Homes as Art 7 Videos
Check out these highlights from Season 4 of Extreme Homes where art is the theme — and where houses themselves become art. Included: the "Four-in-One" house divided into party, privacy, art and guest quarters; the beach-side "Spider in the Sand" house and a hillside home in Spain that faces out in seven different directions.
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Get an up close and personal look into some of the world's most unusual and unique dwellings, including a tree house that resembles an eyeball, a spherical house that revolves with the sun and a seaside house made of recycled materials.
Mud Castle, Sphere, Cave
The word extreme means different things to different people, and to these homeowners it means pushing the envelope as far as possible. From construction to completion, take an up-close look at some of the world's most spectacular houses ever built, from a castle made entirely of mud to a home shaped like a sphere, from one built deep in a cave to a home that looks like a snake, and find out what makes them all so unique.
Pod House, Shell, Nomad Cube
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a Brazilian home shaped like a white box , a house in Vermont that's a palatial palace in the snow, an oasis in Phoenix built between two huge mountains and a pod house in New York straight out of a sci-fi movie. Sweden gives us a home that with a turn of a crank extends out like an accordion, Mexico has an underground home shaped like a flower, there's a home in Austria whose owners can pick up and move anywhere, and in the Arizona desert a there's house that looks like a dozen colorful Easter eggs. On the island of Grenada, we'll find a castle on the sand, in the Brazilian rainforest, a house that is suspended in mid-air and on the island of Hawaii, a shell house that takes beach living to a whole new level.
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Get an up close and personal look into some of the world's most unusual and unique dwellings, including a tree house that resembles an eyeball, a spherical house that revolves with the sun and a seaside house made of recycled materials.
Egg Shaped, Laser, Jungle
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a South African house with an all-seeing eye, an egg-shaped floating home on an English river, a New York residence that explodes with colour and one with a seven-level playground in Belgium. Cave-dwelling takes on a whole new meaning in Italy, Western style collides with the Middle-East in a Californian house and tradition is laser-cut in a Russian home. An Australian townhouse hides in the jungle while a Korean home puts on a steely face, there's a black and white answer to a building problem in Germany and smart salvage has created a rough, tough residence in New Mexico.
Fairy Tale, Veiled, Whale
From the dazzling to the daring to the downright bizarre, go inside extreme homes across the globe. We're inside a lit up mansion in Florida, an organic hillside house in Spain, a fairy-tale apartment building in Germany and a Californian cliff house build to weather the sea air. There's a floating residence on the River Thames , a home in Japan that's only 13 feet wide and one built to mimic a breaching whale in Australia. A Canadian house is designed to block out harmful rays while a house in Holland is clothed in a fine white veil. A Portuguese home built like a military bunker and a Californian residence hides luxury amongst raw rocks.
Waves, Airship, Chaos
From the dazzling to the daring to the downright bizarre, go inside the world's most extreme homes. This amazing assortment includes a house curled up in the Arizona heat, a Danish residence designed to look like two giant waves, and an old English hideaway for American war heroes. There's a country house that looks like a miniature airship in Russia, a modern twist on an old home in New Mexico and a two-for-one residence in Japan. A South African home looks giraffes in the eye and a barn in Italy hides a luxurious home. Art meets chaos in a strange home in France, and New York City hides a futuristic factory.
Abstract, Flying, Waterfall
From the dazzling to the daring, to the downright bizarre, we're inside the world's most extreme homes. This amazing assortment includes a house in Idaho that dangles off a cliff, an old home in The Netherlands that has been turned into an abstract work of art, a California party pad with water running through it and a Japanese home made from a box and a ball. San Francisco has a zigzag house, a modern home in Italy started life 300 years ago as a rustic tool shed and a South African residence looks like it is made of twigs. An Australian home loves straight lines while an ancient residence in France used to accommodate monks and a house in Wales flies over a river and a Canadian home embraces a waterfall.
Storybook, Eyebrow, Boxes
From the dazzling to the daring, to the downright bizarre, we're inside the world's most extreme homes. This amazing assortment includes a Mexican house that literally lights up. a fairy-tale cottage in Canada fit for a hobbit in Canada, an Australian home that soars over stormy seas and a home shaped like a pile of boxes in Korea. A raised eyebrow adorns a home in Oregon while a modern designer graces a French chateau. Eleven cubes stack up for a house in Spain, traditional decoration goes modern in Russia, and history comes to life in Italy. A house in Colorado was inspired by barnacles and there's a space-station home in the Connecticut woods.
Giant, Plastic, Surprise
From the dazzling to the daring, to the downright bizarre, we're inside the world's most extreme homes. This amazing assortment includes a Virginian space house, an ultra-cool townhouse on the edge of a steep hill in Germany, a plastic home in Ireland and a Mexican residence that looks like its walls have been bent by a giant. A Japanese home resembles a slice of pie while a vertical garden brings a Portuguese house to life and an Australian home seems to float in the treetops. A Russian residence pays tribute to tradition, a home in Arizona has a big surprise on the roof, a Canadian townhouse is stacked designer-high and an old tin shack in California hides a life of luxury.
Magical, Puzzle, Palace
From the dazzling to the daring, to the downright bizarre, we're inside the world's most extreme homes. This amazing assortment includes a Californian house which is a movie star, a factory home in France complete with industrial machinery, an Australian residence in the shape of a sand dune and a magical kingdom in a German city. Montana has a little box on the prairie, a Korean home pixilates family life, Denmark has a house like a 3D puzzle and there's one with three towers and a drawbridge in Scotland. An Italian palace has had an 800 year makeover, X marks the spot for a house in Spain and a home in Florida is a treetop woodland getaway.
Glass, Shark, Fortress
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a New York home inspired by a diamond ring, a house in Mexico like a shark, an 800 year old Scottish fortress and a South African home covered in colourful symbols. An Australian house echoes the trees that surround it, an enormous home in Japan has been turned inside out while Colorado has a real cliff-hanger. Four flats combine into one huge Russian residence, a super-strong home in California is made of dirt, a German loft has a glass overcoat and a Canadian home is all set to sail off into the sunset.
Jigsaw, Bubble, Spires
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a Californian home modelled on a spy plane, a Japanese origami-style residence in Northern Ireland, a glass house with no internal walls in The Netherlands and a medieval-inspired new-build in Idaho. Mexico has a whole series of crazily-colored bubble homes, there's a wooden lodge in Denmark that's like a giant jigsaw puzzle and weird spires sticking out of a hillside create a home in Italy. An Australian home got bigger by shrinking, a house in California has been designed to withstand falling trees while one in South Korea has a striped skin and a French chalet takes after-ski luxury to a new level.
UFO, Flower, Ship Shape
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a Californian desert house open to the sky, Colorado home that resembles a UFO landing, a German residence that spins like a flower turning to the sun and a home shaped like a ship that has run aground in Washington.
Canyon, Sculpture, Bridge
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a giant converted synagogue in Miami, a Dutch residence built to mimic an American canyon, an inhabitable sculpture in Canada and a Spanish home that stands tall on stilts.
Shipwreck, Leaf, Butterfly
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a house built to mimic a leaf in Utah, a Russian residence that looks like a shipwreck, a suburban home with lofty ambitions in Canada and a Portuguese residence that runs up a hill. A home in Oregon fights nature with nature, an Australian House soars like a butterfly and a Japanese residence is to die for. Arizona has a home blasted clean out of a mountain while Italy has an upside down one, there's a magical house in a German forest and an English castle has been home to the same family for 27 generations.
Sandbag House, Modern Igloo, Boomerang, Gothic Tower
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a hi-tech party house in California, an English residence inside a six-story Gothic tower, a home in South Korea that looks like a fish tail and a Swedish island home that was used in a Hollywood movie. Several stone igloos come together to make a home in France while there's one constructed entirely from sandbags in California and South Africa has a modern residence with a thatched roof. An Australian house is shaped like a boomerang, a fourteenth-century home in Italy has been updated for today while Canada has a modern take on a traditional log cabin and an ultra-modern home in Florida has been built to take on hurricanes.
An Ark, Spider and Tree-Hugger
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a house in New Mexico that looks like a piece of pottery, a Japanese home more like origami, a psychedelic Danish condo and an 860 year old English abbey. Australia has a very modern old boathouse, Florida goes for colorful whimsy and four kinds of home become one in Spain. A South Korean house pays tribute the past and honors the future, a home in Florida resembles a spider in the sand, Germany has a modern Noah's Ark and a Canadian residence is a real tree-hugger.
Egg Shaped, Laser, Jungle
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a South African house with an all-seeing eye, an egg-shaped floating home on an English river, a New York residence that explodes with colour and one with a seven-level playground in Belgium. Cave-dwelling takes on a whole new meaning in Italy, Western style collides with the Middle-East in a Californian house and tradition is laser-cut in a Russian home. An Australian townhouse hides in the jungle while a Korean home puts on a steely face, there's a black and white answer to a building problem in Germany and smart salvage has created a rough, tough residence in New Mexico.
Fairy Tale, Veiled, Whale
From the dazzling to the daring to the downright bizarre, go inside extreme homes across the globe. We're inside a lit up mansion in Florida, an organic hillside house in Spain, a fairy-tale apartment building in Germany and a Californian cliff house build to weather the sea air. There's a floating residence on the River Thames , a home in Japan that's only 13 feet wide and one built to mimic a breaching whale in Australia. A Canadian house is designed to block out harmful rays while a house in Holland is clothed in a fine white veil. A Portuguese home built like a military bunker and a Californian residence hides luxury amongst raw rocks.
Waves, Airship, Chaos
From the dazzling to the daring to the downright bizarre, go inside the world's most extreme homes. This amazing assortment includes a house curled up in the Arizona heat, a Danish residence designed to look like two giant waves, and an old English hideaway for American war heroes. There's a country house that looks like a miniature airship in Russia, a modern twist on an old home in New Mexico and a two-for-one residence in Japan. A South African home looks giraffes in the eye and a barn in Italy hides a luxurious home. Art meets chaos in a strange home in France, and New York City hides a futuristic factory.
Abstract, Flying, Waterfall
From the dazzling to the daring, to the downright bizarre, we're inside the world's most extreme homes. This amazing assortment includes a house in Idaho that dangles off a cliff, an old home in The Netherlands that has been turned into an abstract work of art, a California party pad with water running through it and a Japanese home made from a box and a ball. San Francisco has a zigzag house, a modern home in Italy started life 300 years ago as a rustic tool shed and a South African residence looks like it is made of twigs. An Australian home loves straight lines while an ancient residence in France used to accommodate monks and a house in Wales flies over a river and a Canadian home embraces a waterfall.
Waves, Bubbles, Saw Mill
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a home making waves in LA, a Danish house which hugs its owners, an Australian residence that enjoys graffiti and a glass bubble house in Spain. An ancient saw-mill in the UK makes a sleek modern home, a French apartment is in orbit over Paris and a house in Seattle loves rust and defies gravity. The owners jump for joy in a Japanese home, a Mexican house is simply divine, old Italian farm buildings have taken on a new life and a home in Arizona has curves in all the right places.
Wrapped, Shiny, Rocks
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a desert house in California that turns its back on the heat, a whimsical concrete cottage in Canada, a Dutch family home that is also a city landmark and a shiny Australian house that's more like a plane. A Portuguese house has two addresses, a home in South Korea is wrapped to keep out prying eyes and a Russian apartment is like a ship's cabin. A Malibu home has risen from the ashes, a French chateau has been in the same family for 500 years, a South African residence really rocks and a home in England is bold to be different.
Butterfly, Mountain, Violin
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes a New York apartment designed around a violin, a South African home with a butterfly roof, a modern home in Portugal with echoes of its past and a disappearing dwelling in Australia. A home in England was built 200 miles away while an Italian residence was begun 200 years ago and a house in Idaho occupies less than 200 square feet. A Spanish home is wrapped around a mountain, a Korean studio apartment is designed to look like it's falling down, the view from a house in France is through a swimming pool and a Californian home is artfully perched on a cliff.
Secret, Shoe, Art
This amazing assortment of homes from all over the world includes an ultra-modern home with a secret in Massachusetts, a luxurious old French chateau, a Spanish house that looks like a work site and a futuristic home in Austria. A house in Korea has holes in the roof to let the rain come in, a Californian home has landed in the desert and a Swedish one fits its surroundings like a shoe. An Italian home has been designed to make a splash, a residence in Oregon is art as well as housing it, a house in Japan is stacked up high and an Australian home makes a big point.
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