#1: Floating House
Designed by architect Dymitr Malxew, Floating House is exactly what you'd expecta floating house.
#2: House on a rock
It was first conceptualized in 1968 by a group of young swimmers and finally erected the following year as a one-room home.Â
#3: Tiny house
Tiny House is a cozy home built by architect Macy Miller. At 196 square feet, the compact residence is the result of two years of hard work and clever DIY efforts. She initially embarked on this ambitious architectural project because she was fed up with hefty mortgage payments.
#4: House of salvaged windows
Costing roughly $500 in total to construct, this unique cabin was built by photographer Nick Olson and designer Lilah Horwitz. The two spent several months salvaging discarded windows and assembling them together to create a home away from home in the mountains of West Virginia.
#5: Train Caboose house
The caboose of a train (Great Northern Railway X215) has been transformed into an accommodating living space in Essex, Montana.Â
#6: Residence in between trees
Instead of chopping down a forest to make way for houses, architect Keisuke Kawaguchi of K2 Design built a series of living spaces that weave around the towering trees near Yonago City, Japan.
#7: Gypsy Wagon
This 160-square-foot micro home on wheels is designed to look like something from the past or perhaps a work of fiction. Its unique style is the result of hard labor and expert salvaging.
#8: Dumpster house
Californian designer Gegory Kloehn turned a dumpster in Brooklyn into his home. Like a studio apartment, the 42-year-old's renovated home includes everything in a compact space. There's a tiny kitchen in one corner with a microwave and mini-stove and a small sleeping area with storage space underneath.
#9: Boeing 727 house
The frame of a 1965 Boeing 727 has been incorporated into a home's design in Costa Rica. Though its initial purpose was to transport people from South Africa to Columbia, it was salvaged and repurposed into a 2-bedroom suite. Its fuselage serves as a long interior lined with small windows to view the surrounding gardens and ocean.
#10: Hobbit house
Photographer Simon Dale spent £3,000 (about $5,200) to turn a plot of land in the woods into a home that looks a lot like something out of a Lord of the Rings shire for him and his family
#11: Shipping container home
Four 40-foot shipping containers are repurposed into a home known as El Tiemblo House in the province of ÃÂvila in Spain. Designed by studio James & Mau Arquitectura and built by Infiniski, the 2,045-square-foot house took approximately six months to construct for a budget of 140,000 euros.
#12: Home Embedded in a Cave
This home in Festus, Missouri is embedded into a sandstone cave. Originally, Curt Sleeper found an eBay auction for the cave, which sat just 30 miles from where he and his wife Deborah resided. The Sleepers soon decided to acquire the property and transform it into a living space
#13: Mobile Log Cabin
This mobile log cabin by Hans Liberg is located in Hilversum, Netherlands. It is easily hidden amongst the surrounding forest when the windows are closed, seeming like a large pile of logs.
#14: School bus home
The bus was purchased on Craigslist for $3,000, and has had about $6,000 in improvements. The majority of the work was completed in 15 weeks.
#15: Dome house
After 6 weeks of tireless work on a $9,000 budget, Steve Areen built himself this dream home on Thailand. The basic structure of the home cost two-thirds of the total and the remaining $3,000 was spent on extra details and furnishings.
