From wonky grid pavilions to white-washed angled designs, these examples off-kilter architecture demonstrate that straight lines and boxed looks are not the only type of buildings people are looking to make these days.
A new residence in Quebec recently used a more angled look in order to fit in perfectly with the rugged mountainside terrain, while still maintaining access to spectacular views. Other angled designs take on a more futuristic look, such as the Jubilee Pavilion in Berlin. With wooden slats structured on a slant, and light emitting from the center, the design is like nothing else built in contemporary architecture.
For those looking to build in the coming years, these examples of grid pavilions and angled architecture show straight lines are not the only way to go.
36 Examples of Angled Architecture
From Wonky Slanting Grid Pavilions to Angled Aperture Designs:
Jamie Danielle Munro — Mar 28, 2014 — Art & Design
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Towering Typographic Architecture
The Cadence Architects Splice Building Uses Words to Stand Out
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Angled House Extensions
The Faceted House 1 by Paul McAneary Architects is Small but Voluminous
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Triangular Steeple Structures
The Allandale House Looks Like a Shard of Rock
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Concrete Mega-Mansions
The Joaquin Torres A-Cero Concrete House II is an Above-Ground Bunker
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Alarmingly Angled Abodes
House Folded by ALPHAville Architects is a Supremely Slanted Structure
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Leaning School Towers
The Lyons Warrnambool Campus Building is a Real-Life Optical Illusion
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Sharp Monotone Homes
The Shant V Krichelian Loft is on Track to Become a Popular New Design
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Jenga Block Architecture
The "Next Generation House" by Sou Fujimoto
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Awesomely Angular Apartments
A.L.X. Architects Created Sorte Apartments in Tokyo, Japan
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Angled Scandinavian Abodes
The Archipelago House Reaps the Benefits of Two Simultaneous Views
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Hyper Angled Architecture
Julia Kunikowska's Art Center Presents Sleek and Innovative Designs
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Sharply Angled Abodes
The Nth Fitzroy House by AM. Architecture is Modern and Sophisticated
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Creased Architectural Wharfs
The Structural Geometry Pier Unfolds into a Dramatic Bayside Building
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Angular Aussie Abodes
The DPR House by MCK Architects Features Interestingly Angled Designs
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Angled Aperture Structures
ECDM Builds 2 Nature Responsive Structures with an Angled Frame
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Beehive Architecture
Honeycomb Housing Complex
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Sharply Mountainous Structures
The Chongqing Greenland Clubhouse by PURE Design is Nature-Inspired
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Angled Atrium Workplaces
The B/S/H Office is Designed to be Light and Airy
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Multi-Angled Roof Architecture
The Koda Estonia Pavilion by KUU Architects Embraces Geometry
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Elegantly Angled Edifices
Sumatrakontor by Erick Van Egeraat is a Contemporary Vision in Hamburg
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Angular Apartment Buildings
Connecting Riads Complements the Dynamic Archiscape of Casablanca
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Hovering Space-Like Homes
Nagayama’s Katsutadai is the Answer to Dense Urbanity by Stacking
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Ski Slope Architecture
The Granada Science Park is an Angled Marvel
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Sloped Housing Structures
Construction of MVRDV's Future Towers India is Underway
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Wonky Slanting Grid Pavilions
The Jubilee Pavilion is Angled Towards the Heart of Karlsruhe
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Grandiose Angletecture
1.5 Million-Square-Foot Brunnen Shopping Complex
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Pointed Polyhedral Homes
This Geometric Design by Atelier Tekuto Includes a Cleverly Angled Roof
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Contorted Spaceship Structures
The Austrian Pavilion is Featured at the Shanghai Expo 2010
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Angled Family Homes
Bunzo Ogawa Designs the Wrap House for FUTURE Studio
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Angled Wall Architecture
Scenic Architecture's From East Bookstore Uses Walls to Create Continuity
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Angled Abodes
The PL House Stays Standing Despite Dangerous Incline
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Angled White-Washed Abodes
The Residence des Grands Jardins Blends Perfectly with its Surroundings
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Obtuse Triangled Structures
The International Flower Auction Store is Amazingly Angled
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Polygonal Brick Abodes
The Shirasu House Has a Flat Top and Whimsically Angular Walls
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Angled Compact Abodes
The House in Keyaki by SNARK and OUVI Boasts an Unexpected Interior
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PHTAA Designs House R3 as a Blocky Structure with Curving Glass
Modern Panoramic View Penthouses
Bureau Fraai Designs the Panorama Penthouse in the Netherlands
Gridded Urban Apartment Blocks
Office for Strategic Places Designs La Carboneria Block
Tranquil Water-Inspired Apartments
Right Angle Studio Designs the Ripple Apartment in Singapore
Chic Modern-Industrial Buildings
YN Studio Designs a Slick Facade in Gillett Square
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
Black Timber Structural Pyramids
David Adjaye Designs the Kwaee Pavilion Using Blackened Wood
Timber-Cladded Brick Homes
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High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Open-Plan Natural Material Houses
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Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Upward-Pitched Roof Homes
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Monolithic Concrete-Clad Pavilions
Alberto Campo Baeza Collaborated with Miguel Quismondo
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
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Bamboo Luxe Pool Houses
Baldó Arquitectura Designs the Godai Pavilion with a Hanging Roof
Blocky Extended Transformed Bunaglows
O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects Adds Levels to a Bunalow
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Ignacio G Galán and OF Architects Design a Madrid Home
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Caterpillar-Shaped Apartment Buildings
Undecorated Developed an Eye-Catching Metal Building
Roof-Planed Cascading Homes
Worrell Yeung Designs a New Home by Candlewood Lake in Connecticut
Tent-Like Exhibition Pavilions
Buero Wagner Creates the Adaptable Black Pavilion in Rome
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Y-Shaped Community Pavilions
Sam Crawford Architects Creates a Red-Roof Pavilion in Sydney
Playfully Angular House Designs
Takeshi Hirobe Architects Design the Villa MKZ in Japan
Balanced Grass-Topped Homes
RO_AR Designs a Beautiful Dwelling in the Czech Republic
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Bright Balcony-Defined Apartments
Austin Maynard Architects Designs the Nightingale Village
Californian Canyon-Inspired Edifices
This Waterfront Building Pays Tribute to Rock Formations
White Wood-Clad Cubed Houses
Stanaćev Granados Designs a Chilean Holiday House
Reconfigured Spacious Brooklyn Homes
Light & Air Design the Z House with an Open and Bright Look
Indian Design Principal-Based Homes
Matra Designs the New Prism House with Four Concrete Volumes
Charming Angular Contemporary Homes
Studio KUNZ Presents the Trapezium House in Brazil
Curved Garden-Surrounding Linear Homes
Denis Joelsons designs the Casa dos Terraços Circulares
Curved London Office Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs 50 Electric Boulevard in South London
Compact Geometric Portable Lamps
&Tradition Designs the Portable Pivot Lamp
Figure 8-Structured House
Silvia Fiarman and Alexis Dornier Design the Loop House in Bali
Minimalist Bird-Watching Pavilions
Jesús Vassall & Graduate Students Designed a Slick Pavilion
Landscape-Honoring Modern Homes
Bourgeois & Lechasseur Architects Design the Des Forges Residence
Natural Light-Centric Timber Homes
Studio Varey Architects Designs the Huron House in London
Modern Concrete Hayfield Homes
Omer Arbel Designs the 75.9 House in the Canadian Pacific Northwest
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Conical Glass Pavilion Wineries
Studio Other Spaces Designs the Vertical Panorama Pavilion
Community Hub Timber Pavilions
The Craft Not Carbon Pavilion Raises in London's Park
Textured Brick London Homes
Platform 5 Architects Design the NW10 House in London on a Former Yard
Tranquil Functional Home Designs
Atelier Varun Goyal Designs the Modern Courtyard House
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Grau Architects Designs the Tea House Pavilion by the Lake
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