Extreme Homes

A New York home inspired by a diamond ring; a shark-like house in Mexico; a Scottish fortress; a South African home is covered in colorful symbols; an Australian house echoes the surrounding trees; four flats combine.

A clapboard cottage in New York; a Danish apartment block; a luxury holiday home in Spain; an Italian house is built around old olive trees.

A Mexican factory becomes a luxury home; a tree house in Australia with no walls; a home in Ireland is hidden behind a metal screen; a flat in Moscow; a boulder in a California living room; a windowless home in Japan; a space ship-inspired house.

A home makes waves in Los Angeles; a Danish house hugs its owners; graffiti; glass bubble house; ancient saw mill; orbiting French apartment; Italian farm buildings.

A mansion off the coast of Rhode Island; ancient wine cellar; futuristic seaside house; French apartment with towering views; snow deck; manipulating the sunshine; a home underground; a home can take on any weather.

A nightmarish Hollywood home; a lucky house; a luxury castle in France; a green house made of stone; spiky apartments; an old windmill resembles a honeypot; an Irish home with daylight built in; a colorful tower.

A glass pavilion; a house resembles an ice crystal; a house gives new life to an old railroad; a French house looks like chocolate, but is made of concrete; a remote ranch house in Idaho; a home slides apart; tent-like house made of fiberglass.

A New York residence looks like a ranch; a French home shelters under a mountain of limestone; an Australian house resembles a giant insect; a Russian apartment.

Old French château; a Spanish house looks like a work site; a futuristic home in Austria; a Korean house with rain holes in the roof; a Swedish house fits its surroundings; Italian home makes a splash; stacked house in Japan.

A house like a turtle; an underground home in France; a German house by the Berlin Wall; a palatial residence; inside-out home; a house strikes gold; a jewel-box apartment; an old Italian home; a house with a bridge; narrow views.

A desert house in California; a concrete cottage in Canada; a city landmark; a house like a plane; a house with two addresses; a wrapped house; and a ship's cabin-like apartment.

An apartment designed around a violin; a home with a butterfly roof; a modern home in Portugal; a disappearing dwelling.