to imagine a union more pronounced than this one. You like ?
#16. An old gas station that fully reflects the brand!
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It was made in the 1930s, it’s from Shell, and it could only have been shaped like a yellow seashell!
#17. Stunning yet fascinating at the same time: found in China
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Have you ever seen weird, funny and unusual buildings like these around you? Tell us in the comments !