The Toilet House
Posted on October 27, 2007
Filed Under Architecture and Design, Strange and Unusual
The toilet house was built by Sim Jae-duck, chairman of the organizing committee of the Inaugural General Assembly of the World Toilet Association. To mark the launch of the association’s first general assembly in November, South Korean sanitation activists will be lifting the lid on a lavatory-shaped home south of Seoul. Sim, a member of parliament, hopes to attract 300 representatives from 70 countries to the inaugural meeting.
The Guitar House
Posted on September 30, 2007
Filed Under Architecture and Design, Strange and Unusual
The Guitar House is located in Fayetteville, Georgia and was built by country western singer and songwriter, Elivs Carden. The picture below is a screenshot from Google Maps.
Unusual Architecture From Around the World
Posted on September 27, 2007
Filed Under Architecture and Design, Strange and Unusual
From incredibly cool to totally weird; a collection of unusual houses and buildings from around the World.
Forest Spiral - Hundertwasser Building
Located in Darmstadt and built by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, the famous Austrian architect and painter. The Hundertwasser house "Waldspirale" with 105 apartments, wraps around a landscaped courtyard with a running stream. More Details
The Basket Building
Located in Newark, Ohio the Basket Building is the home office of The Longaberger Basket Company. Founder Dave Longaberger decided he wanted the corporate home office in a giant basket. History of the Basket Building
The Piano House
Posted on September 24, 2007
Filed Under Architecture and Design, Strange and Unusual
Built in Aun Hui Province, China to draw intrest to a redeveloped area. The violin holds the escalator into the building.
Photo obtained from weirdasianews.com and contains additional photos of the Piano House