Many of the buildings we see in our day to day lives serve a purely practical purpose. They exist for us to live in, work in, shop in, and that’s usually where the story ends. Because of that, most of them don’t get much more interesting than their function. What you see is often exactly what you get.
But give an architect total freedom, and you’re bound to get something that tests the limits of imagination. Whether it turns out beautifully unique or oddly questionable doesn’t really matter. What counts is that it stands out and stays with you.
Bizarre Buildings on Reddit is the go-to place for these kinds of architectural experiments. Below are some of their best posts.
#1 The Snail House Of Sophia, Bulgaria
Image source: RedRiverWindsock
#2 Louis Vuitton Building, New York City
Image source: Fishk*ller01
#3 Austria
Image source: Illustrious-Bit6347
#4 The Teapot Building In Wuxi, China
Image source: RedRiverWindsock
#5 The Brain Institute In Las Vegas
Image source: Over-Physics-7543
#6 A Man In Nigeria Had This Airplane House Made In Honor Of His Wife And Her Love For Travel
Image source: doubleina
#7 Face House, Kyoto
Image source: barrylyndon_esq
#8 The Frame In Dubai- Elevator Up Walk Across A Glass Floor Elevator Down
Image source: travelocean05
#9 Buildings By Freddy Mamani In El Alto, Bolivia
Image source: biwook
#10 Rock Venue In Beijing With A Weird Blue Guy
Image source: aloeGrimoire
#11 Sunac Guangzhou Grand Theatre Of Guangzhou, China – Now Officially The Ugliest Building In China – Nominated By Online Votes – Final Selection By A Panel Of Architects
Image source: RedRiverWindsock
#12 The Toed Inn Sandwich Bar & Drive-In Of Los Angeles, California In 1939
Image source: RedRiverWindsock
#13 China Is Also Home To Houses That Were Built On The Roofs Of Factory Buildings
Image source: achingcra
#14 Hang Nga’s “Crazy House” In Dalat, Vietnam
Image source: BrashUltim
#15 Kuchlbauer Tower, Germany
Image source: AnyReindeer3939
#16 The “Flintstone House” In Belgium
Image source: RedRiverWindsock
#17 A (Non-Concept) Photo Of The New Eco-Friendly Building In Denver
Image source: Mindless_Green_6278
#18 When You’re An Architect Whose Brother-In-Law Owns A Struggling Window Store
Image source: fitesmerb
#19 This Building Looks Like It Was Designed In Microsoft Word
Image source: WetCoa
#20 The Strawberry House In Bom Principio City, Brazil, A Region Known For Its Strawberry Cultivation
Image source: RedRiverWindsock
#21 The Nautilus House In Mexico City
Image source: Master_Grape3439
#22 The Zip Building, Milan
Image source: Imaginary_Highway834
#23 #47 An Apartment Building That Popped Up In Krasnodar, Russia
Image source: Outrageous_Wasabi_34
#24 Church Building
Image source: logatwork
#25 Eschif De Creyssac, Périgueux, France
Image source: archlordluc
#26 Les Arènes De Picasso, Noisy-Le-Grand, France
Image source: DeadlySnowflake
#27 In Metz, France, Hilton Opened A Philippe Starck-Designed Hotel
Image source: fan_tas_tic
#28 Bierpinsel In Berlin, Germany
Image source: fassungslos2022
#29 Hospital In Indonesia
Image source: Cheap-Menu9081
#30 This Building In Taipei
Image source: biwook
#31 The Cabaret De Lenfer In Montmartre Paris 1892
Image source: playful_autumn19
#32 Jinling Art Museum
Image source: logatwork
#33 This Building In Guizhou China
Image source: Trick-Repair-4264
#34 Populus Hotel, Denver. Ugly Or Pretty ?
Image source: sumancha
#35 A House Built On A Rock In Bajina Basta, Serbia
Image source: GustyClea
#36 “Flintstone House,” Declared “Public Nuisance,” Now Allowed To Keep Colorful
Image source: StormBackground7186
#37 Seiko Medical Beauty Clinic/セイコメディカルビューティクリニック, Kagoshima, Japan
Image source: FindingFoodFluency
#38 This Building In Schorndorf Germany Looks Like A Charging Bull
Image source: fassungslos2022
#39 This Trippy Building In London, England
Image source: 420Eski-Grim
#40 Uc San Diego Library Aka The Geisel Building
Image source: SupermanGamin
#41 Spanish Embassy In Brazil
Image source: stotesyoody
#42 This Building Really Blew My Mind
Image source: CurveIntelligent6985
#43 Free Spirit Sphere “Eryn” Near Qualicum Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Image source: RedRiverWindsock
#44 Druzhba Sanatorium, Crimea, 1983
Image source: comradekiev
#45 Colin’s Barn, Chedglow, England
Image source: Proof-Appointment314
#46 Saemoonan Church In Seoul, Korea
Image source: Dismal_League_2266
#47 The House Of The Five Continents Located At The Corner Of The Schildersstraat And The Plaatssnijderstraat
Image source: No-Alternative-3603
#48 Astra Building, Hamburg, Germany
Image source: CryRevolutionary7867
#49 Nutcracker, Bergamo
Image source: DoktorPauk
#50 Castle Meur, France: The House Between The Rocks
Image source: fassungslos2022
#51 Ik Lab, Tulum, Mexico (Jorge Eduardo Neira Sterkel, 2018)
Image source: fassungslos2022
#52 Shipping Container Construction
Image source: fassungslos2022
#53 The Gaylordsville Cake House
Image source: stook_jaint
#54 Times Square Studios Building With Its Lights Shut Off
Image source: cheeseburgercats
#55 Gillette Castle In East Haddam, Connecticut
Image source: RedRiverWindsock
#56 Maison Du Sel, Wissembourg, Alsace, France
Image source: kokainhaendler
#57 “The Lipstick” – Gothenburg, Sweden [oc]
Image source: Outrageous-Wheel-248
#58 Unknown (Tehran, Iran)
Image source: FindingFoodFluency
#59 Superior Dome, Worlds Largest Wooden Dome, Marquette Michigan
Image source: Cofiifii
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