In a pickle: The Pickle Barrel House in Grand Marais, Michigan
I came across an interesting article on very weird architectural pieces and thought to share.
See them after the cut:
The teapot dome
Remember the teapot dome scandal of 1922 which engulfed American
President Warren G Harding? Well if you live in Zillah, Washington, it
is hard to forget.
This odd building was built as a reminder of when the Secretary of State
for the Interior took a bribe from oil companies wanting to drill on
Navy owned land.
Looking flush: The toilet house in Suwon, South Korea
The toilet house
The late mayor of Suwon, South Korea, Sim Jae-Duck, built his
loo-shaped, two-story home to mark the 2007 inaugural meeting of the
World Toilet Association.
Jae-Duck, who reportedly was born in a restroom, spent $1.1 million to
build the 4,520-square-foot steel, concrete, with a showcase,
glass-walled bathroom at it's centre.
'Boot-iful':The Shoe House in Hellam, Pennsylvania
The Shoe House
There was once was a rich old man who lived in a shoe... Footwear
magnate Mahlon N Haines built this shoe shaped home in Hellam,
Pennsylvania, and boasted three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a
living room. It is now a museum.
Dancing on the ceiling: The Upside-Down House in Szymbark, Poland
The Upside-Down House
Poland has been through seismic changes in the past few decades. So
architect Daniel Czapiewski thought he would capture it with this
distinctive home.
He says the house, in Szymbark, Poland, is a statement about the
communist era and the current state of the world. It took 114 days to
build, longer than expected as workers suffered dizziness and confusion
and needed frequent breaks to recover.
Historical: The Pyramid House in Wadsworth, Illinois
Pyramid House
Jim Onan had a hobby and you'll never guess what it is... He started
building his 24-karat-gold-plated, 17,000-square-foot house in
Wadsworth, Illinois, 1977 to underline his interest in Egyptology.
He added enormous statues including a 50-foot likeness of King Tut and lined his driveway with 80 stone sphinxes.
The mushroom house
The mushroom house
Cincinnati is not noted for its architecture. But the late Terry Brown,
professor of architecture and interior design at the University of
Cincinnati, decided to change that. The one-bedroom in a traditional
suburb of the Ohio city was originally a run-of-the-mill bungalow. But
he added wood, coloured glass, seashells, as ongoing project in organic
design that lasted from 1992 to 2006.
Interesting right? I remember seeing in Lagos somewhere a house the
shape of an aeroplane a while ago and thought it very creative.
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