I love creative living arrangements. It’s fun to imagine living in something different than most of us do. While our big change each year is a a couple of weeks camping, some people choose to live in creative home styles year-around.
Here’s an awesome collection of unusual homes from around the world that people actually live in.
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Twilight “Vampire” house
The house used as a residence for the vampire family “Cullens” in “Twilight” (Oregon)
Dome house
Dome house in the desert on Route 66 in Arizona
Dome house in the Santa Monica Mountains, California
Interior of a dome house
Tree house
The kid in me loves the idea of living in a large tree house. It looks like fun and no doubt my kids would love it.
Tree house in the Netherlands
See more tree houses here (most are kids tree houses).
Yurt
I included yurt even though it’s not unusual in the sense that many people in Mongolia have lived in yurts for centuries. However, the yurt is becoming a new type of home for people in other parts of the world. They’re inexpensive, durable and spacious.
Yurt home in Oregon, USA
Underground house
With an underground house you never have to get an air conditioner. I like that… but I think the lack of windows would get to me.
Underground house.
Icelandic turf houses covered with grass and cliffs in the background near Kalfafell vilage, South Iceland
Cave house
Cave house in Alcala del Jucar, Spain
Tiny house
Tiny houses are all the rage as people embrace minimalist living. They’re relatively inexpensive and look like a cool concept… but as someone with a 3,000 sq. ft. house, I know I couldn’t do it.
Portable tiny house
Shipping container house
The shipping container house is an effort to use recycled materials to build a home. It’s definitely smart and as you can see, they can look very, very cool.
House made from shipping containers.
Floating home
I live in Vancouver which has plenty of floating homes including downtown Vancouver, in Richmond and Victoria. They’re very cool.
Floating homes at Fisherman’s Wharf in Victoria, BC (Canada).
Crooked house
The Crooked House on the main street of Monte Cassino in Sopot, Poland
Upside down house
Upside down house in BUKOVEL,Ukraine
Upside down house in Niagara Falls
Crazy house
Crazy house in Hang Nga in Dalat, Vietnam
Concrete Stilt House
Concrete stilt house at Caye Caulker island, Belize
Cube house
Cube houses of Rotterdam
UFO house
UFO style house in Espoo, Finland. Several of these were built in the 1970’s.
House boat
Floating house boat in Amsterdam canal
Fairy House
Fairy house in the Philippines
Rock house
a house (Casa do Penedo) built between huge rocks on top of a mountain in Fafe, Portugal.
Houses on a Bridge
House built on a bridge
AMBLESIDE, ENGLAND – Bridge House a 17th century old stone cottage perched over Stock Beck in Ambleside, Cumbria, in the English Lake District.
Seashell house
Seashell house, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Shoe house
Haines Shoe House, Hellam, York County, Pennsylvania
Tiny Island House
While living on an island isn’t unusual, I think the example below surely is given that the island is not much bigger than the house itself. I’d worry about 3 foot waves in that house.
House isolated on small island in Britanny, France
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