The design studio Paz Arquitectura from Guatemala created this spectacular house in a hillside forest in the Santa Rosalia area of Guatemala City. The house named Casa Corallo almost merges with the natural forest landscape. Tree trunks grow freely through the building, and the materials used for construction resemble those of the place around.
Doing house repairs requires thorough planning, but who cares about that? Here is the selection of the most WTF solutions implemented in the house repair works.
The famous TV and radio personality has put his amazing Malibu Flintstones inspired home on the market for 3.5 million. Unfortunately, no dinosaurs or wooly mammoths come with the deal.
Basketball legend Michael Jordan has put up his mansion in Chicago for sale. The price of the house is $29,000,000. The place has 9 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms and 4 showers. There are also 5 mantelpieces, open tennis court, golf filed, deep pond, swimming pool, 3 air-conditioned garages with 15 cars and, of course, a full-size basketball court.
French architect Patrick Partouche created a house built of 8 shipping containers. Now it’s a home for a family in Lille, France.
This is a concept of a foldable house created by Spanish designer Martin Azua. When it’s folded, the synthetic cupola fits a man’s pocket. But once you need a shelter, you may instantly inflate the "House" with body heat or solar rays. The material is reversible and you may choose whether to reflect inner or outer heat waves and so keep the shelter either warm or cool inside.
Take a look at customized and weatherproof homes build by WorldHaus for families in need. A modular building system allows people to create any size and configuration they want. A base model can be built in 10 days at a starting cost of about $1,500.
If you used to collect beer cans, you can now learn how you can use them. It’s just an idea.
This guy must be crazy about animals. There are a lot of pets in his house, including dogs, fox, lion cub, bobcats and others. I wonder how all these pets deal with each other and whether the guy is not afraid to live around them.
A seal pup most likely became disoriented to end up in the most unexpected location.
Tucked away in the Adirondack State Park in New York, this cabin is now on sale for $1.75 million. Constructed on top of a cold-war era missile storage tower, it is the ideal home for surviving any potential world-ending scenario.
This three-storey house was built in Japan by LEVEL architects. Its coolest feature will be loved by all kids, since this house has both stairs and slides that exit into the living space.
If you are looking for a new house to live in, you can always build one of your own. Take a look at this earthbag building guide that explains superadobe construction method in Argentina. It’s not that expensive!
Nestled on a hill overlooking the beautiful Pacific Ocean, this gorgeous modern home is on the market for $9,995,000. With wall-to-wall windows, four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a game room and a 3-car garage and is about 490 square meters, this beautiful dream house is beyond words. The master bedroom on the top floor is famous for its panoramic window with an overview of 180 degrees.
If you happen to be sitting on twenty-six million dollars then we’ve got the perfect investment for you. This stunning Italian style 6135 square foot Malibu home is nestled in the heart of this famous city overlooking the ocean. It comes with four bedrooms, very large swimming pool, spacious kitchen, pool table and a large rooftop terrace.
The billionaire CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, recently bought a new house in Palo Alto, California. The two-story house cost about $7 million dollars and has two fireplaces, a kitchen, a music room, a living room, five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and is about 5,618 square feet (522 square meters). On the one third of an acre backyard there is a BBQ area and a swimming pool.
How can you build a house if you have only $5,000? Simon Dale, a self-build devotee, knows the answer. He constructed his woodland home entirely from natural and reclaimed materials, including tiles from a showroom skip and spent $4,900 and only 4 months on this low-impact living.
Check out the pictures of the plans of the house and the house itself that reminds of a hobbit house from The Lord of the Rings.
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The cult film was shot in this Venice, California house that is now up for sale. For only a cool $2.2 million you can own a piece of history and live in a swanky neighborhood too.
This is the real house of the Simpson Family. The house cost $120,000 and was as a prize for winning the competition that was sponsored by the Fox network and the Pepsi Cola Company. The house is located in Henderson, Nevada.
This amazing house was actually built from two shipping containers. It looks like it is just as difficult as building a house from scratch. However, the resulting house is beautiful.
This marvelous and ultra modern looking house was built inside a shipping container. It’s an absolutely beautiful house, complete with all of the amenities, including a skylight.
Could you live in a teeny tiny apartment?
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