These amazingly upcycled structures have been uniquely built using all sorts of imaginative materials and unusual methods not ordinarily associated with new homes.
While some home buyers look for structures that are brand new and made from the most luxurious materials around, these upcycled structures are more for those who are interested in charm and history, showcasing buildings made entirely from something else. From traditional water towers that have been converted into modern lofts to homes made entirely out of billboards, these creatively upcycled abodes are adding a lot of quirkiness and originality to these otherwise simple homes.
Perfect for homeowners looking for some character and charm, these upcycled structures will certainly stand out amongst all the other more mundane homes.
15 Amazingly Upcycled Structures
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Upcycled Modern Housing
The Mooramie House by Tobias Partners is Comfortable and Clean
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Upcycled Garbage Abodes
The Dereck Diedricksen Gypsy Junker is Eco & Petite
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Recycled Industrial Residences
The Cement Factory by Ricardo Bofill is an Upcycled Home
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Upcycled Meeting Places
The Palletpavilion is a Striking Piece of Upcycled Architecture
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Upcycled Billboard Abodes
2012Architects Built a House from Old Billboards and Broken Umbrellas
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Upcycled Barn Buildings
The Willoughby Design Barn is a New Structure With Reanimated Bones
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Upcycled Crate Communities
The HIVE Houston is a Bee-Inspired Eco-Friendly Neighborhood
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Upcycled Ancient Architecture
Japan's Plus House Channels Syles from Centuries Past
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Upcycled Pallet Pavilions
'Be Paletto' is a Structure Made of Salvaged Shipping Goods
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Upcycled Aqua Storage Abodes
The Barnacre Equilibrium Tank Houses Give New Life to Old Water Tanks
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Upcycled Live/Work Spaces
The Mobile Office Changes to Suit Your Needs
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Upcycled Eco Residences
Recycled Building in Mexico by Alonso de Garay Draws Upscale Attention
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Upcycled Parking Lots
The Modern Altstadt Garage Building by Lussi + Halter Reuses Lane Dividers
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Upcycled Train Stations
El Galpon is an Organic, Fair-Trade Market Made out of a Transit Depot
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Domestic Water Towers
Jo Crepain Architect Transforms a Belgian Water Tower into a Modern Loft
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Recycled Plastic Tiny Homes
Gary Bencheghib's Home in Bali is Made with 35,000 Plastic Bags
Upcycled Waste Material Furniture
This Cardboard Furniture Design by Lee Lin is Modular
Expandable-Roof Tiny Homes
This Unique Tiny House Benefits From a Mechanically Liftable Roof
Self-Sustaining Timber Tiny Homes
The Madeiguincho 'Vigia' Tiny House Prioritizes Natural Light
Storage-Laden Tiny Homes
This Bright Tiny Home Packs Generous Storage In Limited Space
Rooftop Patio Tiny Homes
The Ticab House Tiny House N 2 Makes Use of All Available Space
Angular Artistic Tiny Homes
The Ibiza Tiny House Captures Mediterranean Style for Comfy Living
Ultra-Modern Apartment Designs
No Architects Created a Multi-Functional Modern Apartment
Generously Glazed Tiny Homes
This Vacation House Has An Ingenious Interior Layout
Pink-Hued Shipping Container Homes
These Pink Shipping Container Homes by Ishita Ganguly are Chic
Open-Concept Tiny Homes
The Aussie Tiny Houses Mooloolaba 8.4 Has Ample Storage Space
3D-Printed House Neighborhoods
EYRC and Mighty Buildings Develop the Suburbs of the Future
Cat-Centric Compact Homes
This Japanese Dwelling Embraces Feline-Friendly Design Choices
Cube-Combining Tiny Homes
This Unique Tiny Home Uses Modular Spaces to Enable Flexible Use
Displaced Persons House Designs
The Essential Homes Research Project Has a Bunker-Like Form
Shipping Container Tiny Homes
UnContained Dreams Designs the Rising Sun Tiny Home
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Floating Meditative Pavilion Designs
The Crystal Lake Pavilion by Marc Thorpe Design is Tranquil
Corrugated Metal Barn-Like Houses
StudioAC Designs a New Home Overlooking Devil's Glen
Smart Glass-Topped Lookouts
These Picturesque Cabins Offer Stunning Views Of the Sky
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Energy-Efficient 3D-Printed Homes
Haus.me Introduces Premium Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Upcycled Ingredient Ice Creams
Salt & Straw's Upcycled Foods Series Rescues Wasted Food
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Garage-Converted Sustainable Homes
Modern Granny Flat Designs the Carlsbad ADU Conversion
Reusable Paper-Made Water Bottles
The 'reU' Reusable Water Bottle Concept is Recyclable
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
Sustainable German Homes
Atelier Kaiser Shen Design a Sustainable & Clean Home in a German Village
Time Passage-Celebrating Restored Homes
NYAWA Restores a Traditional Timber Home in Toyama
At-Home Water Treatment Systems
Cycleau Turns Wastewater into Drinking Water at Home
Vibrant 3D-Printed Designs
UAUPROJECT Uses Only Compostable or Recyclable Materials
Repurposed Vintage Apple Computers
Aquariums, lamps, and clocks made out of Apple iMac Computers
Wooden Offcut Facades
Kolman Boye Architects Practice Sustainability with This New Project
Flexible Concrete Water Tanks
These Inflatable Concrete Tanks are Easy to Deploy
Mockup-Inspired Garden Structures
New Affiliates & Samuel Stewart-Halevy Create Testbeds
Incredibly Modern Lakeside Houses
Stephenson Design Collective Converts an Old Boy Scout Camp
Backyard-Transformed Dwelling Units
Catch Architecture and Obreval Design the ADU Carpintaria
Modern Amenity Micro Dwellings
The Little Tahoma Peak Tiny Home Has House-Inspired Finishings
Geometric Structural Forest Homes
The C House by GetAway Projects has a Half-Hexagonal Shape
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
Hempcrete-Accented Patchwork Facades
Cathie Curran Designs the Hempcrete Mewshouse
Plant-Covered Concrete Homes
Studio Symbiosis Designs the Villa KD45 in Delhi with a Terraced Roof
Timber Nature Reserve Towers
The 'Lookout Tower' from Robert Gutowski Architects is Sculptural
Circus Tent-Inspired Holiday Homes
Cubo Design Architect Designs the Circus Home in Japan
Bio-Cement Oceanic Structures
The 'Reef Rocket' Combats Coastal Flooding and More
Box-Like Innovative Apartment Designs
Photon Studio's Designs the Box in the Box Apartment
Multi-Generational Houses
AUN Design Studio Designs the Reflection House in Bangkok, Thailand
Rain-Harvesting Homes
Robert Hutchison Architecture Partners with Javier Sanchez Arquitectos
3D-Printed Terracotta Coolers
Simon Pavy and Entreautre Designs a New Low-Tech Cooler
Rejuvenated Retail Buildings
This Vietnamese Building Will Feature Lush Native Greenery
Glowing Tree-Surrounded Sheds
The 'Nightlight' Shed Glows After Dark for a Luminous Appearance
Barrel-Adorned Whiskey Bars
This Bar's Interior Makes Generous Use Of Wood From Discarded Barrels
Bunker-Borne Vacation Homes
This Subterranean Home Was Formerly a Wartime Bunker
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Staggered TV Station Buildings
Albania's 'Klan TV' Building is Shaped Like a Stash Of Film Reels
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Farm-Inspired Guest Houses
Kaja Kühl Designs Two Guest Houses in Upstate New York
Award-Winning Housing Designs
Hong-En Lin Emphasizes the Importance of Clean Water Access
Red-Brick Raised Timber Homes
Agora Arquitectura Designs the House on a Brick Base in Barcelona
Reusable Material Office Buildings
The MVRDV 'Matrix ONE' is Capable of Being Easily Demounted
High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Water-Covered Speaker Installations
Google and Lachlan Turczan Unveil Shaped by Water in Milan
Copper Shell-Enclosed Museums
Wutoqpia Lab Designs the Copper Blockhouse Space in China
Repurposed Brick Public Furniture
Akasaki Vanhuyse's FLOAT Bench is Intriguing & Eco-Friendly
Rustic Vintage Transformed Barns
Lukas Lenherr Architektur Designs a New Wooden Barn in Mannedorf
Transformed Historic Bank Buildings
Ivy Studio Overhauls the Interior of a Historic Building
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Vaulted Glass Structure Additions
A Vaulted Roof is Added to the Domino Sugar Refinery
Renovated Compact Loft Apartments
Metre Architects' Vessel Project Renovates a Small Space
Rejuvenated Former Bank Buildings
This Dutch Building Now Boasts Solar Panels & Insect Hotels
Prefabricated Exposed Structural Homes
Workshop Architecture Inc Designs the Unfinished House
Flood-Mitigating Wooden Homes
Ushijima Architects Designs a New Small Home in Shiga Prefecture
Red Concrete-Defined Home Renovations
Atelier Delalande Tabourin Renovates a Home in France
Water-Powered Family Residences
Studio Bark Unveils its Plans for the Breach House Design
Caterpillar-Shaped Apartment Buildings
Undecorated Developed an Eye-Catching Metal Building
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Tent-Like Exhibition Pavilions
Buero Wagner Creates the Adaptable Black Pavilion in Rome
Discarded Toys-Created Homes
Wallmakers Designs the Toy Storey Home with Repurposed Toys
Upcycled Plastic Construction Companies
'Kubik' Uses Plastic Waste as a Sustainable Material
Shed-Like Storage Facilities
Lahznimmo Architects Designs the Powerhouse Castle Hill
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Repurposed Wooden Shoreside Homes
H2 Designs the Tree House by the Lake in Vietnam
Railway Sleepers-Clad Buildings
Paddy Dillon Worked with Local Studios on the Roundhouse Works
Contemporary A-Frame Cabins
Heliotrope Architects Creates the Buoy Bat A-Frame Cabin
Rustic Ruin-Inspired Aquariums
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio Designs The Sea of Cortez Research Center
Former-Bakery Modern Apartments
Auba Studio Designs the Newly Converted NZ10 Apartment Space
Exposed Concrete Factory Structures
Iksoi Studio Adds a Concrete Grid to the Mallcom Factory
Rustic Recycled Wood Tables
The 'Primitive Structures' Table Design by Jongwon Lee is Stone-Like
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
Vertically Ruptured Juxtaposing Homes
Splinter Society Designs the Renovated Tear Away House
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Locally Sourced Angular Cabins
Juri Troy Architects Designs the Straw Flea House in Murstetten
Reclaimed Stone Modern Homes
Brown & Brown Creates the Arbor House Design in Scotland
Boxy Shaped Beach Homes
Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge Designs a New Beach House in Spain
Community Hub Timber Pavilions
The Craft Not Carbon Pavilion Raises in London's Park
Wave-Like Structural Art Centers
Studio Zhu-Pei Designs the Zibo OCT Art Center in Shandong
Treehouse-Style Tranquil Resorts
Frida Esobedo Designs the New Boca de Agua in Mexico
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Chic Nautical-Inspired Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs a Stylish and Textured Apartment
Sculptural Canteliver Concrete Houses
Espacio 18 Arquitectura Designs the Casa del Alma
Modern Vacation Barn Houses
Faure & Miniau Agency Completes Les Greniers de Babel Home
Vibrant Apartment Showrooms
&Tradition Designs the Under One Roof Apartment Showroom
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Eco-Friendly Refurbished Studios
Workers of Art Presents the WOA Second Home in Kochi
Light Reflective Modern Villas
PPAA Completes the Concrete Villa with a 'Water Mirror'
Modern Water Tower Apartments
Zecc Architecten Creates a Series of Elevated Apartments
Waterfront Social Housing
Studioninedots Designed Stepped Buildings in Amsterdam,
Water-Producing Draped Structures
Alsar Atelier and Oscar Zamorea Design the Bogotá Fog Catcher
Sustainable Cubic Homes
Appels Architekten Designs a New Wooden Home in Germany
Twisted Concrete Tower Structures
Harmonic + Masson Adds a Twisted Shape to the Alta Tower
Log Cabin-Inspired Modern Homes
Balbek Bureau Renovates a Home in Ukraine with Steel and Concrete
Renovated Asymmetric Building Projects
Formation Association Designs the Atwater Canyon Building
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Water Tower-Transformed Apartments
Zecc Architecten Designs the Amsterdamsestraatweg Water Tower
Bright Three-Story Apartment Buildings
Yu2e Finishes the Axolotl Apartment Building in Los Angeles
Upcycled Paint Boxes
Up Paint's Up Box Helps Consumers Ship Back & Recycle Old Paint
Pyramidal Roof Steel-Framed Homes
Niall McLaughlin Architects Designs the Saltmarsh House
Traditional Barn-Style Residences
Young Projects Designs the Six Square House in Bridgehampton
Farm-Inspired Cedar-Clad Buildings
Schwartz and Architecture Designs the Diamond ADU
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Renovated Contemporary Industrial Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs the Burgatoi Project
Illuminating Water-Based Pavillions
Daniel Ryabakken Installs the Shelter Pavilion in Stockholm
Wooden Compact Home Designs
Madeiguincho Designs the Vigia Home Inspired by 'Lookouts'
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Rustic Contemporary Bunkhouses
SHED Architecture & Design Unveil the Guemes Island Bunkhouse
Upcycled Down Furniture Series
Christoph Kurzmann Breathes New Life to Old Furniture
Vacant Wood-Clad Offices
Kurosawa Kawara-ten Designs the Ichihara Life and Work Commission Office
Childhood-Inspired Generational Homes
AUN Design Studio Creates the New Reflection House
Warped Stacked Residence Buildings
Contaminar Designs the Dynamic Quinta do Rei in Leiria
Juxtaposing History-Preserved Homes
PRO-STORY Designs the Double Gable House in Czech Republic
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Old Mill-Transformed Modern Homes
RDTH Architekti Designs the New House with Old Mill
Stacked Cylindrical City Towers
Heatherqick Studio and Barcode Architects Design the Oopen Tower
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Stacked Pebble-Inspired Towers
Atelier 9.81 Designs the Calaid Port Tower Building
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Weatherized Visual Wooden Homes
Denizen Works Creates the Hundred Acre Wood House in Scotland