15 Riskiest Houses In The World!

your idea of a risky house might be one in a bad neighborhood or it might have a few imperfections but is it really that risky the average suburban home has nothing on these from a house dangling precariously from trees to a hut on a rock in a raging river here are 15 of the riskiest houses in the world before we begin make sure to hit that like button subscribe to our Channel and click the notification belt for more amazing videos every day that being said let's begin number 15 Lichtenstein castle if Lichtenstein Castle looks familiar to you but you haven't seen it in person then you may have recalled it in the Disney fairytale Sleeping Beauty the German adaptation Lichtenstein is a beautiful castle on an escarpment on the north western edge of the Swabian Jura in southern Germany it was built in a lovely Gothic styling in 1840 is privately owned and was inspired by the novel Lichtenstein while it's most certainly a beautiful tourist attraction it would make quite a risky house the Lichtenstein castle sits hazardously around 820 feet above the Chas River with an altitude of 2680 feet in the Reutlingen district we can't think of anything more challenging than trying to lug a full week's grocery shopping of those two towering staircases fortunately renovations after World War 2 have made this castle safer and easier to access the roof and upper floor were restored in 2002 along with walls and public tours are available for most of the rooms those who visit can also see the gun emplacements from the courtyard which is open to the general public now it's time for the start topic we're not gonna lie this is not our idea of a comfortable sleeping arrangement someone surely got scammed when the Airbnb ad said plenty of indoor outdoor flow no aircon needed in panner mountain range views from the bed climbing mountains can be tough but is this really the best place to get a peaceful night's slumber does this layover location really exist has anyone seen this in person comment down below with the hashtag star topic and let us know your opinion in relation to what we just showed on screen with that said let's keep things move it number 14 taka Suki on Japan are you afraid of heights then you probably don't want a visit taka sugi on in Japan for if it's not the height that'll scare you but it probably will then it will be the way in which these teahouse owners have given it height on top of two tree trunks building tea houses is not uncommon in Japan neither our tree houses which seem to pop up in the strangest of places however on an old plot of land in chino Nagano Prefecture one family was on the next level this tea house has been built on to extended trunks with a no-frills simplistic design led by architect Taruna bo Fujimori it's quite a small teahouse at 29 square feet with enough space for four and a half two Tommy Matz it's simple and small but that's exactly how Terra Nobu Fujimori once in he believes the building is an extension of one's body like a piece of clothing the teahouse differs from many others like it in Japan but Terra Nobu's goal was to push limits and constraints rather than focus purely on the art of tea making the only one still not quite sure what a teahouse is number 13 su dragon house Russia to look at the sutyagin house in Russia it's immediately evident that no housing permits were granted not only does this 13 story abode look like a picture from a child's coloring book but it barely looks safe and it probably wasn't local Russian entrepreneur nikolai petrovich su d Aegon was the owner of this house which was thought to be the tallest wooden house in Russia it was 13 stories 144 feet tall and crafted entirely out of wood over 15 years beginning in 1992 it will be hard enough to live in this house but imagine trying to cook it in one lit match and ubc in your life flashing before your eyes and that is exactly what the fire department thought when Nikolai ended up in prison on racketeering charges in this sure deteriorated the city condemned it as a fire hazard by December 2008 the tower component was pulled down and the rest was dismantled early the following year I've gotta give Nikolai points for creativity but this property was easily one of the riskiest homes in the world number 12 gate of Europe towers every major city has towers which means it's hard to make your city stand out from the crowd of course you could create the tallest tower the world has ever seen but Dubai in Tokyo seemed to have those titles already in plan to hold on to them so if you're gonna build a tower what's a good way to make sure it gets noticed well you'd build it on a leave and now we're not talking about the Leaning Tower of Pisa although they had the right idea we're talking about the gate of Europe towers in Madrid Spain these two towers which go by the name of Kyoto tower are twin office buildings at 374 feet high they are the second tallest of their kind in Spain and also have a 15 degree lean angle the 26th floor buildings with helipads on top went under construction in 1989 and were finished in 1996 they were designed by American architects John Virgie and Phillip Johnson and are easily accessible from the show Martin railway station in the heart of Madrid even though the gate of Europe Towers is designed and built by experts can't help but wonder whether it feels like you actually are on a 15 degree angle once inside number 11 was zoko apartments Holland it was just a joke a comment made out of desperation but as it turns out it was entirely achievable what are we talking about the was OCO apartments in Holland with real-life apartments slapped on the side of a large building you have to see it to believe it a giant housing corporation was in a bit of a pickle they needed 100 units to house elderly residents but in a gallery type circulation the sight they had chosen didn't end up being suitable after they carried out preliminary studies but that wasn't the end of it the project management company MV RDV met with the housing corporation to find out what to do next half joking MV Rd said they could glue units to the outside of the central unit the client was intrigued gave it the green light and the rest is his to look at the woes OCO apartments now however it's hard not to think it was a risky housing solution anyone in those apartments looks like they're teetering on the edge ready to snap off the main building at a moment's notice but as it turns out this innovative solution was the very thing that enabled 100 units for seniors to go ahead and doesn't it look wonderful number 10 cliff edge to an average person a risky house would be one in a neighborhood with a crime rate every day you're risking not finding your car up on blocks but this property takes risky to a whole new level located on the Sonoma Coast around two hours from San Francisco this three point nine million dollar home is turning heads while its views over the Pacific Ocean and nearly all glass facade are likely white it's also its position which adds to the appeal or risk whichever way you may want to look at it the home is perched on a small pointy rock that juts out around 300 feet over the Pacific Ocean doesn't get much more breathtaking or nerve-racking than that the property in general afore nia was designed by architect Richard Clements in 1964 Richard also owned and designed the timber cove inn which sits adjacent it underwent significant renovations in 2012 to take it from a 60s era classic to a 21st century modern masterpiece it's now fitted with new decks a new roof plumbing wiring flooring and a custom hot tub risky or rewarding you be the judge number nine house in the hillside you may not want to live in the riskiest house in the world but would you be willing to stay in one one property have built into the hillside and Megillah voddy is offering that experience the structure has been separated into two residences to be rented out separately they overlook a beautiful Bay and are encompassed by a family-friendly sandy beach both residences have unique features and are both special regarding their architectural and historical relevance as well when you see this property from a distance it's hard not to let your heart race after all it's built precariously into a hillside with not even breathtaking views to stop you remember that fortunately you can enjoy a few days of luxury here as both homes have undergone renovation and then you can go back home to the comfort of your non risky property while you're there though you may as well enjoy it the central part of the home has five bedrooms with on Suites a living and dining room a cellar and a shower room one of the bedrooms also has a veranda with pergola a courtyard with a pergola a yard with trees and a ladder down to the ocean all add to the appeal of this beautiful abode number a habitat 67 apartment life is not for everyone it can be hard to sacrifice indoor/outdoor flow and outdoor living even if it means you're close to the city center but what if you could have both architect Moshe Safdie proved it was possible Moshe sketched out a revolutionary housing development idea in the 1960s which involved 354 concrete boxes stacked on top of each other in a 3d pixelated mound styling they would be stacked in such a way that every apartment could have a private outdoor space to call its own while on paper the design looked crazy and entirely unachievable especially for the era it was anything but in fact it became a reality and was called habitat 67 built for Montreal's Expo 67 such was the success of the building project that it was recognized with a commemorative postage stamp and also became the subject of an exhibition at a university in Montreal as it turns out you can have it both ways city life with a twist even if the initial idea seemed a little risky unachievable insane and unbelievable number 7 house on Middle sedge Island door-to-door salespeople can be quite frustrating in even the neighbors stereo going at all hours of the evening can send you up a wall so while the house on middle sedge island might be a little risky it's probably also quite a desirable option for many people in 2015 a house was put up for sale online for 6.5 million dollars now that's quite a lot to pay for a home so what was so special about it it was on its own unique little island only accessible by boat and helicopter in the middle of a popular beach community the home covered 4,000 866 square feet with a 1,200 foot guesthouse was set upon 14.4 acres of land the entire island was 25 acres in its heyday the house was something truly magnificent it had a pool and rec room a wet bar porch bocce court heated pool and much much more however bankruptcy by the owners was filed in 2016 and after superstorm sandy the property has fallen into a state of disrepair the island became flooded the built in pool was uprooted and the home was damaged today it probably is quite a dangerous place to live number six Meteora meteora is a must visit destination in greece which translates to hovering in the air that name might puzzle you at first but it won't when you see the structures built into the giant rocks during the 11th century the area of meteora was inhabited by monks living in caves during the Turkish occupation however the monks began to feel uncertain of all the lawlessness the city was seeing therefore they started living higher and higher up the rocks until they had built homes at the top of the inaccessible peaks to them it made sense the harder they were to access the easier it was to keep away from all the problems below they built their rock homes by transporting materials with ladders ropes and baskets and living supplies were transported in this way to to visit these rock homes today there's a series of pathways and roads for access by car and foot however you can still see examples of the age-old method of transportation and it will surely make you thankful for modern technology that allowed the buildings to be accessible in an easier way number 5 the drina river house the Drina River in the Balkans has always been an exhausting place to partake in watersports its waves can be particularly challenging to tackle but it was still a favoured swimming spot by locals one day in 1968 a group of young Yugoslavians took a break from all that tiresome swimming and sunbathe on top of a rock that jutted out from the river however because it was jagged they decided to bring boards from the shore to make it a bit more comfortable before long those boards became a house and it became one of the most popular destinations for locals even as flooding and weather conditions tried their hardest to ruin the house local Serbians continued to repair it it's now famous throughout the world and even appeared as the national Geographics photo of the day the house is set on the highest point of the rock with a small balcony area windows a door and a roof it's accessible only by boat and swimming and has a little room for shelter on the inside because of continuous weather damage the drina river house you see today is probably not gonna look the same as the one that appears on the rock next year number four island house if you've ever traveled along highway 401 in Ontario Canada then you may have been curious about the Thousand Islands region and what it holds within this unique wilderness area separates the u.s. from Canada and has over 1,000 islands formed by receding glaciers around 12,000 years ago to be counted as islands the landmass is within the Thousand Islands region have to have at least one square foot of land above the surface of the water year-round and should support at least two trees on one piece of land that ticks that box is a beautiful castle which is only accessible by boat and helicopter it's situated on the New York side of the border and was commissioned by millionaire George bones the castle has a private bowling alley and has seen over 15 million dollars worth of renovations it's also available to hire for private events like weddings while this property is undeniably beautiful it's also risky it's often challenging to access and is prone to power outages there are also often food shortages on the island - you may be able to access many of the islands within the Thousand Islands region by paddle boat but this one is just that little bit trickier number three Pima sphere house isn't it spaceship or is it a house one thing's for sure it's risky the kheema sphere house in Los Angeles United States was designed in 1960 by John Lautner but you'd be forgiven for thinking it's brand new with octagonal shaping and contemporary features it does look like a home of the future so much so that Encyclopedia Brittanica called it the most modern home built in the world John chose the unique design of this home due to the tricky layout and conditions of the land on which it was built he was given two choices a level platform out of the sloped land or use an open steel framework he decided on the ladder the UFO style octagonal house now boasts panoramic views over the water and neighboring properties and it's no wonder that John was given such kudos for his ingenuity he both solved a problem and gave himself an exceptional outlook to wake up to everyday the best part is the entire house project only costs $30,000 but is now worth over 3.5 million dollars to the right buyer number 2 free spirits fear house when we're kids we don't have a danger gauge or a fear meter we do stuff even if it's risky without thinking about the consequences a company called free spirit spheres is trying to help adults get back to that freedom and relaxed way of living with their spherical treehouses who said you couldn't live in a tree house if you want to then you know do it go the tree house fears while risky compared to a regular house are really quite magical they're simplistic tasteful and designed to blend into a natural environment they're also hung in trees with suspension ropes spiderweb styling and a 5 to 100 foot elevation range depending on your preference you can either fall 5 feet to the ground or 100 feet it's really up to you the exterior materials are formed in much the same way as a kayak or canoe with wood and fiberglass shells the inside is equally as innovative with vinyl upholstery fabric multiple layers of bubble wrap insulation and varnished wood while living in a tree house full-time is probably not an option there's no reason why you can't erect one in your backyard and enjoy a little bit of risk from time to time come on release that inner child number one accra bird if you want to break away from the hustle and bustle of city life and you don't mind an element of risk than the Acra Bergy lighthouse on the southern tip of furrow islands is where you need to be getting to this remote location part of the Kingdom of Denmark is not easy but there's no denying it will be worth it travelers will need to take a ferry to the island of swaro from tórshavn for the next two hours all you can do is twiddle your thumbs before you arrive and swaro and travel to the southernmost ville simba from zumba it's a two mile trip to the lighthouse which is easily one of the most underrated locations in the world looking down once you reach the lighthouse is not an experience for the faint of heart all you see is rocky cliffs crashing waves and a long trip to the ground however the beauty is undeniable the tall white lighthouse overlooks the North Atlantic Ocean and far beyond and you'll be pleased you made the journey so as it turns out your average suburban home isn't as risky as you thought it was some of these are insane and hard to believe people actually live in them can you think of any others that should have made the list also check out our other cool stuff showing up on screen right now see you next time

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Length: 18min 7sec (1087 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 23 2020