Many of the buildings we see in our day to day lives serve a purely practical purpose. They exist for us to live in, work in, shop in, and that’s usually where the story ends. Because of that, most of them don’t get much more interesting than their function. What you see is often exactly what you get.
But give an architect total freedom, and you’re bound to get something that tests the limits of imagination. Whether it turns out beautifully unique or oddly questionable doesn’t really matter. What counts is that it stands out and stays with you.
Bizarre Buildings on Reddit is the go-to place for these kinds of architectural experiments. Below are some of their best posts.
#1 The Snail House Of Sophia, Bulgaria
© Photo: RedRiverWindsock
#2 Louis Vuitton Building, New York City
© Photo: Fishk*ller01
#3 The Brain Institute In Las Vegas
© Photo: Over-Physics-7543
#4 The Teapot Building In Wuxi, China
© Photo: RedRiverWindsock
#5 Austria
© Photo: Illustrious-Bit6347
#6 A Man In Nigeria Had This Airplane House Made In Honor Of His Wife And Her Love For Travel
© Photo: doubleina
#7 Face House, Kyoto
© Photo: barrylyndon_esq
#8 The "Flintstone House" In Belgium
© Photo: RedRiverWindsock
#9 Buildings By Freddy Mamani In El Alto, Bolivia
© Photo: biwook
#10 Sunac Guangzhou Grand Theatre Of Guangzhou, China - Now Officially The Ugliest Building In China - Nominated By Online Votes - Final Selection By A Panel Of Architects
© Photo: RedRiverWindsock
#11 The Toed Inn Sandwich Bar & Drive-In Of Los Angeles, California In 1939
© Photo: RedRiverWindsock
#12 China Is Also Home To Houses That Were Built On The Roofs Of Factory Buildings
© Photo: achingcra
#13 Hang Nga's "Crazy House" In Dalat, Vietnam
© Photo: BrashUltim
#14 The Nautilus House In Mexico City
© Photo: Master_Grape3439
#15 Kuchlbauer Tower, Germany
© Photo: AnyReindeer3939
#16 The Zip Building, Milan
© Photo: Imaginary_Highway834
#17 In Metz, France, Hilton Opened A Philippe Starck-Designed Hotel
© Photo: fan_tas_tic
#18 The Frame In Dubai- Elevator Up Walk Across A Glass Floor Elevator Down
© Photo: travelocean05
#19 Rock Venue In Beijing With A Weird Blue Guy
© Photo: aloeGrimoire
#20 This Building In Guizhou China
© Photo: Trick-Repair-4264
#21 A (Non-Concept) Photo Of The New Eco-Friendly Building In Denver
© Photo: Mindless_Green_6278
#22 Populus Hotel, Denver. Ugly Or Pretty ?
© Photo: sumancha
#23 A House Built On A Rock In Bajina Basta, Serbia
© Photo: GustyClea
#24 The Strawberry House In Bom Principio City, Brazil, A Region Known For Its Strawberry Cultivation
© Photo: RedRiverWindsock
#25 "Flintstone House," Declared "Public Nuisance," Now Allowed To Keep Colorful
© Photo: StormBackground7186
#26 Church Building
© Photo: logatwork
#27 Eschif De Creyssac, Périgueux, France
© Photo: archlordluc
#28 Les Arènes De Picasso, Noisy-Le-Grand, France
© Photo: DeadlySnowflake
#29 Hospital In Indonesia
© Photo: Cheap-Menu9081
#30 This Building In Taipei
© Photo: biwook
#31 The Cabaret De Lenfer In Montmartre Paris 1892
© Photo: playful_autumn19
#32 Free Spirit Sphere "Eryn" Near Qualicum Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
© Photo: RedRiverWindsock
#33 Druzhba Sanatorium, Crimea, 1983
© Photo: comradekiev
#34 When You're An Architect Whose Brother-In-Law Owns A Struggling Window Store
© Photo: fitesmerb
#35 This Building Looks Like It Was Designed In Microsoft Word
© Photo: WetCoa
#36 Colin's Barn, Chedglow, England
© Photo: Proof-Appointment314
#37 The House Of The Five Continents Located At The Corner Of The Schildersstraat And The Plaatssnijderstraat
© Photo: No-Alternative-3603
#38 #47 An Apartment Building That Popped Up In Krasnodar, Russia
© Photo: Outrageous_Wasabi_34
#39 This Building In Schorndorf Germany Looks Like A Charging Bull
© Photo: fassungslos2022
#40 Bierpinsel In Berlin, Germany
© Photo: fassungslos2022
#41 Ik Lab, Tulum, Mexico (Jorge Eduardo Neira Sterkel, 2018)
© Photo: fassungslos2022
#42 Uc San Diego Library Aka The Geisel Building
© Photo: SupermanGamin
#43 Spanish Embassy In Brazil
© Photo: stotesyoody
#44 Jinling Art Museum
© Photo: logatwork
#45 This Building Really Blew My Mind
© Photo: CurveIntelligent6985
#46 Nutcracker, Bergamo
© Photo: DoktorPauk
#47 Seiko Medical Beauty Clinic/セイコメディカルビューティクリニック, Kagoshima, Japan
© Photo: FindingFoodFluency
#48 Castle Meur, France: The House Between The Rocks
© Photo: fassungslos2022
#49 This Trippy Building In London, England
© Photo: 420Eski-Grim
#50 Shipping Container Construction
© Photo: fassungslos2022
#51 The Gaylordsville Cake House
© Photo: stook_jaint
#52 Gillette Castle In East Haddam, Connecticut
© Photo: RedRiverWindsock
#53 Maison Du Sel, Wissembourg, Alsace, France
© Photo: kokainhaendler
#54 Saemoonan Church In Seoul, Korea
© Photo: Dismal_League_2266
#55 Astra Building, Hamburg, Germany
© Photo: CryRevolutionary7867
#56 “The Lipstick” - Gothenburg, Sweden [oc]
© Photo: Outrageous-Wheel-248
#57 Unknown (Tehran, Iran)
© Photo: FindingFoodFluency
#58 Superior Dome, Worlds Largest Wooden Dome, Marquette Michigan
© Photo: Cofiifii
#59 Times Square Studios Building With Its Lights Shut Off
© Photo: cheeseburgercats
