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Although Airbnb is often used by homeowners looking to generate some extra cash, and travelers who want a homely place to stay, the platform has some seriously unconventional offerings too.
The online rental marketplace has compiled a list of some of its most architecturally ambitious properties from around the world, and while they aren’t all luxurious they’re all quite remarkable.
Three hundred listings include rooms in converted Cold war-era missile silos in New Mexico, to Dutch harbor cranes in the outskirts of Amsterdam.
JOSHUA TREE, CALIFORNIA: The Kellogg Doolittle house was built over the course of 20 years and designed by architect Ken Kellogg and student of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s design school
CALIFORNIA: The house features 26 cast-concrete vertebrae that both serve as pillars and turn to form a fanned roof structure
Kellogg collaborated with interior designer John Vugrin on furnishing the house with bespoke dining tables and countertops
CALIFORNIA: The property sits on a ‘quiet edge’ of Joshua tree and features a private path that providing access to the national park
The Kellogg Doolittle house features three bedrooms with and has dining capacity for six on the inside and mezzanine dining accommodations for twoÂ
The building does not feature traditional windows, instead light enters through the gabs between the blades which form the roof of the structure
Parts of the home back onto the rock face blurring the sense of being inside and outside, its new owner told Architectural Digest
The master bedroom features an unconventional round bed and backs onto the the hill. A trickle of water runs down the boulder and into the bedroon
The kitchen countertops were designed to be integrated into the structure and similarly contain no straight lines
The interior of the Kellogg Doolittle home features heavy use of brass
Both the kitchen and the living room stretch around the natural landscape and rock formation
From one of the three bedrooms there are views through the organic wings of the Joshua Tree National Park
The home also included a hot tub, an outdoor bar, a wood firepit and parking for six cars
The Kellogg Doolittle house in Joshua Tree was named after its architect Kendrick Bangs Kellogg and artist Bev Doolittle who commissioned it.
This 4,643-square-foot house features 26 cast-concrete vertebrae that begin as columns and fan out to form a bladed roof. It was commissioned in 1984 and took 20 years to complete.
Kellogg was a student of the famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Kellogg made his name in the 1960s and 70s for homes inspired by nature and which blended their landscapes.Â
He worked closely with interior designer John Vugrin to create the the buildings interior furnishings, which include bespoke countertops, bars and dining tables fitted to the space.Â
The building features no traditional square windows but instead light bleeds into the stricture in gaps between the bladed roof and walls. The master bedroom is connected to the hill and a waterfall trickles down the boulders and into the room.Â
The house is located on a ‘quiet edge’ of the Joshua Tree national park and features a private path that leads into the park. Palm Springs is an hour drive away.
It also includes three bedrooms, a hot tub, an outdoor bar, a wood firepit and parking for six cars. Its listed on Airbnb for more than $5,000 a night.Â
MEXICO CITY: This serpentine structure is an apartment building north west of Mexico city
It consists of ten separate apartments over a total of 16,500 square feet
MEXICO CITY: Each apartment in the complex features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen and a laundry room
Perhaps the most striking feature of the building is a 165-foot tall serpent head
Along the body of the snake, which wraps around the landscape, are a series of round windows
Quetzalcoatl is a feathered-serpent deity that appears in Aztec culture and literature. He was neither a good nor bad god but responsible for both life and death
Quetzalcoatl’s Nest is a snake-shaped apartment building just 10 miles or so north-west of Mexico City. It consists of ten separate apartments over a total of 16,500 square feet. It was designed by Mexican architect Javier Senosiain and also informed by nature.
Quetzalcoatl is a feathered-serpent deity that appears in Aztec culture and literature. He was neither a good nor bad god but responsible for both life and death.
The irregular shape of the building in part informed by the uneven terrain on which it was built. Most striking is a 165-foot tall serpent’s head whose open mouth forms a cave.
Each apartment in the complex features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen and a laundry room. The apartments are in high demand, however, and with the exception with just a handful of days fully booked for the rest of the year.
BALI: The Aura House is a bamboo structure in Bali, Indonesia, and sits on top of the Ayung River
The river is the longest river on the island of Bali and runs nearly 70 kilometers from the northern mountainous regions in the country and its mouth is just east of Denpasar, the island’s capital
BALI, INDONESIA: The house is a three story villa made entirely of locally grown Asper Bamboo
It is 30 minutes south of the town of Ubud. It features two bedrooms, both with en suite bathrooms
The beds in both rooms are king size and the property has a private pool that overlooks the forest
The Aura House is a bamboo structure in Bali, Indonesia, and sits on top of the Ayung River, which is the longest river on the island of Bali. It runs nearly 70 kilometers from the northern mountainous regions in the country and its mouth is just east of Denpasar, the island’s capital.
The house is a three story villa made entirely of locally grown Asper Bamboo. It is 30 minutes south of the town of Ubud. It features two bedrooms, both with en suite bathrooms. The beds in both rooms are king size. The villa has a private pool that overlooks the forest.
NORWAY: This cube, known as a birdbox, has been placed in Gaular on the west coast of Norway and is not far from the Norwegian sea
The box features a queen-sized bed, windows on three of its four faces and a direct view of two peaks, Storehesten and Lillehesten, around 1,000 meters above sea level
NORWAY: A toilet is contained in a separate unit and the closest you can get in a car to the box is the town of Førde, which is a 15-minute hike away
The Birdbox is designed by Norwegian company Livit to be both readily transportable and environmentally friendly
The square prefabricated cabin is one of many scattered around Norway and designed to offer the amenities of a hotel room in remote places
The Birdbox is light enough to be transported into position using a helicopterÂ
This cube has been placed in Gaular on the west coast of Norway and is not far from the Norwegian sea. The box features a queen-sized bed, windows on three of its four faces and a direct view of two peaks, Storehesten and Lillehesten, around 1,000 meters above sea level.
A toilet is contained in a separate unit and the closest you can get in a car to the box is the town of Førde, which is a 15-minute hike away. ‘The closest grocery store is in Førde so it’s important that you bring enough food for the stay,’ warned the listing.Â
The Birdbox, as it is called, is designed by Norwegian company Livit to be both readily transportable and environmentally friendly. The square prefabricated cabin is one of many scattered around Norway and designed to offer the amenities of a hotel room in remote places.
‘We wanted to create a product that could enable unique experiences with a minimal footprint,’ explains Torstein Aa, the designer of Birdbox told design and technology magazine Dwell.
‘Built in composites to withstand any environment with no need for maintenance, Birdbox can be lifted in place with a helicopter and mounted on columns to ensure a reversible impact on nature.’
This Airbnb property is hidden beneath ground level in a missile launch control room in New MexicoÂ
NEW MEXICO: The red and white-themed kitchen is in the top level of the control centerÂ
The property is accessed via a stairwell bulkhead which is the only element of the huge subterranean structure that protrudes above ground levelÂ
The primary 186 foot silo is attached to the control center where the living quarters are located via a corridor
NEW MEXICO: Inside the furnished control center there are bookcases containing books and displays on US missile history
Around 12 missile silos were constructed around Roswell in New Mexico in 1961 but they were closed a few years later as liquid-propelled rockets grew uncommon
NEW MEXICO: The control center region of the underground structure can be seen on the left of the main silo, which has been removed
The living quarters in this property are located in the launch control center that leads to a 186 foot missile silo in Roswell in New Mexico. Twelve intercontinental ballistic missile silos were built around Roswell starting in around 1961 in the swing of the Cold War
Each site was manned by around five people who would enter control centers via a staircase bulkhead, which is one of the only structures actually visible above ground level. However, the program was shut down just a few years after they were started, as liquid-fueled rockets became increasingly uncommon.
The silos around Roswell were all stripped and some flooded with groundwater. This one, including a handful of others, came into the hands of private citizens.
The upper level of the launch control center in this silo was converted into an underground home and office. The room features a red and white-themed kitchen and bookcases containing books and displays on US missile history.
Those prepared to make a trip to Roswell will be able to stay in the control room for just over $500 a night.Â
ENGLAND: The Tree Tent is a suspended spherical structure strung between two trees in the Somerset, in South West England
Although guests sleep in the spherical tent they have access to other amenities and can also spend time on solid groundÂ
ENGLAND, UK: Inside the tent is a double bed, solar powered LED lights and a wood-burning stove
Across the rope bridge which leads into the suspended tent is a fully-kitted kitchen featuring a gas hob, sink and even hot running water
Strung between two trees in the Somerset, in South West England is the Tree Tent – a suspended spherical structure. It offers a double bed, solar powered LED lights and a wood-burning stove.
Across the rope bridge which leads into the suspended tent is a fully-kitted kitchen featuring a gas hob, sink and even hot running water. One thing the Tree Tent is not equipped with, however is WiFi.
The tent is available on Airbnb for just under $200 a night and available throughout the year.
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