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Many modern houses don’t have much of a facade. Big windows, simple shapes and clean lines take priority over ornate exteriors but these three homes combine parts of old architecture with new contemporary elements, which makes for an interesting sight. Facades That Combine Old With The New
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Exposed brick is a great decoration not only in industrial interiors but also in modern, shabby chic, and minimalist homes. Brick In Interior Design
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You’d be right not to keep a garage on the list of your most stylish places in the house but this one actually looks amazing. Transparent Garage Is Most Stylish Thing Ever
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If thinking about a home movie theater evokes images of dark lit rooms and specially designed basements this house will give a home theater a whole new meaning. House That Doubles As Home Theater
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Kazakh architect Aibek has designed the best tree house you’ll ever see. Best Tree House You’ll Ever See
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Remember these breathtaking architectural projects? Well, while we thought they were too extreme to be built the Casa Brutale by OPA was announced for construction in Lebanon, on the Faqra mountain outside Beirut. Making Case For Vertiginous Architecture
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Somewhere in the Adriatic Sea between Montenegro and Croatia there sits an island of Mamula with an abandoned fort, which was used as a concentration camp during World War II by Benito Mussolini. Island Fort Luxury Resort
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Dating as back as the 7th century stained glass has evolved and spread extensively especially into the architecture of churches. Today an artist Stefan Glerum uses it to transform an Amsterdam housing complex. Fresh Take on Stained Glass
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These stylish Norwegian cabins by Snorre Stinessen overlook the water surrounding the Manshausen island that belongs to a polar explorer Børge Ousland. Resort Cabins Over Water
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Westwood Architects have renovated a 19th century building in Milan creating an unusual suspended garden in its courtyard to divide commercial and residential spaces. 19th Century Building with Unusual Courtyard
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We here at Interiorholic appreciate interesting unsual architecture. So to continue the topic of new interesting architecture we’d like to introduce IROJE KHM Architects, Exciting Angular Buildings
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The reader asked me to do a part two for our 10 Most Bizarre Building in The World post featuring more recent buildings, so I decided to mix it up and add something new and exciting, not completely bizarre necessarily (cause those are pretty rare) but strange and interesting all the same. Some of these projects will only be completed in a few years and some were finished as long as last year. I hope you enjoy this post as much as our previous architecture tops.
Strange & Interesting Architectural Projects
Dior boutique in Seoul by Peter Marino and Christian Portzamparc
Peter Marino and Christian Portzamparc have designed an interesting luxury building for Dior’s boutique in Seoul. A six-storey building features an exquisite white exterior that like petals of flower encloses a more modern glazed structure giving the building an overall aura of mystery and luxury.
Casa Atlântica by Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid has unveiled a new project in Brazil – an apartment building that looks like a futuristic spine, which is very much in the architect’s style. Casa Atlântica that is going to be 41.5 meters high will have 11 storeys elegantly squeezed inbetween two other buildings in in Rio de Janeiro.
Moon Hoon by Jang Dukhyun, Park Jungwook
Moon Hoon is a project of a design team Jang Dukhyun, and Park Jungwook has been completed this year and consists of two buildings that form sort of a full moon with their concaving structures. The client wanted a building to feel private and relaxed for public to enjoy coffee and art.
HANDS Corporation Headquarters by THE_SYSTEM LAB
This amazing office building was built in 2014 by THE_SYSTEM LAB in Seoul and actually looks different from any angle. Beside its interesting open structure it also has a peculiar shape for when you look from the side it seems more uneven than when you look straight at it.
Messner Mountain Museum Corones by Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid does it again as she is completing a mountain museum for a famous climber Reinhold Messner. The building is set into the Alpine peak Mount Kronplatz with only a few of its features protruding from the sides. That hovering balcony is probably one of the best places to enjoy mountain vistas from.
Theater by UNStudio
This city theater was proposed to a city of Den Bosch, Netherlands by UNStudio and will now replace Theater aan de Parade. The building is subtle in its unconventional-ness with its uneven parts loosely clinging to each other but an even more interesting thing about this project is that it was chosen by people who have given 57% of their votes for the design.
Sonnenhof by J Mayer H Architects
Color is a sort of thing that’s more interior-y than architecture-y but J Mayer H Architects managed to design a housing and office complex that works on a contrast of black and white. Consisting of four buildings the complex creates an inner yard with benches and some vegetation.
Le Roc Canteen by D’Houndt+Bajart
Designed by D’Houndt+Bajart this peculiar building is a canteen for kids that attend neigbouring school and kindergarten. Built in a style of a mountain rock the building’s main body’s resting on numerous white-painted thin columns, which the architects wanted to shape after wood (trees).
Amethyst Hotel by NL Architects
This one’s strangest of all. Inspired by the amethyst NL Artitects proposed for a chain hotel. The amethyst’s famous crystaline features are translated into the facade of the building providing windows for hotel rooms.
Of course, these buildings aren’t that shocking but are rather more exquisite and subtle in their strangeness and peculiarity. Some are simply interesting and eye-catching. There is no provocation or actual challenge of all the architectural rules and standards but there are definitely passion and love in these projects.
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Shipping containers make great houses that is for sure. But are there any other uses for these ‘oversized pallets‘? Shipping Container Ideas
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If you could live wherever you wanted, where would it be? An edge of an ocean or sea? Or perhaps thick greenery of the forest? These architects imagine life in the mountains and cliffs beside the water. Imaginative House Design Concepts
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Overlooking Cape Tainaron this defensive tower in Greece has been turned into a cozy guest house with the preserved original design and simple decor. Guest House in Greece
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The solutions for small spaces just keep coming. Multifunctional furniture and loft spaces can really add dimension to a small home but what if we combine the two? Platforms In Interior
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These innovative and creative school buildings will make you want to study more, because os it’s amazing and cozy at the same time interior and exterior design. Top 5 Innovative And Playful Buildings For Universities And Schools
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A lot of luxury hotels open all over the world, but there is one that I’d like to highlight. Interior Design of Palazzo Parigi Hotel & Grand Spa
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First French luxury goods company Louis Vuitton opened its store in Tokyo, Japan in 1998. Back then it already outstood other boutiques and stores with its limestone facades and classy show windows. Amazing Exterior Facade Of Louis Vuitton Store
Architectural Projects
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