This house was built as the Bates home for Alfred Hitchcock’s horror film “Psycho”. It was built as a two-walled exterior façade as it was would only be filmed from a vantage point but it was also appeared in many other films, TV shows and advertisements since then.

Marissa Mayer has denied reports that she and her husband Zack Bogue have bought this fabulous Tudor-style $30 million mansion.

This house in Las Vegas was constructed during the Cold War as protection from a nuclear apocalypse. It comes complete with an underground lawn, BBQ area and pool amongst other things and is now on sale for $1.7 million.

This couple moved into their first house in Pittsburgh, which they bought from the previous old lady owner who had been moved to a nursing home. The house is over 100 years old and its unfinished basement contained an interesting surprise.
 

A Chinese student built this tiny house that contains a kitchen, laundry room and even has a patio.

Bonsai trees originated in China and became a prominent ornament in the houses of Japanese nobility. Englishman, Chris Guise is so passionate about these “dwarf” trees that he has amassed a small collection of which Bilbo Baggins’s hobbit house is a great example.

This unique design does not have a kitchen but does come fitted with a bath. Well played, China.

These pictures of a house for sale tell two very different stories of what is on offer.

This quaint gaming store houses a great collection of toys from the past and present.

This compact transformer house is built inside a container and it takes 90 seconds to open into a liveable space.

Built by Leigh Osborne and Graham Voce, this beautiful house is designed within an old water tower in north-west London. The building dates back to 1877 and is 30 meters tall. The architects bought it in 2008 for £ 395,000.

This 12 storey building can be found in Willow, Alaska and locals refer to it as the “Dr. Seuss House” as a result of its interesting design. Although construction first began on the house 10 years ago, the 12 storey building has only recently been finished.

This stunning house is located in Calpe, Spain and was built on the side of a mountain rock, by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos.

Israeli writer, Edgar Keret, is the first tenant of the narrowest house in the world. Built by Polish architect, Yakubos, the house occupies a thin strip of 1.2 meters located between two buildings in Warsaw, Poland. The house has two levels and all the basic amenities but in these cramped quarters, lodgers need to be sure that they don’t suffer from claustrophobia!