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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Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
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Plant-Based Cabin Constructions
Moontower Design Build Creates the Cross Cabin in Austin
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Self-Shaping Timber Structures
ICD and ITKE Design the Hybrid Flax Pavilion and Wangen Tower
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Gabled Split Trapezoidal Homes
Studio KUNZ Designs the Casa Trapézios in Rio Grande do Sul
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Artful Wooden Pavilions
Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónia Designs the Orchid Pavilion
Contemporary Ski Home Projects
Alfredo Paredes Reimagines the Traditional Ski Chalet
Aluminum Cladded Mountain Refuge
EX Creates the Pinwheel Shelter with Prefabricatef CLT Panels
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Sculptural Geometric Formed ADUs
Cover Architecture Has Unveiled its New Moongate ADU
Intergenerational-Catered ADUs
Cover Architecture Creates the Moongate ADU Near LA
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
Modern A-Frame Toronto Homes
Reign Architects Designs the Contemporary House Caroline
High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Off-Grid Oceanside Homes
Campos Studio Designs a Sculptural Cliffside Home in Mexico
Anticipatory Architectural Homes
The Vulcan House in Perth Has a Sensible Design Process
Gallery-Like Elevated Retail Designs
Format Architecture Office Designs the Leica Store & Gallery
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Wavy Metal Facades
SO-IL's 9 Chapel Residential Tower Offers a Istinctive Architectural Vision
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Upward-Pitched Roof Homes
O'Neill McVoy Architects Designs a New Z-Shaped Home in Houston
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
Saunders Architecture Designs the Y House in Alberta
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
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Social Network-Encouraging Homes
Ignacio G Galán and OF Architects Design a Madrid Home
Wooden Surrounded Concrete Homes
Omer Arbel Presents Designs for a Range of Washington State Homes
Terraced Garden-Surrounded Homes
Arkitito Arquitetura Designed the Lechuza House in Brazil
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
Minimal Modernized Victorian Homes
Will Gamble Architects Extends a House in South London
Bright Balcony-Defined Apartments
Austin Maynard Architects Designs the Nightingale Village
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Eucalyptus Wood Curved Pavilions
Unknown Works Creates the Armadillo Pavilion in London
Curved Vintage Home Extensions
Vatn Architecture and Groma Create the Dråpa Extension
Reconfigured Spacious Brooklyn Homes
Light & Air Design the Z House with an Open and Bright Look
White Wood-Clad Cubed Houses
Stanaćev Granados Designs a Chilean Holiday House
Sustainable Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuur Atelier Designs the Green Arc in a Garden
Diamond-Shaped Paneled Homes
Reigo and Bauer Design the Neville Park Home in Toronto
Charming Angular Contemporary Homes
Studio KUNZ Presents the Trapezium House in Brazil
Indian Design Principal-Based Homes
Matra Designs the New Prism House with Four Concrete Volumes
Black-Metal Angled Holiday Homes
The Ranch Mine Designs the Shadow Box House in Montana
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Curved Garden-Surrounding Linear Homes
Denis Joelsons designs the Casa dos Terraços Circulares
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Curved London Office Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs 50 Electric Boulevard in South London
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Contrasting Facade Clad Apartments
Messner Architets Designs the RVTK Apartments in Italy
Compact Geometric Portable Lamps
&Tradition Designs the Portable Pivot Lamp
Mountaintop Cantilevered Residences
Alejandro Vazquez Designs the Levitar House on a Mountain
Serene Wooden Garden Pavilions
Byró Architekti Designs the Garden Pavilion in Prague
Figure 8-Structured House
Silvia Fiarman and Alexis Dornier Design the Loop House in Bali
Cloister-Style Sculptural Galleries
Axel Vervoordt and Tatsuro Miki Design the Meridiano
Natural Light-Centric Timber Homes
Studio Varey Architects Designs the Huron House in London
Concrete Boxes-Overlapping Homes
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Tsurumi-ku
Modern Concrete Hayfield Homes
Omer Arbel Designs the 75.9 House in the Canadian Pacific Northwest
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
Light Reflective Modern Villas
PPAA Completes the Concrete Villa with a 'Water Mirror'
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Archmongers Renovates the Trellick Tower in London
Exposed Concrete Stealthy Homes
OFIS Aritekti Designs the Villa Eternal Way in Slovenia
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Barrel-Vaulted Roof Parks
Bear Architects Designs the Zubitegi Park in Spain
Tranquil Functional Home Designs
Atelier Varun Goyal Designs the Modern Courtyard House
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
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Woodland-Inspired Timber Office Spaces
Atelier du Pont Completes the Pavilion Jardins Building
Graphic-Accented Brutalist Apartments
Jean Verville Designs a Creative Laboratory in Quebec City
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Modern Concrete Community Residences
AOA Architects Designs the Hoji Gangneung Dwellings
Fraying Dynamic Wooden Pavilions
Young Projects has Created the Match House Wooden Pavilion
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Mass Studies Unveils the Visuals for the Archipelagic Void
Juxtaposing Heritage Hotel Courtyards
DaeWha Kang Design Creates a New Pavilion for OWO Hotel
Angled Concrete Forest Homes
Nendo Designs the Block Wall House in a Japanese Forest
Textured Local Stone Residences
Point27 Architects Designed the Atrium House in Greece
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Cozy Gaden Cabin Retreats
BYRÓ architekti Designs the Garden Pavilion with Wooden Detail
Geometric African Homes
Gregory Katz Architecture Designs the Great Primary Shapes Home
Precast Brick Facade Housing
Bell Phillips Designs the Bell Phillips Housing Block in London
Orange Tonal Concrete Homes
Álvaro Siza Designs the Colien House on a Sloped Site in Spain
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Poetic Habourfront Nature Centers
3XN Created the Centre for Coastal Nature and Sport Fishing
Waved Metal-Wrapped Buildings
SO-IL Designs the 9 Chapel Residences Located in Brooklyn
Renovated Asymmetric Building Projects
Formation Association Designs the Atwater Canyon Building
Kaleidoscope Vibrant Pavilions
Google's Mountain View Features a Halo Pavilion Artwork
Brutalist Converted Learning Centers
Archipelago Transforms a Post Office to a Learning Space
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Grey-Praised Minimal Residences
Antonino Cardillo Designs the Elogio del Grigio House
Pale Yellow Minimal Townhomes
i.B. Archstudio Designs the VVV Townhouse with Pastel Hues
Gabled Planted Courtyard Schools
Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture Design the Samuel Paty School
Reinforced Concrete Housing Sets
Atelier Rampazzi Designs the Residenza Carèsg Row of Homes
Pale Tonal Brick Homes
Fletcher Crane Architects Designs the Kingston Villa in Richmond
Temperature-Balanced High-Rise Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the Vertika Nydalen Project
White Concrete Boxy Museums
Thomas Phifer Designs the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Traditional Barn-Style Residences
Young Projects Designs the Six Square House in Bridgehampton
Artfully Rotating Glass Pillars
Sebine Marcelis Created the Panorama Pillars in Atlanta
Roman Architecture-Themed Pavilions
Pratique and Fanum Design the Forum des Vestiges Pavilion
Clear Glazing Compact Residences
IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
Interconnected Brick-Clad Buildings
David Chipperfield Architects Blends Three Housing Typologies
Wooden Screened Cantilevered Home
Studio North Designs the Elbow House in Calgary
Curved Surface Portuguese Homes
Fala Atelier Designs a House Within a Few Lines
Retro Gabled Greenhouse Additions
BHY Arquitectos Renovates the Casa Wiz in Buenos Aires
Contemporary 1960s Italian Villas
The Twisted House Honors its Past with Modern Updates
Contemporary Stacked Residences
StudioAC Designs the Everden Residence with Minimal Details
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Ice Block-Formed Pavilions
BIAD Creates the Ceremonial Falling Hours Pavilion for Visitors
Trapezoidal Coastal Beach Houses
Emergentes Architectures Sàrl Designed the Dreal House in Chile
Timber-Framed Angular Libraries
Atelier WOA Designs the Escapade Library in France
X-Shaped Nature-Interacting Gabled Cabins
Tall Architects Designs the Fowl River Cabin in Alabama
Naturally Ventilated Bright Houses
Kiron Cheerla Architecture Designs the Pott House
Square Structural Canadian Homes
PARTISANS Designs the Canvas House in Toronto, Canada
Metal Mesh Residential Buildings
Ædifica Designs the Cité Angus II Structure Outside Montreal
Brutalist Minimal Apartment Designs
Zalc Arquitetura Reimagines the JF Apartment in Brazil
Warped Stacked Residence Buildings
Contaminar Designs the Dynamic Quinta do Rei in Leiria
Lantern-Topped Sleek Workshops
Cabinet Designs the Gardeners House in a Park in Geneva
Sawtooth Roof Apartment Blocks
Six Degrees Architects and Hip V Hype Design Ferrars & York
Juxtaposing History-Preserved Homes
PRO-STORY Designs the Double Gable House in Czech Republic
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Art Center Sweeping Canopies
Kengo Kuma & Associates Extend the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian
Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Frame House in Ljubljana
Creative Work-Encouraging Homes
Mork-Ulnes Architects Designs the Silver Lining House
Gridded Screen Apartment Blocks
Neri&Hu Design a Grid Facade Residential Building in Taiwan
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Staggered Family Home Designs
Ellway Designed the Renovated Cascade House in Paddington
Angular Black Cantilevered Homes
Fouché Architects Designs the Tallowwood Cabin in Queensland
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
Nature-Merging Geometric Homes
Reigo & Bauer Designs the Neville Park Residence in Toronto
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana
Terraced Naturally Lit Homes
Unknown Works Designs the Bright Oasis Home in London
Columned Entrance Family Homes
31/44 Architects Created the 6 Columns Home in Southeast London