Background: This house was built in 1592, but it was not until 17 18 that this iconic "tilt" feature appeared. 17 18, the material used in the reconstruction of this house is a newly cut oak.
Therefore, the phenomenon of "tilt" will appear. Curiosity: Of course, Windsor Leaning House is famous not only because of its inclination, but also because there is a secret passage leading to Windsor Castle in its basement. As we all know, Windsor Castle is the largest and oldest inhabited castle in the world and one of the official residences of the Queen of England. It is understood that this passage may be the place where Charles I met his mistress, or the supply passage of Windsor Castle kitchen. At present, this passage has been blocked. For centuries, Windsor Tilted Houses have been mainly used for various commercial purposes. It used to be a bar, then a jewelry store, and now it's a hotel.
12. Greenhouse
Greenhouse location: Colorado, USA
Background: Emory lovins is one of the founders of the Loki Hill Institute in the United States and the winner of the Popular Mechanics Innovation Award. This building, which integrates the functions of residence and workshop, is lovins's masterpiece.
What's strange: the monthly electricity bill for the residential part of this building is only $5, mainly because the building uses passive solar energy technology. The walls of this house are 16 inch (40 cm) thick, and the windows are filled with krypton.
Indoor, lovins heating does not need boiler heating, two wood-burning stoves are enough. In this building, the most impressive thing is the greenhouse, where bananas and other tropical fruits such as guava and pineapple have been harvested for 30 seasons. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to produce these fruits in the mountainous areas of Loki. 13. Marathon luxury RV
Marathon Luxury RV Location: USA
Background: American Marathon RV Company is the founder of luxury RV. Marathon RV is equivalent to Bentley in the car, and only the word "luxury" is the most suitable. A brand-new, well-equipped marathon luxury RV can cost as much as $2.2 million, even if the starting price of a used car is $200,000. It often takes 180 days to produce such a caravan.
Unique features: RV is equipped with 565,438+05 HP engine, and the warranty mileage of stainless steel chassis reaches 654,38+05,000 miles (about 2,465,438+0,000 kilometers). The interior design is also very attractive, making people feel a luxurious home atmosphere. Each marathon limousine is equipped with at least 5 high-definition TVs with screens ranging from 7 inches to 50 inches. All hand-polished gorgeous wooden floors, comfortable and luxurious textile sofas, extreme teak cabinets and exquisite antiques all show the true colors of luxury.
In addition, there is a pull-out barbecue grill, an electric fireplace, two bathrooms and other facilities in the car, which are more complete and upscale than normal family houses. 14. "bazooka" and "bazooka"
Location: Utah, USA
Background: In 2006, Gigaplex Architects of the United States designed this private residence with special appearance and won an award for it. This private house looks like a rocket launcher.
Its owner used to be a Hollywood sound engineer named Jonathan El Stern. Curiosity: In the "rocket launcher" house, the architect designed two corrugated metal granaries, the largest of which is 27 feet (about 8.2 meters) in diameter. This design is super modern, which can not only adjust the sense of space but also increase the ground distance and hidden space. Colio Pross commented, "The bazooka looks very interesting. It has innovatively improved the existing architectural style in a clever way. " Although the whole building area is only 65,438+0,800 square feet (about 65,438+0,67.2 square meters), the designers still design the beds in the wall, just like a shelf, and each bed is equipped with an independent mini entertainment system. This design makes full use of all the space in the room, which is very layered.
15. chameleon house
Location: Michigan, USA
Background: In 2006, Anderson Construction Company built this house on the top of the mountain. The house overlooks lakes in cherry orchard and Michigan. As the whole building is made of prefabricated materials, the construction process only took less than eight weeks.
Strange: The steel frame of this building is covered with a translucent corrugated acrylic material, which can reflect the surrounding light. As the scenery in cherry orchard and Lake Michigan changes, the color of the light reflected by this building will also change, just as the chameleon will change color with the change of living environment.
16. Free Ball House
Venue: British Columbia, Canada
Background: This house hanging on a tree comes from the whimsy of Canadian couple Tom and Rosie. They hope to recommend this spherical living space hanging in the air to consumers all over the world.
Strangely: Tom and Rosie already own two such spherical houses. Among them, the diameter of "Yves" model is 9 feet (about 2.7 meters), and the diameter of "Ilya" model is 10.5 feet (about 3.2 meters). In their spherical house, basic facilities such as water pipes, wires and insulation are installed. The weight of the ball is about 1 100 lb (about 500 kg). According to Tom and Rosie, this structure will sway slightly in the wind, which will give residents a wonderful feeling of swaying with the wind.
17.222 house
Venue: Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Background: This house is located in a national park on the southwest coast of Wales. Now it sinks underground, so the scenery you see from the picture is a bit incoherent. It was designed by British Future Systems Architect in 1994.
Strange thing: The roof and side walls of Room 222 are covered with a layer of turf, which looks perfect with the grass on the ground. Colio Pross commented, "It integrates the house with the local environment and minimizes the visual impact." Inside the house, the bathroom and kitchen are prefabricated modules, which can be built separately. Another advantage of this design concept is that the geothermal system can prevent wind and reduce energy consumption.
18. Winchester mystery house
Location: California, USA
Background: The owner and designer of Winchester mystery house is Sarah Winchester, the female boss of Winchester Rifle Company. It is said that this building originated from a mysterious story. William Winchester, the founder of Winchester Rifle Company, is Sarah's husband. With the bizarre death of her husband William and her daughter, superstitious Sarah listened to the astrologer. Astrologers told her that Winchester rifles caused many deaths, and her husband and daughter were cursed by these undead. She must build enough houses for the dead to live in in order to lift the curse, and the more bizarre the architectural style, the better. Therefore, Sarah designed and spent a lot of money to build a lot of strange houses. The construction of these buildings began in 1884 and continued until Sarah died in 1922.
Stranger: Sarah has never been a fan of architectural design. On the contrary, she prefers random design. As soon as she was inspired, she immediately added a note to the design, thus forming many shapeless rooms or strange building structures. The most famous buildings include 40 bedrooms, 3 elevators, 47 fireplaces, 17 chimneys and 467 doors. The building originally had seven floors, three of which were destroyed by the 1906 earthquake. Nowadays, visitors to the Mystery House can still see many strange structures, such as stairs leading directly to the roof.
Chameleon House Location: Michigan, USA
Background: In 2006, Anderson Construction Company built this house on the top of the mountain. The house overlooks lakes in cherry orchard and Michigan. As the whole building is made of prefabricated materials, the construction process only took less than eight weeks.
Strange: The steel frame of this building is covered with a translucent corrugated acrylic material, which can reflect the surrounding light. As the scenery in cherry orchard and Lake Michigan changes, the color of the light reflected by this building will also change, just as the chameleon will change color with the change of living environment.
16. Free Ball House
Venue: British Columbia, Canada
Background: This house hanging on a tree comes from the whimsy of Canadian couple Tom and Rosie. They hope to recommend this spherical living space hanging in the air to consumers all over the world.
Strangely: Tom and Rosie already own two such spherical houses. Among them, the diameter of "Yves" model is 9 feet (about 2.7 meters), and the diameter of "Ilya" model is 10.5 feet (about 3.2 meters). In their spherical house, basic facilities such as water pipes, wires and insulation are installed. The weight of the ball is about 1 100 lb (about 500 kg). According to Tom and Rosie, this structure will sway slightly in the wind, which will give residents a wonderful feeling of swaying with the wind.
17.222 house
Venue: Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
Background: This house is located in a national park on the southwest coast of Wales. Now it sinks underground, so the scenery you see from the picture is a bit incoherent. It was designed by British Future Systems Architect in 1994.
Strange thing: The roof and side walls of Room 222 are covered with a layer of turf, which looks perfect with the grass on the ground. Colio Pross commented, "It integrates the house with the local environment and minimizes the visual impact." Inside the house, the bathroom and kitchen are prefabricated modules, which can be built separately. Another advantage of this design concept is that the geothermal system can prevent wind and reduce energy consumption.
18. Winchester mystery house
Location: California, USA
Background: The owner and designer of Winchester mystery house is Sarah Winchester, the female boss of Winchester Rifle Company. It is said that this building originated from a mysterious story. William Winchester, the founder of Winchester Rifle Company, is Sarah's husband. With the bizarre death of her husband William and her daughter, superstitious Sarah listened to the astrologer. Astrologers told her that Winchester rifles caused many deaths, and her husband and daughter were cursed by these undead. She must build enough houses for the dead to live in in order to lift the curse, and the more bizarre the architectural style, the better. Therefore, Sarah designed and spent a lot of money to build a lot of strange houses. The construction of these buildings began in 1884 and continued until Sarah died in 1922.
Stranger: Sarah has never been a fan of architectural design. On the contrary, she prefers random design. As soon as she was inspired, she immediately added a note to the design, thus forming many shapeless rooms or strange building structures. The most famous buildings include 40 bedrooms, 3 elevators, 47 fireplaces, 17 chimneys and 467 doors. The building originally had seven floors, three of which were destroyed by the 1906 earthquake. Nowadays, visitors to the Mystery House can still see many strange structures, such as stairs leading directly to the roof.