If the eyes get tired to watch same type of multi-storey "boxes", our selection of 5 eccentric modern buildings in Europe will help you to unwind. Objects of this type attract not only liberal buyers, but also many tourists.
1. The house of Osama bin Laden in Madrid
In one of the residential districts of Madrid there is almost "normal" residential building with 21 floors under the name Edificio Mirador. One small peculatiry - on the top of the building (at a height of 36.8 m above the ground) there is an open terrace, where residents grow their own flowers or just enjoy the fresh air.
The people of the house dubbed it the "House of bin Laden". Supposedly, if the terrorists will set off the explosion near, abrupt blast wave will pass through the hole, and the apartments will remain safe and sound. House bin Laden consists of 9 units with individual finishes and towers of 63.4 m high.
2. Cubic houses in Rotterdam (Netherlands)
This avant-garde project was designed by the architect Piet Blom. The idea of the residential complex is long and difficult, but in a nutshell: the house in the form of a cube is raised above the ground on special support and are placed under an angle of 54°. The result is that the 3 sides of a cube "look" at the sky, and the other 3 facing the earth. Support-holders are in the shape of hexagons. On the bottom there is a playground for children, shops and even a school, the floor above is a place for walks, and on the top of – the cubic houses itself.
Inside the cubes the ceilings and walls are also at an angle. In each cube there are 3 floors, and the third has a pyramid shape with three faces.
It is easy to guess that during the construction all of those apartment-cubes were completely sold out. However, later tenants were so fiercely attacked by tourists and just curious citizens, that many of them chose to resell the unusual apartments. Currently in one of the cubes is opened as a Museum through which the original building can be acquainted from the inside.
3. The Forest Spiral in Darmstadt, Germany
The construction of 12-storey residential complex was completed in 2000. The authorship of the project belongs to the amazing Austrian architect Hundertwasser. Among his achievements is the development of a flag for New Zealand. They say he always wore different socks – but in the end, no one ever argued that they should be the same.
The house is literally "fit" into the surrounding landscape. Each window (more than 1000) has a unique shape. The building is full of bright colors, his lines looks like dancing a fancy dance. On the top of the house grows grass, trees, there are restaurant and bar. In the house there are 105 apartments and each of them is radically different from all the others, even in such small details as door handles.
4. House of bubbles, France
The building was constructed in 1989 on the Cote d'Azur specifically for the star of the world of fashion Pierre Cardin. Its area is 1,200 sq m, the area of the natural park is 8 500 sqm. Outdoor area with wonderful sea views can accommodate about 500 people.
The shape of the mansion resembles a cluster of pink soap bubbles. Due to the lack of any corners, rooms seem even bigger than they really are. The internal decorations of the House of bubbles has the same original appearance. In the rooms you can not use artificial light until nightfall.
5. The Dancing house (Ginger & Fred) in Prague, Czech Republic
In the center of Prague is situated one of the main attractions of the capital and the Czech Republic as a whole – the Dancing house. It was built from 1994 to 1996 on the site of another building that was destroyed during the Second World war. In one of the neighboring buildings lived someone named Vaclav Havel, who wanted to transform this place for a long time. He received that chance when he won the presidential election.
The house consists of 2 towers. The curved tower is a symbol of the feminine, and straight - male. Feminine, according to architects, wins the male to change it for the better. Currently at the top of the building there is a French restaurant, and on the other floors – office premises.
Text – Alena Eliseeva, ee24
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