Dar Al-Hajar is open to the public now as a sort of museum, though the Yemen travel website says that its “only jewel is the building itself.”

This house sure is a doozy, or at least the fall from it is. The archway at the bottom, while sacrificing some stability, is a nice touch. Do you think that the designer of this house likes roofs? As if this house needed to be more top-heavy. My real question is: Where is the electricity [...]

I can’t think of a more precarious setting than what’s going on here. Doesn’t it seem that eventually, due to weathering and whatnot, that the gap would keep widening until the house fell through? At least they don’t need a security system or apparently a door for that matter. I just can’t stop wondering where [...]

Like Rotterdam, but think that the Cactus House might just be a little too high maintenance for you with all of those plants? Looking for something a little more geometric, yet a home that still thumbs it’s nose at gravity? Then perhaps the Cube House is more your style. Designed by Piet Blom, these are [...]

There are four notable towns we’re going to cover in this post – notable because they are all named Hell.  Welcome to Hell, Dear Readers.  We hope you enjoy the stay. Hell, Nord-Trøndelag This tiny village in Norway has a population of about 1500, and gets pretty darn cold.  Like, -4 Degrees Fahrenheit cold.  Gives [...]

We don’t usually delve into celebrity news and scoops, but when I saw the specs on Perry Farrell’s Venice, CA home that went up for sale several months ago, I know I just had to write it up here.  The home sold on May 25, so unfortunately you can’t count on me for the latest [...]