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1 - History of the world's strangest houses

1.1 Sphere house …. Pag 3 1.2 House Bubble …. Pag 6 1.3 The leaf house…. Pag 8

2 - All types of home Pag. 9

Sphere house The free spirit tree spheres

could be described as large

balls or pods suspended from

trees, made by artisans in their

construction are used natural

wood from the forests that

surround them, located

Qualicum Beach, Vancouver

Island, British Columbia,

Canada is a special place

where you can feel the spirit

of nature.

The talented man behind this

project is the technical writer,

boat builder engineer, by the

name of Tom Chudleigh. He

and his partner Rosey Cowan

after a serious illness a few

years ago, he spent

considerable time decided to

change their lifestyle by

moving from the madding

crowd of the city to the calm

and tranquility that offer the

majestic landscape of

Canadian forests.

The spheres are

made of two

laminations of

wood strips over

laminated wood

frames. The outer

surface is then

finished and

covered with a

clear glass fiber.

The result is

beautiful skin and is

very hard. The skin

is waterproof and

strong enough to

have the effects

that come with life

in a dynamic

environment such

as the forest.

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The furniture is built specifically for windows and holes in oval

and convex. The windows have a wonderful view of the

Mediterranean. The house has an area of 1500m2 and whole

structure is surrounded by a vast oak forest at 600 meters

above sea level.

There are no walls or corners or regular lines, but only

rounded walls, portholes oriented in different directions and

shadows moving nonstop.

The Bubble House is located in

France. It is an amazing

building, both exterior and

forms for different environments

and proposals for interior

furnishings

It was designed

by architect Anti

Lovag. It has

been classified

as a historic

monument by

the French

Ministry of

Culture.

The Leaf House

This house designed

by Mareines,

Patalano Architects,

is a perfect example

of the use of natural

ventilation and

passive sustainable

design to achieve

without much effort

and maintain a

comfortable and

cool.

The location of this house the

entire side of the beach is

perfect for taking advantage of

the trade winds blowing in Rio

de Janeiro. With verandas and

open spaces between rooms

and no corridors, is an ideal

place for social gatherings and

parties. As a good sustainable

design technique, the roof

collects rainwater for use

indoors.

With the use of local and

regional materials, this house

achieves a good ecological

level using simple and basic

technologies.

All types of

home