It May Be Hard to Believe, but People Actually Live in These Houses #3

The Banwall and Bakshi Islands, also known as Purple Islands, are part of a transformation project in South Korea where locals painted over 400 houses, telephone booths, and a bridge in purple.

ReActor is a daring creation by architects Alex Schweer and Ward Shel, featuring a house that can rotate and move, demonstrating a unique concept of mobility and human cooperation.

The underground city of Derinkuyu is a remarkable ancient example of underground living, spanning 18 floors and reaching a depth of 85 meters, capable of housing up to 20,000 people.

The Hanging Temple of Dong is an architectural marvel clinging to sheer cliffs, built with simple yet effective methods of carving holes and inserting oak beams for support.

Mirror Cube is an invisible hotel with mirrored walls that reflect its natural surroundings, offering a unique and enchanting experience as it blends into the forest.

Ponte Vecchio Bridge is a famous pedestrian-only bridge built in the Middle Ages, notable for the houses built along its sides which now house jewelry shops.

Casa de Pedregulho in Portugal is a unique house made from four granite boulders, featuring a pool and bulletproof windows, inspired by the Flintstones.

These pyramid buildings in China are a residential complex inspired by Asia's terrace fields and parkour, featuring stacked buildings that resemble Lego houses.

Campong Luong is a floating village in Cambodia where over 300 households live on structures built on stilts to adapt to changing water levels, facing challenging living conditions.

The Miraca Hotel at Conrad Maldives is an architectural marvel featuring a unique two-level design with a main bedroom submerged over 5 meters below sea level.

Hakino Oasis is a rare natural oasis amidst a desert, known for its about 100 residents and infrastructure that supports popular desert activities like dune buggying and sandboarding.

Habitat 67 is a unique housing complex that breaks from traditional box-like structures, featuring 12 floors with distinct units, each with its own balcony, rooftop gardens, and natural ventilation.

The floating village of Campong Luong in Cambodia features houses and structures built on stilts 6 to 9 meters high to adapt to seasonal water level changes, with residents living a semi-nomadic lifestyle.

The Dancing House in Prague, designed by architects Vlado Milunić and Frank Gehry, is known for its unique, dynamic, and twisting structure, inspired by a pair of dancers.

Giethoorn is an ancient European village, often called the 'Venice of the North,' renowned for its extensive network of canals and bridges, with limited roads.

Shabam, known as the 'Manhattan of the desert,' is a 14th-century city in Yemen characterized by its unique vertical construction with over 500 tall mud-brick towers.

The Crooked House, also known as the Drunk House, is a uniquely shaped building in Poland designed by architects Szotyńscy & Zaleski, inspired by fairy tales.

Kubachi is a village situated 1,800 meters above sea level in Dagestan, renowned for its long-standing silver crafting tradition, passed down through generations.

Bihei Gorge in China's Wang Xian Valley is a stunning location featuring houses clinging to cliffs, with unique structures like glass rooms, a library, and a hanging restaurant built on the precipice.

Bo-Kaap is a historic neighborhood in Cape Town, South Africa, recognized for its brightly colored houses in Dutch and British architectural styles, winding cobblestone streets, and local craft shops.