20 COOLEST Houses In The World

millions of houses exist in the world

yet only a small fraction of those are

anything special and whilst it's easy to

simply throw money at a property you'll

be surprised to see that the most

expensive places aren't always the most

amazing and/or inspiring amazing from

architects and visionaries at the top of

their game here are twenty of the

coolest houses you just need to know

about Number twenty glass house this

place was designed by so Fujimoto

architects to let in a whole new level

of natural light located on a populated

street in Tokyo Japan

the only thing this house is missing is

some privacy the 914 square foot home

was built like a tree house with layers

of living spaces built in throughout it

truly contrasts the typical concrete

block walls seen in most of Japan's

dense residential areas number 19 the

Helio dome this bioclimatic solar house

is seen in cazuela

in the Alsatian countryside of eastern

france the house is designed as a giant

three dimensional sundial set on a fixed

angle in relation to the sun's movement

to provide shade during the summer

months keeping the inside temperature

cool and during fall winter and spring

sunlight enters the large windows as the

sun's position is lower in the sky

thus warming the living space number 18

giant seashell house designed by

architect Javier cenote of architecture

or organic ER and built in 2006 this

house in Mexico City was inspired by the

work of Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright

looking like some sort of seashell it's

a real house built for a young family

with two children who were tired of

living in a conventional home and wanted

to change to one integrated to nature

number 17 caterpillar house the use of

shipping containers in residential

builds is quite popular nowadays and

this one has to be one of the coolest

created by architect Sebastian

IRRI Reservoir this structure is located

on a hillside just outside of Chile's

capital city Santiago and boasts views

of the Andes man

sentence the property measures 350

square meters and comprises a total of

12 used shipping containers number 16

house on the rock

this unusual build is perched atop of

rock sitting squarely in the middle of

the Drina River in Serbia it was

originally created in 1968 by a group of

young men who sought a convenient area

to lounge in when visiting the river and

has unsurprisingly remained a constant

attraction to locals and tourists it has

been pounded by the nature since it was

built but has survived which is a

possible testament to the quality of

materials used to build it number 15

stone house most people think living

under a rock is something to avoid but

for one Portuguese family it's a dream

come true looking like a big boulder

you'd be surprised to know that this

place actually has a door a chimney and

a window and has become a huge tourist

attraction number 14 the glass pavilion

dubbed the most minimalist house ever

designed this house is built in

California precisely in Montecito the

architect behind this project is Los

Angeles starchitect Steve Herman who

initially designed this house for

himself after having second thoughts he

sold the place for an estimated twenty

four million dollars number thirteen

modern RAZR residents another luxurious

pad from California this 4 bedroom 6

bathroom contemporary building has

10,000 square foot of space and was sold

in May of 2008 for a mere 39 million

dollars designed by San diego-based

architect Wallis Cunningham it is made

of glass steel and white polished

concrete number 12 the hobbit house

built with maximum regard for the

environment and with a cost of only

around five thousand dollars this hobbit

house from Wales which resembles the

place from Lord of the Rings took only

four months to build it's got to be one

of the coziest homes ever built and its

construction is very well documented on

line number 11 the roundabout house this

is probably just an evolved version of

the former house like a robo hobbit

house it is located in the Czech

Republic

has been constructed by a 73 year old

builder since 1981 it's called the

roundabout house because it can rise and

fall like a periscope now that's cool it

was built the way it was because the

Builder got bored from constructing

normal homes and being underground it's

at a stable temperature all year round

number 10 the jellyfish house bringing

back some modernity this three-story

abode is made almost completely of

concrete and features an unbelievably

awesome rooftop swimming pool with a

see-through foundation it is located in

Marbella on the Mediterranean coast of

Spain and is truly the type of place

that is guaranteed to impress number 9

karat house this is the narrowest house

in the world but what it lacks in width

it makes up for in uniqueness this

2-story art installation was named after

Israeli writer and filmmaker Edgar caret

the building measures a mere three foot

at its narrowest point and five foot at

its widest point so it's not exactly

built for the morbidly obese number

eight and tiller this is the most

expensive private residential house in

the world valued at upwards of 1 billion

dollars it is owned by one of the

richest people in the world Mukesh

Ambani the owner of a petrochemical

company every one of its 27 stories has

been built to a different specification

and because of its enormity just to

maintain it 600 staff are permanently

present in the residence it's certainly

one of the coolest houses but some shun

it for looking like a huge office

skyscraper instead of a house number 7

sky sphere tiny house this futuristic

Tower of steel and glass overlooks the

rolling hills of New Zealand and was

created by john o williams a

mild-mannered graphic designer by day

and unabashed dreamer by night what

started as an ambitious design concept

became real after he ordered four tons

of steel from China $75,000 and 3000

hours later the sky sphere was complete

instantly becoming one of the most

imaginative and unusual tiny houses ever

built

number six Wahlstrom house this has got

to be one of the most amazing wooden

stalled houses

in the world architect John Lautner

designed this incredible home in the

late 60s in the Santa Monica area and it

is still a timeless piece of

architecture today the simplicity of its

open-plan interior is just as awesome as

its exterior almost like a bird's nest

it has a balcony which is perched in the

upper corner of the living room making

it feel as though you're wandering

through the trees number five the mirror

cube tree houses are cool but this one

which is a unique form of hotel

accommodation in Sweden takes it to a

whole new level by maintaining a cool

clean Scandinavian design the mirror

cube is a 4 metre wide square hideout

among the trees camouflaged by mirrored

walls that reflect the surroundings

making it almost look invisible from the

outside number 4 the pole house located

in Fair Haven Australia and suspended

131 feet above the beach is this

dazzling house designed by f/2

architecture it was actually built in

the 70s and has since been amazingly

restored to enter the house you'll have

to walk along its dramatic glass walkway

which makes it seem like you're

practically floating to your retreat

number 3 Flintstones house the idea of

this house came from architect Philip

John Brown who suggested to create a

house that looked like a rock formation

since the land is situated near to the

Santa Monica Mountains National

Recreation Area

unlike most multimillion-dollar pads the

interior of this place has irregularly

shaped rugged lines to mimic the texture

of rocks aside from its impressive

design this home also offers a

breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean

bony mountains and Los Angeles number 2

Casa Kimball completed in December 2008

this is a private beach house getaway

and luxury rental villa located on the

north coast of the Dominican Republic

situated on three acres of pristine

property surrounded by almond trees and

Coco Palms it also lies on a cliff

meaning that each of its fellate Suites

has an incredible panoramic

you of the Atlantic Ocean number one

waterfall home what do you do when

there's not enough space to build a full

house on a piece of land build it on a

waterfall like this house in

Pennsylvania which was designed by the

architect Frank Lloyd Wright who is one

of the most famous architects ever this

home is so amazing that it was on the

cover of Time magazine in 1938 and is

appropriately called falling water it

was finished after three years in 1939

and instantly became famous standing as

a national historic landmark today in

addition to its subtle exterior which

matches its surroundings the interior is

spacious and also decorated to match the

aesthetics of nature all houses

considered which one would you choose to