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The world has its share of beautiful and ugly buildings. In the middle, there are ordinary and dull ones. And then, in a category entirely of their own, are the truly bizarre ones—the kind you need to see to believe.
When architects have complete freedom in their designs, things can get weird. Just like how we used to create crazy buildings with LEGO bricks as kids, the r/bizarrebuildings subreddit features architects bringing their wildest dreams to life. We've chosen some of our new favorite posts from the Reddit community to show you these unique designs and to bring about either light-hearted amusem*nt or strong opinions.
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Netherlands Beauty
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Caroline Nagel Caroline Nagel Community Member Follow
It's the pancake restaurant in the Hans & Grietje (Hansl and Gretl) amusem*nt park in the Netherlands (Zeewolde).
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The Reddit group has 158k members who share unique, bizarre, and stunning buildings. Ever thought of living in a crooked house or taking your children to a kindergarten shaped like a cat? Though it might be fascinating until monotony sets in or the discomfort becomes overwhelming. ADVERTIsem*nT
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Brick Expressionism In Frankfurt, Germany
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David A Paterson David A Paterson Community Member Follow
Like.
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Furniture Shop In Colombia
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Debbie Debbie Community Member Follow
But it is a shop, it is not meant to live in.
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Architecture is about designing buildings of all sizes and shapes, from small sheds to tall skyscrapers. It's important to blend form and function, making sure buildings are both attractive and fit their purpose while being safe. ADVERTIsem*nT
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Whale Museum That Looks Like A Whale In Norway
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Laughing otter Laughing otter Community Member Follow
Beautiful!
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Mid-Century House Built Over A River In New Canaan, Connecticut
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Stefaan De Clerck Stefaan De Clerck Community Member Follow
Don't understand why it would be uncomfortable to life there. It doesn't look very uncomfortable to me.
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This Looks Like Candy
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Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member Follow
Like a colorful taffy pull.
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A building's appearance is shaped by its purpose, architectural style, and available materials and technology. Different types of buildings, like homes, offices, and religious structures, vary in size, shape, and design to fulfill their unique functions.
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Residential Neighborhood Near Zurich, Switzerland
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Blue Bunny of Happiness Blue Bunny of Happiness Community Member Follow
When can I move in?
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Azadi (Freedom) Tower, Tehran, Iran
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Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member Follow
Freedom for cats is always a just cause to me.
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This Church In Reykjavik
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Mariele Scherzinger Mariele Scherzinger Community Member Follow
It's a church. Nobody "lives" here, right? (See listicle title...)
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Recent times have seen the creation of a diverse range of buildings, spanning from the merely odd to the truly unique. This shift in architectural style is largely attributed to architects' creative visions, backed by technological advancements. The once-restricting factors of precise measurements have been transformed with innovations like Virtual Reality (VR), which not only visualize complex designs but also streamline construction processes. ADVERTIsem*nT
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The Round House Wilton - 1968
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ZGutr ZGutr Community Member Follow
when can I move in ??????
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Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain
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Pernille. Pernille. Community Member Follow
Love me some Gaudi. Don't know whether to up or down vote, but I once saw a TV program with a lady that lived Ina Gaudi house and her flat was very comfortable and beautiful.
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Alpine Refuge From World War I Located At 2760 Meters, Monte Cristallo, Italy
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Lisa Shealy Lisa Shealy Community Member Follow
How in the world would you get there????
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Technology in architecture comes in different forms, and smartphones are a prime example of this evolution. Architects now rely on apps throughout the project, from start to finish, which helps them better serve their clients.
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Colin's Barn, Chedglow, England
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Panda Kicki Panda Kicki Community Member Follow
I want a video of the inside!
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There's A Huge Open Market In The Netherlands With Apartments Inside
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ColorEd ColorEd Community Member Follow
Looks even better in person.It's in Rotterdam, by the way.
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Beckham Creek Cave Lodge, Arkansas
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Kim Landfather Kim Landfather Community Member Follow
I love it.
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In the United Arab Emirates and China, companies are showing the potential of robotics, collaborative robotics, and large-scale 3D printing in architecture. Autodesk, a software company, is also working on making design-to-fabrication more accessible and enabling the creation of complex structures with less energy. ADVERTIsem*nT
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Duck House, UK
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I'd live here. This is cute
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Modern Cabin For Rent In Norway
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Settled for Infamy Settled for Infamy Community Member Follow
Just imagine leaving something downstairs or the 2nd grocery bag trip...Grrrr
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Casa Torta, Brazil
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Really, is that Santa hanging out the window?
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It's All One House!
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Herringbone Herringbone Community Member Follow
Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, CA. A bit tourist-trap-ish, but absolutely amazingly bizarre inside. https://what3words.com/heap.transfers.tall
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Building Loading... 89%
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Jrog Jrog Community Member
The MahaNakhon in Bangkok. Tallest building in Thailand. It's decor is much nicer than shown here, that's just a bad photo. bangkok-ta...d6c4bc.jpg
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Luna (all pronouns) Luna (all pronouns) Community Member Follow
This is a botanical garden… not a house?
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Nowadays, psychology studies help us understand the urban places that people enjoy and find exciting. Studies found that the way buildings look and having access to green areas can affect how we feel emotionally. As Winston Churchill once said, "We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us."
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Hole House Or Villa Vals, Switzerland
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Chewie Baron Chewie Baron Community Member Follow
This was featured on a series on BBC2 here in the UK, Extraordinary Houses, and inside it’s beautiful.it’s an amazing house.
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This Building In The Philippines That Looks Like A Ship And Has A Korean Restaurant And A Cafe "Onboard"
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Kathryn Baylis Kathryn Baylis Community Member Follow
I live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I remember, when I was a kid (I’m 62 now) that there was a seafood restaurant, I think in Lower Delaware near the beach, that was actually built inside a grounded ship. As a kid I thought it was cool. Food was good too. Wonder if it’s still there.
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The Steel House, Lubbock, Texas
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Lisa Lisa Community Member Follow
Looks like a pig
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Talking and spending time with others is really important for keeping your mind healthy. Same goes for urban design: "Social interaction is often achieved by concentrating groups of people in a single node or landmark so that it is suggested they interact with each other. Strategies for urban design to accommodate this can include higher density development, so that more people are concentrated in an area," shares Jonathan Monfries in his research paper 'The Psychological Effects of Urban Design.' ADVERTIsem*nT
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Kring Kumho Culture Complex
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David A Paterson David A Paterson Community Member Follow
I like it.
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Robert Downey Jr.’s Inflatable Malibu Bungalow
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Kim Landfather Kim Landfather Community Member Follow
I wonder how many bicycle pumps he has lying around.
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Forcing This Road To Surround Their House
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Lex <3 (they/them) Lex <3 (they/them) Community Member Follow
“🎶 Our house, in the middle of our street”
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Making sure someone is physically healthy often helps their mental health too. Having enough public spaces in cities makes it easy for people to find places to be active. A study by Roe (2016) backs this up by showing that having green spaces in cities is good for people with mental health issues like stress, anxiety, and depression. Adding more trees, small parks, and even outdoor exercise equipment, especially in the city center, can really help improve how people feel and act, and make their overall mental wellbeing better. ADVERTIsem*nT
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Brick Facade For A Bookstore In Korea
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David A Paterson David A Paterson Community Member Follow
I like it.
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Transcendence, Keith Jellum (1998). Public Art Installation In Portland, Oregon
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Let’s Be Kind Let’s Be Kind Community Member Follow
I feel like the places featured here stray farther and farther away from the title of this post. But the pictures featured are pretty interesting to look at!
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Building Shaped Like A Bulldozer; Turlock, Ca
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Upstaged75 Upstaged75 Community Member Follow
Every 2 year old boy's dream house! :)
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Note: this post originally had 128 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
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The way we feel and act each day can be really affected by how we travel around the city. It can shape our mood and how we behave when we go to work and when we come back home. The things around us always have an impact on our thoughts. Making sure a city has good transportation and ways to connect is helpful. This can make traveling to work, especially on public transit, less stressful and make it easier to reach places and services. When transportation works well, it can lower stress and anxiety, which makes living in the city much smoother. ADVERTIsem*nT
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What do you think?
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Diolla Diolla Community Member Follow
BP I BEG YOU make titles that cover the content!!!! A lot of these buildings are not uncomfortable to live in or even intended to live in, it's not about that AT ALL. The subject is interesting architecture. PLEASE. Thank you.
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steven steven Community Member Follow
what do you expect from pretend journalists
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PattyK PattyK Community Member Follow
But nothing tells us why any of these buildings are “uncomfortable to live in or use.” And a whole bunch of them we’ve seen before.
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Jill Jill Community Member Follow
I think they missed the Atomium. I mean it just looks so impractical https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium IMG_1040-6...e814d.jpeg
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Diolla Diolla Community Member Follow
BP I BEG YOU make titles that cover the content!!!! A lot of these buildings are not uncomfortable to live in or even intended to live in, it's not about that AT ALL. The subject is interesting architecture. PLEASE. Thank you.
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steven steven Community Member Follow
what do you expect from pretend journalists
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PattyK PattyK Community Member Follow
But nothing tells us why any of these buildings are “uncomfortable to live in or use.” And a whole bunch of them we’ve seen before.
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Jill Jill Community Member Follow
I think they missed the Atomium. I mean it just looks so impractical https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium IMG_1040-6...e814d.jpeg
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