If your eyes are the window to your soul, then windows are the eyes to a building’s soul. Well, that may not be right, but I’m sure you get where I’m going with this. Although there have been a slew of innovative architectural designs, I’ve noticed a vast difference when odd architectural windows are implemented.
Perhaps it’s because many designers aren’t taking those window risks or we do see more of building’s souls, either way, these odd architectural windows are a sight to behold.
15 Odd Architectural Windows
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Cube-Shaped Architecture
Taipei Performing Arts Center is a Building for Blockheads
14
Interactive Store Windows
Diesel Milan Display is Very Big Brother
13
Window-Dripping Structures
The Steckelhorn 11 Strives to Update Historic Hamburg Area
12
Self-Cleaning Glass
Window with Built-in Squeegee
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Sculptural Windowed Homes
The Bierings House by Rocha Tombal Architects has a Scenic View
10
College Dorm Light Shows
Polish Student Window Movies
9
Imitation Windows
Brighten Up Your Dive Apartment
8
Dung Doors & Windows
Bindeshwar Pathak's Poop Depot
7
Braille-Inspired Buildings
The Chrome Hotel Facade is Punctuated With Many Holes
6
Gilded Window Frames
Housing Project in Helsingborg Features Whimsical Detailing
5
Mod Mythological Strutures
The Torres De Hercules is a Building to Be Reckoned With
4
Fake Window
Adjustable Lightup Blinds Simulate Daylight
3
Eyelet Architecture
The Cut-Out Facade of the New Mikimoto Building in Tokyo
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Illuminated Eco-Chic Windows
Lightway
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House-Shaped Windows
The Pentagon Window House by Suppose Design
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