r/bizarrebuildings

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House that looks like a spaceship landed in a Japanese neighborhood

👷‍♂️: Kimihiko Okada 📏: 90 m² 🗓️: 2011 📍: Hiroshima, Japan 📷: Toshiyuki Yano

u/Otherwise_Wrangler11 — 2 days ago

Peak Japanese residential architecture

👷‍♂️: Cubo Design Architects 📏: 140 m² 🗓️: 2022 📍: Tokyo, Japan 📷: Kojii Fuji, Takashi Yasui

u/Otherwise_Wrangler11 — 7 days ago

A hidden 1970s Brutalist oasis in Bern, Switzerland. Feels like a sci-fi villain's secret compound.

Designed by the legendary Atelier 5 in 1970, the Brunnadernstrasse Houses (Siedlung Brunnadern) are a masterclass in raw concrete. This massive, monolithic complex surprisingly crams private homes, offices, and even a swimming pool into one dense, interconnected concrete labyrinth. It’s easily one of Switzerland's finest and most imposing examples of Brutalist architecture, beautifully swallowed by nature over the decades.

u/GeorgeRobertVitkos — 7 days ago
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Villa SETOYAMA by Moriya and Partners

👷‍♂️: Moriya and Partners 📏: 91 m² 🗓️: 2020 📍: Shizuoka, Japan 📷: GEN INOUE

u/Otherwise_Wrangler11 — 11 days ago

A 2-story "tabletop" balanced on 12 giant colored pencils (Sharp Centre, Toronto) ✏️📐

Designed by Will Alsop for OCAD University, this deconstructivist building looks like a pixelated box hovering in the air.

The Legs: The entire structure is supported 26 meters (85 ft) above the ground by 12 thin, brightly colored steel columns. They look exactly like giant colored pencils stabbed into the pavement.

The Concept: Instead of demolishing the historic campus underneath, the architect simply built above it to save space in downtown Toronto.

The Core: Access to the floating box is through that massive, bright red vertical escape stairs/elevator shaft.

u/GeorgeRobertVitkos — 11 days ago