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Surely the Desert House Was Built by Aliens

Crouched like an alien artefact in the desert at Joshua Tree is this amazing structure.

Miles from anything, it seems the concrete is made by just grinding up the rocks.

Usually this sort of arty idea is not well executed…

…but this is so confidently detailed, it is as if an alien race had been building this way for centuries.

And they were familiar with grinding rocky planets into homes away from home.

The curves of the roof flawlessly transition into a new set of curves in the pillars holding it.

Nothing but the vast desert beyond gives you plenty of warning should curious earthlings venture too near.

Here, your fellow travellers will revel in the curious air of Earth.

Imagine sleeping here, while keeping one watchful eye out for your returning spaceships.

The living room is well designed to accommodate your species visiting here from another planet.

Some of the interiors do get a little hokey…

But the aesthetic is amazingly consistent throughout.

In the Desert House, America has a national heritage building at Joshua Tree National Park.

Unsurprising that this took a decade to handcraft.

The (earthling) architect  Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, born in 1934, has created a true work of art.

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A Crazy Psychedelic Home for an Artist

Artist Kat O’Sullivan bought a dilapidated 1840s home in New York and has made her home reflect her various art as Katwise.

Like her artwork, the homestead takes a trip down memory lane to the psychedelic extravaganza of the 1960s, even down to the Volkswagon bus.

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The artist and her partner embellished the original 19th century farmhouse with structural as well as painterly touches.

Each section is sharply delineated by black-painted structural outlines, giving it the appearance of liquorice cubes

Even the tulips are going along with the lurid colour palette!

And some slabs of drab sandstone are clearly just itching to be multicoloured to match.

Kat creates art with “a million colors.”

Of course, she can’t paint the sky to match the vision.

But hey – it’s not the 1960s any more – now she can just Photoshop in the sky that she wants!

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The Illusory Water Lily House by Guz

Singapore’s Water Lily House by Guz Architects centers on a clever illusion.

The amazing tromp d’oeuill turns the second floor into what appears to be a typical Singapore house on a grassy lawn.

Arriving at the house overlooking this grassy lawn, you feel that you are at ground level…

…until you look to the edge of the lawn.

Below is another world.

The extensive green roof doubles the garden space – which doubles the cooling effect of green growing grass.

With its contemporary black and white colour palette, the house is as cool as it is refreshing.

Rough polished slate tile works perfectly with thick tropical hardwood shutters that turn to direct breezes.

The all white, black and rich wood tones make the perfect foil for the rampant greenery.

The living room on the actual ground floor opens up fully on three sides, thanks to floor to ceiling glazing.

Outdoor rooms predominate in the tropical climate.

Under the pool is yet another world. An intriguing subterranean assortment of brick or tile structures.

And here we are viewing the house from the actual ground floor – hint – see pool at rear.