Most buildings follow familiar designs because we’re used to seeing the same structures over and over again. Traditional layouts feel safe and predictable. But some architects choose to break away from that norm and create something entirely different.
These bold, unconventional structures stand out instantly and make you stop for a second look. Below are some truly unique buildings that challenge expectations — and a few may look unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Scroll down and explore them.
#1 There’s a huge open market in the Netherlands with apartments inside
#2 600 year old clock located in Prague is the world’s oldest astrological clock still in operation!
#3 Inverted Pyramid House in Spain
#4 Oasis in a concrete jungle
#5 Louis Vuitton Building, New York City
#6 Container house in the desert
#7 I don’t know about you, but I for one have always wanted to live in a black, featureless monolith
#8 Living like a caveman with modern amenities
#9 The Department of Fisheries in Hyderabad, India
#10 The “Flintstone House” in Belgium
#11 The interlace – singapore
#12 This is the proposed Crescent Moon Tower for Dubai
#13 Unique housing in Netherlands
#14 “My apartment is right off the highway”
#15 When you’re an Architect whose brother-in-law owns a struggling window store.
#16 This building in Guizhou, China
#17 King Alfred’s Tower in England, built in 1772
#18 Shenzhen International Airport looks like a giant airplane
#19 Sou Fujimoto’s “Arbre Blanc” Tower in Montpellier, France
#20 An awesome building in Chile
#21 Jungle house in Brazil with rooftop pool
#22 Japanese Moka train station in a shape of a locomotive.
#23 The Øresund Bridge is a 15km long link between Sweden and Denmark which has a section that tunnels underwater
#24 Still standing in Canterbury, UK.
#25 This Tiny House
#26 Walden 7 in Barcelona, Spain
#27 Spanish Embassy in Brazil.
#28 Austria.
#29 Saemoonan Church in Seoul, Korea
#30 Apartment in Katayama, japan
