Unusual places that have been transformed into incredible homes

In this post, the awesome.club features unconventional places that have been adapted to be transformed into housing. A port crane, an old church and even an old mine have been converted into stylish and very comfortable spaces!

Check out the world’s most unique villas in our list and get inspired. Who knows, you might be encouraged to consult an architect to create something similar.

In Amsterdam, Holland, specialists from the Studio Edward van Viet transformed an abandoned port crane, formerly used for coal loading, into a luxury apartment on 3 floors of 40 square meters each. To do this, 3 containers were stacked one on top of the other in which the rooms were adapted. On the 1st floor of the crane apartment there is a living room, a kitchen and a dining room; on the 2nd floor there is a bedroom and a bathroom and on the 3rd floor, another bedroom with a panoramic window and a beautiful view.

Of course, the value is also impressive: the owners recently rented this apartment for $850 a day!

It’s hard to imagine that on the basis of an old abandoned church it would be possible to build an elegant house with a modern look. But for the author of the idea, nothing is impossible. Designer and architect Stuart Kirby bought a 150-year-old church in South Australia and turned it into a haven for him and his wife. In your new home of 240 square meters there is a bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 2 living rooms and an office. The facade of the place recalls the original purpose of the house, but the interior is completely colorful and cheerful. The decoration and furniture complement the internal architecture of the place, making it even more charming. The result is fascinating.

An old missile mine near the American town of Esridge has been converted into an apartment for rent at a cost of $140 a night. The mine, where a nuclear rocket was located, was abandoned for many years. But in 1994 it was bought and restored. It has everything an ordinary house has… except it’s a few feet below the surface!

This year, in Los Angeles, USA, construction will begin on a complex of small apartments called “Hope on Alvarado” for people in social vulnerability. In the 5-story building, built with shipping containers, there will be 84 apartments with an area between 37 and 45 square meters each. In addition, each tenant will be entitled to a place to store a bicycle. The cost of rent has not yet been defined, but those responsible for the project ensure that it will be minimal, considering the profile of potential residents.

On the territory of the House Estate hotel in Aviemore (Scotland), there is a unique hotel room, mounted on top of an old fire truck from 1956. It has everything necessary for 2 people to spend a night comfortably and have new experiences. Staying for one night in this hotel costs around 100 dollars.

The former cathedral in Chicago, USA, is another example of successfully transforming an uninhabitable building into a spacious and elegant home. Specialists from the companies Linc Thelen Design and Scrafano Architects, responsible for the project, organized the space of the installations very well and in an area of ​​500 square meters, foreseeing, from the beginning, a total of 7 rooms and 6 bathrooms. Preserved details of the old building, such as arched doors, colored glass, bells and ceiling beams, are a reminder of its past. One of the biggest highlights of the space is an immense chimney, 8 meters high, which contrasts with the white walls.

The architecture firm Z-level Architecture has transformed the old abandoned tower from the 17th century located in Greece, into a residential building with an incredible view of the sea. The original space, with 2 floors and 88 square meters, was complemented by a more recent renovation, which increased the area by another 62 square meters. Each floor has independent access to the garden and is individually decorated.

Nearby, there are 2 other historic sites: a 16th-century tower and a Byzantine chapel with 12th-century paintings.

Recently, in Hong Kong, a condominium of concrete tubes with a diameter of 2.5 meters was inaugurated, a project by the famous architecture firm James Ley Cybertecture. The space was designed for one or two people and is aimed at young people who still cannot afford to buy their own property in big cities. Inside there are common things: a bedroom with a folding bed, a minibar, a bathroom and a wardrobe.

Even with each of the buildings weighing 22 tons, their installations do not require much money or effort. Tubes are easily joined to each other, which reduces costs.

The American couple Gabriel and Debbie Mayes decided to completely change their lives and replaced their 465 square meter mansion with an adventure in a house on wheels. To do this, they bought an out-of-service school bus and turned it into a convenient 23 square meter mobile home. The new residence has a separate bedroom for each family member as they have 4 children. The space on wheels also has a kitchen, living room and full bathroom. In 6 months, the family has already visited 12 states.

The famous Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill, whose office has already developed more than 1,000 projects in 56 countries, lived and worked in the building of an old cement factory in Barcelona for almost 45 years. The industrial facility, abandoned at the beginning of the 20th century, consists of 30 warehouses, underground galleries and machine rooms. In 8 towers, the architect set up a library, design workshops, laboratories, an archive and an exhibition space which, due to the huge arched windows, is called “Cathedral”. Concrete walls, vertical gardens and narrow stairs are composed perfectly. The photos are fascinating, aren’t they?

The clock tower in Brooklyn, built in 1915, sits atop one of New York’s tallest buildings. What used to be the engine room for the watches, now takes the form of a 630 square meter apartment with an impressive view of the ‘Big Apple”. In 2017, these apartments were sold for 15 million dollars. , space to list all the details of this unique and exclusive space that unites the past and the future of the most vibrant city in the US But one of them particularly stands out: the individual panoramic elevator!

Due to high real estate prices in London, architect Laura Jane Clark decided to choose an economical solution: to buy an abandoned underground toilet of 55 square meters and transform it into a dwelling. Laura paid for the property, let’s say, different, the equivalent of 118 thousand dollars. She decided to document on her blog the process of transforming the bathroom, which was in a terrible state, into a luxury home. Let’s face it: she did pretty well!