One of the ultimate desires of humankind: living on the solitary edge between urban luxury and the embrace of nature. Houses on Sydney cliffs and rocks reflect this desire well. You might find your dream house among the next 27 buildings; many of them are true examples of exceptional architectural design and outstanding engineering.
The Cliff House, San Francisco, California (1896-1907)
The Cliff House, San Francisco, California, 2008
Old house on the cliff on the left bank of Kura River, Tbilisi, Georgia, c1910
The Kittatinny Hotel, overlooking the Delaware River, Pennsylvania, c1900
House on a cliff on Hierro Island (Canary Islands, Spain)
The Mushroom House, designed by Dale Naegle in the 1960s. La Jolla, California
The Holman House by Durbach Block (Dover Heights, Sydney)
Robert Bruno’s Steel House near Lubbock, Texas
Town of Manarola, province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Dogon Cliff Houses, Southeastern Mali.
Castellfollit de la Roca (Catalonia, Spain), a village perched atop a 50m high basalt crag
Hanging Houses of Cuenca, Spain
Meteora monasteries in Greece
House On The Rocks by Fran Silvestre Architects (Ayora, Valencia, Spain)
The Leonard J. Malin Residence, aka Chemosphere, Los Angeles, California. Architect: John Lautner.
The Stahl House, Los Angeles, California. Architect: Pierre Koenig.
The Villa Amanzi by Original Vision Studio (Cape Sol, Phuket, Thailand)
The Michael Gantert Residence, the last Pierre Koenig design (Hollywood, California)
The Monte Rosa Hut near Zermatt at the foot of Monte Rosa, at an altitude of 2795 metres, owned by the Swiss Alpine Club, inaugurated in 2009.
The Cliff House by Fearon Hay Architects, overlooking Rangitoto island and the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, New Zealand
The Headland House by Fearon Hay Architects, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
The Sandy Bay Farm House by Fearon Hay Architects, Tututkaka coast, New Zealand
House on the Cliff by Fran Silvestre Architects, Calp, Spain
Cliff House by Altius Architecture (Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, Canada)
Skeleton bay Cottage by Altius Architecture (Ontario, Canada)
The Cove 3 by Saota and Antoni Associates (Near Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa)
Vame by SAOTA (Yzerfontein, South Africa)
That first one in San Fran looks so out of place you'd think it's photoshoped.
Used to ride my bike to the Cliff House when I lived in SF near Ocean Beach. Original building survived the 1906 earthquake but burned down the year after -- just 11 years of existence. These days looks nothing like the grand building it once was.
Here's a cool Aussie cliff house (Sydney)
http://www.trendir.com/house-design/cliff-house-architecture-inspired-by-modern-picasso-art.html
That house is already listed in the article. 7th one down.
lol. I'm such a dick ;) Missed that!
My house was better
Really surprised that you didn't mention The Sculptured House
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculptured_House
What about the house they used in Iron Man?
No more TV for you...
CGI unfortunately.
but is it?
http://thechive.com/2011/05/10/the-iron-man-house-is-on-the-market-for-25-million-15-photos/
Also yes I know it's cgi, I was just seeing what responses I got, little disappointed, I was expecting more flames than I received :(
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As a geotech/geologist, I can find some pleb comfort in knowing that in 100 years, they will be no longer :)
What about The Great Ocean Road's "House on the Pole"?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W81QDMa46Wc
oh to be ludicrously rich :(