15 Buildings That Will Make You Think You're Drunk

#1 Alberta, Canada

This 25-ft tall, aluminum framed, red glass shingled "church" lives in a park in Calgary, Alberta. American sculptor Dennis Oppenheim says that "turning the church upside down makes it more aggressive, but not blasphemous." Not everyone agreed.

#2 San Diego, CA

This house (technically a sculpture) can be found dangling off the side of Jacobs Hall at the University of California San Diego. It was the 18th addition to the school's Stuart Collection.

#3 Vienna, Austria

Remember how Dorothy's house killed the witch? Well this little guy had bigger plans: kill a museum.

#4 Margate in Kent, UK

Created by British artist and designer Alex Chinneck, this sloppy building tricks the viewer into thinking the facade of a four-story house has slid down, exposing the upper floor to the elements.

#5 Windsor, England

According to Wikipedia, there is a secret passage in the basement, probably used for delivering produce from the market to the kitchens of Windsor Castle.

#6 Sydney, Australia

Another mind-bending Frank Gehry masterpiece, this building houses the Business School at Sydney's University of Technology. The architect said he was inspired by the way that artists use folds to explore color, form and shadow. The curved forms continue inside the school, where the brick walls are finished in plasterboard.

#7 Ahu Dubai

You might be interested that it's this building (called Capital Gate), not the Leaning Tower of Pisa, that holds the Guinness record for world's "furthest leaning man-made tower."

#8 Poland

Krzywy Domek means Crazy House in Polish, which is quite appropriate for a building that looks like it got stuck in a fun house mirror.

#9 Wolverhampton, England

This off-kilter pub was built on top of land being mined for coal. When the mine owner extracted to much, causing the ground to sink, the building got permanently crunk. "The sloping floor creates an eerie illusory sensation, making drinkers feel drunk after only a pint or two," notes the photographer who snapped this pic.

#10 South Korea

The Leaning House is positioned on a hilly site close to Chungpyong Lake. The designing architects decided to tilt it as a way to maximize exposure to southern sunlight.

#11 Malmo, Sweden

Built by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, this twisted 54 story residential building features 147 apartments, a relax/lounge/spa, wine cellar, and around-the-clock concierge service 365 days a year. It's called "Turning Torso" and definitely reminds me of my cat when she stretches.

#12 Ganghwa Island, Korea

This curious house was built (and inhabited) by former clothing designer, 51-year-old Jeon Yong-sun. "There's really not that much difference between designing clothes and designing houses," Jeon told CNNGo. Maybe that's why the floor is where the ceiling should be.

#13 Ganghwa Island, Korea

Korean Cafe

#14 Rotterdam and Helmond, Netherlands

Called "Kubuswoningen" (Cube Houses) these homes look totally insane but are actually brilliant: balanced on a hexagonal-shaped pylon the roof of each house is tilted at 45-degrees and connected to its neighbor. The result is high-density housing that's fun to look at.

#15 Terfens, Austria

This upside down house was built by Polish architects Irek Glowacki and Marek Rozanski.

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