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The world's craziest houses

by Jeremy Kressmann (RSS feed) on Apr 8th 2008 at 10:40AM

They say that "home is where the heart is," but I have to wonder when I look at the at the "Gravity-Defying Homes" gallery over at design site PointClickHome. Perhaps the expression is better written as "home is where the crazy is?" Point Click Home's gallery features a slideshow of some of the most surreal and interesting houses from around the world, including strange structures in Russia, The Netherlands, Indonesia, the U.S. and Canada, among others.

It's hard to pick a favorite from this bunch. I think the Russian gangster house wins the award for the poorest planning - it's probably because the owner was incarcerated before he was able to finish it (no joke). Meanwhile, the Dutch seem to be quite adept at building whimsical houses, offering an assortment of homes in the shape of cacti and cubes. And I have to hand it to the American houses - the "mushroom house" and "pod house" are certainly the most trippy.

While I can't imagine these bizarre buildings are practical to live in, they certainly make for some great voyeurism. Check out the gallery below to see them all. And if you still haven't gotten your fill, take a look at Justin's post last year for some more examples.