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Here is a top 10 list of the most creative and unusual houses that actually exist they have unbelievable designs and are crazy unique! 7 - The Grand House - Macao China The Grand Lisboa is a 47-floor hotel in Macau, China owned by Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau. The unique grand hotel was designed by Hong Kong architects Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Man, it's casino and restaurants were opened in 2007, while the hotel officially opened in 2008. The casino offers 800 gambling tables and 1,000 slot machines. The hotel boasts 430 rooms and suites. The Grand Lisboa is the tallest building in Macau, but it's those colourful lights which dance across the glass windows on the outside of the building, and the unusually shaped building itself which has earned the Chinese hotel an insane amount of notoriety. 6 - The Robot House - Bangkok Thailand Located in the Sathorn business district of Bangkok Thailand, the Bank of Asia or the Robot House, as it is known for obvious reasons, was designed by Thai architect Sumet Jumsai. The concept was made to reflect the computerization of banking. Completed in 1986 the building stands out as one of the last examples of modern architecture in Bangkok. The building is 20 stories tall, with two antennas on the building's roof which are used for communications and as lightning rods. According to the encyclopaedia of 20th-century architecture, the building has enhanced the world's recognition of modern Thai architecture. 5 - The UFO House - Sanjhih Taiwan Located inside Sanjhih Taiwan this beautiful, yet bizarre home is called the UFO House. This house is part of a set of pod-shaped buildings sometimes referred to as Sanzhi Pod Houses or Sanzhi Pod City. The UFO houses began construction in 1978 and were intended as a vacation resort of the future. However, the project was abandoned in 1980 due to investment losses. The uniquely designed homes are referred to in the title track of German pianist Hauschka’s 2014 LP entitled Abandoned City. These ruins of the future have been the subject of a film, used as a location by MTV and become something of an urban legend in internet forums. 4 - The Crazy House - Dalat Vietnam This unconventional structure resembles a giant tree and has been described as a fairy tale house. The concept was conceived by Vietnamese architect Dan Viet Nga, who has stated that the original idea for the design was inspired by the work of Antoni Gaudi. Though parallels have been drawn to Salvador Dali and Walt Disney. The unusual building opened in 1990 and the People's Committee of the city of Da Lat has described the artistic architecture as expressionist. In late 1990 Nga expanded the building into a guesthouse and opened its gates to paid visits as well as nightly rates. 3 - Cubic Houses - Rotterdam Netherlands Conceived and constructed by architect Piet Blom in the 70s when Rotterdam city asked him to build housing on top of a busy pedestrian bridge. These beautiful yet bizarre homes are asymmetrical and are meant to represent an abstract forest. Located inside the Netherlands the cubes sit tilted on a hexagonal pole, they are made up of concrete floors and pillars as well as wooden framing. The living areas inside are split into three levels. The Blaak forest, as these homes have been nicknamed, now contain 38 cubic houses, several shops and three large cubes positioned directly above the Old Port bridge and busy Blaak streets below. The interior is designed by Personal Architecture in collaboration with Kees Van Lamoen. 2 - The Dancing House - Prague Czech Republic The Dancing House is a colourful nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building which is located in the downtown district of Prague located inside the Czech Republic. Two architects, the Croation-Czech Vlado Milunic and Canadian-American Frank Gehry worked together to construct the unique structure, the building was first designed in 1992 and completed in 1996. Gehry originally named the famous house Fred and Ginger, after the dancers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the building is meant to resemble a pair of dancers. The bending, dancing-like shape is supported by 99 concrete panels, each a different shape and dimension, on top of the building is a large malformed sculpture-like structure made up of twisted metal called Medusa. 1 - The Crooked House - Sopot Poland Designed by Polish architects Szotynscy and Zaleski after studying the artwork of Per Gahlberg and fairy tale illustrator Jan Szancer. The house finished construction in 2004 and has become home to the Rezydent shopping centre with the inside offering a large number of clubs, bars, shops, and cafes. The official title of this strange structure is Krzwy Domek which in Polish translates to “crooked little house”. Inside the Crooked walls, those who take part in cultural events are invited to add their name to the Wall of Fame, the Polish version of the American Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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