Architectural Curiosities: 20 Unique Buildings (21 photos)

A transparent church, a house that looks like it's made from a plane, a train, and a ship all rolled into one, a hotel that has a real Ferris wheel built into its walls—it sounds like the fantasy of a mad architect, doesn't it?





No, this isn't a random collection of crazy ideas for the architecture of the future. These are real buildings—funny, quirky, and incredible. The architects of these unique structures clearly strove to push the boundaries of what's conventional, and the result is something truly fantastic.

1. This is a prefabricated house, built in Italy according to a design by architect Roberto Rossi. The design allows for variable landscape design and the use of solar panels.



2. A cat-shaped kindergarten in Germany

3. An organic house in Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico, by Javier Senosiain



4. Pavilion of the Enlightened, Thailand



5. The architecture of this Belgian house raises many questions



6. A unique residential complex in Netherlands



7. This stunning metal house in Texas was designed by artist Robert Bruno



8. Inside this massive 16th-century "Colossus" sculpture in Florence, Italy, are rooms



9. A residential complex in Singapore was awarded the "World Building of the Year" title in 2015 for its intelligent architecture.



10. The "Plate" Hotel in Dombay



11. Crab-Shaped Ecology Center, China



12. The house looks a lot like a cottage from a sci-fi movie



13. Helmet-Shaped Weapons Museum in Tula



14. "Transparent" Church in Borgloon, Belgium



15. Unique Residential Complex in Guizhou, China



16. Chilean Building Shipping company in Valparaiso, Chile



17. The Hae-Mok Station building in Japan is shaped like a locomotive.



18. The Tianzi Hotel in Yijuan, China



19. An original 1930s Shell gas station in North Carolina, USA



20. Studio City, Macau - a high-rise hotel designed in a cinematic style topics