World's 10 unique houses

New Delhi: Owning a home is every person's dream, but having houses with innovative and amazing designs is a little difficult task.Throughout history, people have gone from caves to huts to castles to blocks of flats – and nowadays, seems like you can find an example of just anything.People with different thinking, different tastes have variety designs for getting their houses look distinct from others.Here are some innovative, bizarre, and weird ideas from around the world for getting a house designed:1. Old Water Tower Turned Into Modern Home, Belgium Had one would have ever thought that an old water tower could be used for something other than water storage? Yes this came true after the construction of this house in Belgium. The house is actually a 100-feet high water tower that was in service till 1990. The Bham Design Studio started developing this tower renovation project in 2007, and eventually it ended up being a single family apartment, structured on five floors.2. Skateboard House, USAThis is another unusual house and one of the best for skateboard lovers. The Skateboard House is the project of a private residence, to be built in Malibu, California. The house's architecture will be as such that you will be able to skate any areas and surfaces, Indoor and outdoor. The client and visionary of the project is Pierre Andre Senizergues (PAS), a former World champion and Pro Skater and the founder of Etnies. This will be the first house designed to be entirely used for skateboarding as well as being a traditional dwelling.3. World's Slimmest House, Poland Designed by Architect Jakub Szczesny the house is considered one of the thinnest houses in the world. The house was built in a four-foot-wide space between two buildings in Warsaw, Poland. The ground floor contains a kitchen, toilet, shower and eating area, while tenants can access the upstairs bedroom via a metal ladder.4. Transparent House, Japan The ones who have nothing to hide from others can have such a home constructed for them. This see-through house was built by Sou Fujimoto Architects and is located in Tokyo, Japan. Known as “House NA”, it offers plenty of daylight and least privacy. This 914 square-foot transparent house was inspired by tree houses. House NA by Sou Fujimoto Architects is one of the most unique designs one could have ever seen.5. Dick Clark's Flintstones Inspired Home, USA This single-story structure with it's rocky interior looks just like the home of Fred and Wilma from the classic 60's cartoon. The whole property sits on more than 22 acres. The real-world version of the Flintstones' home has one bedroom and two bathrooms, a fireplace and several large glass windows offering views of city lights and sunsets as well as Serrano Valley, the Boney Mountains, the Channel Islands and the Pacific Ocean. 6. Slide House, Japan This unusual three-story family house was designed by Japanese Studio LEVEL Architects. It is equipped with a slide that connects all three floors. This fun house is wrapped with staircases and a corridor on one side, and the slide on the other side, which together form a circular route around the central area of the house. 7. Stone House,Portugal Stone house in Portugal is constructed between two giant stones and is linked with a concrete mix. The house is rumored to be inspired by the popular American Flintstones cartoon. This unusual, prehistoric-looking residence feature some traditional components such as windows, a front door, and even a shingled roof. 8. Giant Seashell House, Mexico This amazing shell-shaped house was designed by architect Javier Senosiain of Arquitectura Organica and built in 2006. As strange as it looks, it's a real house built for a young family with two children who were tired living in a conventional home and wanted to change to one integrated to nature. 9. The Mushroom House Cincinnati, Ohio The Mushroom House is an ornately fanciful home built by architect Terry Brown in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The one-bedroom house features pressed copper ceilings and a spiral staircase entry. 10. Church Converted Into Modern Family Home, HollandZecc Architecten repurposed and converted two abandoned churches located in Utrecht, Netherlands into stylish family residences.Have a look inside the house.

World's 10 unique houses

New Delhi: Owning a home is every person's dream, but having houses with innovative and amazing designs is a little difficult task.Throughout history, people have gone from caves to huts to castles to blocks of

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