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Futuristic Lift house by Apollo Architects and Associates

The Japanese architecture firm Apollo Architects has recently presented its new unusual Lift house in the residential district of downtown Sendai, Japan. This futuristic three-storeyed house is characterized by seamless geometric volumes and an impenetrable façade. It stands out among the crowd of the quiet houses in the neighborhood. The main outstanding feature is the protruding upper floor which offers some shade and protection to the cars parked below it. This space is available for the parking zone for two cars. The most of the light comes from the unusual façade but also through the inner private terrace, found inside the house. The interior is characterized by large open spaces arranged around a central courtyard. Dark louvers on the slanted facade act as a shield to the residence, providing views outwards but not in.



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Forest Spiral by Hundertwasser – the Unique House in Germany

The Waldspirale is the name of this unique building located in Darmstadt, Germany. It is translated into English as Forest Spiral which is suitable both because of the general plan of the building and the fact that it has a green roof. The complex was designed by the world famous Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser, built by the Bauverein Darmstadt company. Hundertwasser's idea was to plan the building so that it rose up on the site in the form of an afforested spiral. The design expresses irregular, organic forms in an incomparable individualism. Spiral Forest contains 12 floors and 105 apartments, a parking garage, a kiosk as well as a café and a bar. The café is located at the top of the residence opening a breathtaking view. This building can’t be unnoticed. Among the peculiarities are irregular organization, the windows, which appear as if they were “dancing out of line”, the diagonal roof, planted with grass, shrubs, flowers and trees.



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Some Of The World’s Most Unusual Curvy Buildings

When the Tower of Pisa started to fall it was an accidental and very lucky find for the global architecture. It became one of the most popular touristic places and started the trend to build asymmetric and unusual structures. Nowadays the technologies allow architects to unleash their imagination and we got hundreds of unique buildings all over the world. In this review we decided to collect all of our favorite ones. You can find more information about any of the buildings on Wikipedia, they are all quite famous.

The Capital Gate in Abu-Dhabi is the most sloping building in the world – it’s built at the angle of 18 degrees, which is 4 times more than the Tower in Pisa.



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