Architects have several ways of surprising the world with constructive innovations and creative explorations. A couple of outstanding architectural works designed by renowned creatives appear to defy the Newton’s law of universal gravity – which states that any two bodies in the universe attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses, and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.These buildings perch precariously on the edges of hills, on high stilts, or too-narrow foundations, and are not in any way proportional to their distance between the ground. At first sight, one will wonder how they were constructed, but not to worry, they were made that way – to be unusual enough to top this list.
1. The Balancing Barn – England
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The Balancing Barn stands on the edge of a tranquil nature reserve. It is a few miles inland from
the Suffolk coast, near the historic towns of Walberswick and Aldeburgh. The building is covered
with silver tiles, the house dramatically cantilevers over the landscape, providing views from its
huge panoramic windows over woods, ponds and meadows. The house was designed by the
Dutch firm MVRDV. This construction firm has won a world-wide reputation for ingenuity,
playfulness and comfortable designs.
2. Timmelsjoch Experience Pass Musuem – Italy
timmelsjoch.comThis museum is located along a mountain pass on the Austrian-Italian
border at a height of 2,509 meters. It illustrates the history of the pass and the nearby road.
Its open ended structure is a reminder of the function of the surrounding area,
which connects two nations
3. Niteroi Museum – Brazil
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Niteroi Museum is one of Rio de Janeiro’s icons. The Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and structural engineer Bruno Contarini. A flower was the inspiration for this building, thus its shape.
4. Flying Mud Boat – Japan
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Only a few tension cables are keeping Terunobu Fujimori’s “Flying Mud Boat” from
crashing to the ground. The cute little hut has an anime feel and can be dismantled
and re-installed anywhere in the world.
5. Wozoco Apartments – Netherlands
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This unusual Wozoco apartment was constructed by MVRDV architects. They explain that the original design for the apartment units didn’t fit the size of the construction. But they went ahead to just put them in, allowing the extra space to protrude out of the building.
6. Rohner Port Building – Austria
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Rohner Port Building was designed by architectural firm Baumschlager Eberle. The Rohner Port Building can be found in Fussach, Austria. It is meant to evoke a bird standing on thin legs.
7. Fallingwater – USA
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Fallingwater is perhaps American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s best known building.
It hovers poetically on top of a waterfall. The structure was built in the 1930s, it was so
shocking that it was featured on the cover of Time magazine.
8. Astra Brewery – Germany
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This tower is located in Hamburg, Germany and housed the brewery that made Astra beer.
The gravity defying landmark was eventually demolished and replaced by a less exciting
generic office tower
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