From seriously slanting surfaces to curved staircases, these examples of spiral architecture demonstrate how designers are coming up with new ways to keep buildings stylish.
While simple blocked buildings are still being constructed, many architects are attempting to push the boundaries when it comes to design. For example, the Amsterdam Bridge V is full of twist and turns, which is an unlikely addition to an overpass. However, the designers behind this product were looking to produce something out of the ordinary, and even made the bridge equipped with solar powers for energy.
The sweet spot for architecture these days involves a combination of unorthodox shapes with eco-friendly additions. Solar panels and wind power especially is considered a great way to make a building both aesthetically pleasing and healthy for the environment.
40 Examples of Spiral Architecture
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Spiraling Auto Garages
The Car Park Tower by Mozhao Studio Wins Hong Kong Design Competition
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Surrealist Staircase Installations
Beautiful Steps by Lang-Baumann Spiral with Surrealism
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Sustainable Spiral Skyscrapers
The Edgar Street Towers Feature Bio-Filtration
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Conch Shell Architecture
3rd Place Long Island Cinema Incorporates Snail-Like Circulation
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Dramatic Spectral Dwellings
The Rainbow House by Ab Rogers Design is a Funhouse Family Home
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Elegant Spiraling Abodes
Toda House by Kimihiko Okada Rests on Stilts
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Continually Spiraling Staircases
The Olafur Eliasson Infinite Staircase is Full of Twists and Turn
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Spiraling Shingle Architecture
The Paviljoen Puur by Emma Architecten Towers with Wooden Wonder
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Opulent Oval Architecture
The Wurm + Wurm Architects Media Centre Oberkirch is Full of Twists
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Eco Intelligent Skyscrapers
Moving Buildings Will be the Future of Mangal City by Chimera
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Spiral-Shaped Abodes
House in Espoo by Olavi Kopose is Rustically Textured
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Seashell Arts Centers
The OODA Busan Opera House Embodies an Organic Oceanic Influence
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Spiraling Cosmic Towers
The Space-Scraper in Cairo is Futuristic and Eco-Friendly
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Spiral DNA Staircases
Garvan Medical Institute Helix Stairs
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Swirly-Twirly Sustainable Gazebos
The Spiral Garden Pavillion is a Revolving Outdoor Retreat
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Spiraling Stadiums
Incheon Stadium Design for 2014 Asian Games by Populous
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Elaborately Entangled Installations
Tangling by Akihisa Hirata Hypnotizes with Curvaceous Shapes
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Swirling Spiral Overpasses
The 'Amsterdam bridge V' Produces Its Own Energy
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Playground-Inspired Installations
Carsten Höller Places a Three-Story Slide in the NYC New Mu
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Cantilevered Reed Staircases
Amaral Loft Has a Mesmerizing Means of Ascension to its Second Floor
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Corkscrew EcoSkyscrapers
Nabito Architects' Spiraling Stairscraper Stacks Sustainable Suites
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Spiraling Human Structure
The Do Ho Suh Karma Exhibit Features Ascending Bodies
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Spiralled DNA Homes
Double Helix House by Onishimaki and Hyakudayuki Architects isn't Easy to Find
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Twist-Tie Architecture
The Mur Tower Offers a Spiraling Scenic View of the Great Outdoors
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Whale Spine Stairs
The Vertebrae Staircase is Built of Twisting Modular Backbone Segments
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Convoluted Curvitecture
The Zurich Cocoon Building Spirals Among a Green Oasis
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Never-Ending Spiral Stairs
'Usher Hall' by Speirs + Major Goes M.C. Escher
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Spiraling Cycling Centers
The Danish Pavilion at the at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo
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Spiraling Pedestrian Paths
The Arganzuela Footbridge Has a Sculptural Presence
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Slanted Surface Abodes
The Shounan House Proves It's What's on the Inside that Counts
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Futuristic Spanish Architecture
Zaha Hadid's Campus de la Justicia
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Coiling Cone Architecture
The Spiral Garden Museum is a Cultural Creation Fit for Kids
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Serpentine Gallery Pavilions
2007 Addition is a Snail Shaped Timber Structure
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Sculptural Spiral Staircases
Italian Designer Roberto Semprini Creates Stunning Steps
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Spiraling Cone-Shaped Buildings
Guggenheim Museum's Cone-Shape Concept Will Fill a Full Scoop
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Twisting Hotels
The Logistics of the Spear Tower Will Send You for a Loop
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Spiralling Architecture
Chris Prechteck Designs an Eye-Catching Curvy Library
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Spiral Playgrounds
The 'Helix Spire' by Erich Remash Architects is for Grown-up Kids
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Cellular Spiral Staircases
EeStairs Cells Bring a Magnified Organic Beauty to Your Modern Spaces
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Spiraling Urban Seating
Zoran Sunjic's 'Spiro' Adds Ribbon-Like Elegance to Public Places
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Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Cat-Centric Compact Homes
This Japanese Dwelling Embraces Feline-Friendly Design Choices
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
Weatherized Steel Pyramidal House
TW Ryan Architecture Designs the Four Roof House in Montana
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
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
Floral Field-Inspired Townhomes
Tariq Khayyat Design Partners Designs the Fold in Dubai
Bendable Bio-Inspired Materials
The HygroShell is a Self-Constructing Timber Building System
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Dazzling Vortex Office Towers
The Tencent Helix
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Modern Minimalism Apartments
Between the Walls Designs the Old&New Apartment in Kyiv
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Landscape-Integrated Hill Homes
Elías Rizo Arquitectos Designs the Casa AV in the Hills
Ever-Changing Japanese Houses
CHOP+ARCHI Designs the Kumagaya House Nodding to Japanese Dynamics
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
3D-Printed Ceramic Home Facades
The Ceramic House in Amsterdam Gets a Ceramic Feature
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Anticipatory Architectural Homes
The Vulcan House in Perth Has a Sensible Design Process
Sculptural Water Tower Structures
White Arkitekter Designs the Våga Water Tower
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Concrete Spiral Staircase Designs
Researchers at ETH Zurich Designs the Cadenza Staircase
Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
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
Vaulted Glass Structure Additions
A Vaulted Roof is Added to the Domino Sugar Refinery
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
Sail-Shaped Skyscapers
Hill West Architects Completes the Olympia Dumbo Building in Brooklyn
Vaulted Structural Telescopic Treehouse
Artistree Home Creates a New Treehouse in Sonoma County
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
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Dynamic Installation Science Museums
MAD has Designed the New Hainan Science Museum
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
Curved Vintage Home Extensions
Vatn Architecture and Groma Create the Dråpa Extension
Footbridge-Inspired Hillside Homes
Stempel & Tesar architekti Design the Villa Sidonius
Reconfigured Spacious Brooklyn Homes
Light & Air Design the Z House with an Open and Bright Look
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
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
Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes
Measured Architecture Designs the Shor House Project
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
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
Contrasting Facade Clad Apartments
Messner Architets Designs the RVTK Apartments in Italy
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
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
Concrete Boxes-Overlapping Homes
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Tsurumi-ku
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Exposed Concrete Stealthy Homes
OFIS Aritekti Designs the Villa Eternal Way in Slovenia
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Barrel-Vaulted Roof Parks
Bear Architects Designs the Zubitegi Park in Spain
Altered Pyramid Concrete Monuments
MCRDV Unveils a New Bright Pyramid of Tirana with IRI
Artfully Inspired Home Renovations
Reflect Architecture Designs the North Drive House in Toronto
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
Spiralled Roof Horticultural Centers
KPMB Architects Designs the Leaf Building in Winnipeg
Corrugated Winery Sawtooth Roofs
COA Arquitectura Designs the Tierra Tinta Winery Roof
Architecture-Inspired Building Blocks
James Paulius Designs the Blockitecture® Frank Lloyd Wright
Urban Skyline-View Apartments
i29 Designs the Apartment with a View in Amsterdam
Textured Local Stone Residences
Point27 Architects Designed the Atrium House in Greece
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Orange Tonal Concrete Homes
Álvaro Siza Designs the Colien House on a Sloped Site in Spain
Volcanic Landscape-Informed Lodges
Hacker Architects Designs the Black Butte Ranch in Oregon
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Green Tiled Extended Residences
Madam Architectuur Designs the Sofie House in Belgium
Poetic Habourfront Nature Centers
3XN Created the Centre for Coastal Nature and Sport Fishing
Industrial-Inspired Housing Units
Conen Sigl Designs the Westhof Housing Block in Zurich
Twisted Concrete Tower Structures
Harmonic + Masson Adds a Twisted Shape to the Alta Tower
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
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Open-Air Perforated Concrete Homes
MM++ Architects Designs the Anchor House in Vietnam
Self-Designed Evolving Homes
The Six Columns Home by WIll Burges is Designed to Grow with Him
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Office Building Rainbow Facades
SAKO Architects Designs the Vertical Rainbow Office Building
Spirally Viewpoint Bridge Designs
ZZHK Architects Designed the G Clef Bridge in China
Temperature-Balanced High-Rise Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the Vertika Nydalen Project
Traditional Barn-Style Residences
Young Projects Designs the Six Square House in Bridgehampton
Lotus Flower-Inspired Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the Lotus Villa Inspired by Nature
Artfully Rotating Glass Pillars
Sebine Marcelis Created the Panorama Pillars in Atlanta
Thick-Walled Coastal Buildings
KLG Architects Designs the Hytte Riverview in South Africa
Niche Interest Social Networks
Spiral Social Was Inspired by Wikipedia Topics
Porcelain-Clad Skyscrapers
Selldorf Architevts Completes Another New York Skyscraper
Interconnected Brick-Clad Buildings
David Chipperfield Architects Blends Three Housing Typologies
Dynamic Structural Mirror Designs
Bo Zhang Designs the Zig/Zag Collection of Colorful Decor
Curved Surface Portuguese Homes
Fala Atelier Designs a House Within a Few Lines
Sustainable Custom Luxe Homes
Schenkar and GA Arquitectura y Construcción Join on a Structure
Gold-Tonal Metal Building Extensions
Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter Extends a Skylab at a University
Contemporary 1960s Italian Villas
The Twisted House Honors its Past with Modern Updates
Elegant Gabled Coastal Homes
Walker Warner Designs the Hale Kiawe Home with Elevated Flair
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Trapezoidal Coastal Beach Houses
Emergentes Architectures Sàrl Designed the Dreal House in Chile
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Gracefully Dynamic Skyscrapers
The Bond Tower by OODA is Inspired by the Grace of Ballet
Vibrantly Designed German Lofts
Sabine Marcelis Designs the VitraHaus Loft in Rhein, Germany
Square-Shaped High-Rise Buildings
OODA Designs the Ndarja Building in Central Tirana
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
X-Shaped Nature-Interacting Gabled Cabins
Tall Architects Designs the Fowl River Cabin in Alabama
Dual Level Concrete Galleries
Morphosis Designs the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Square Structural Canadian Homes
PARTISANS Designs the Canvas House in Toronto, Canada
Steel Structural Dynamic Workspaces
Skylab Architecture Builds a New Skylab Office in Oregon
Warped Stacked Residence Buildings
Contaminar Designs the Dynamic Quinta do Rei in Leiria
Sawtooth Roof Apartment Blocks
Six Degrees Architects and Hip V Hype Design Ferrars & York
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Hybrid London Townhouse Office
SPPARC Updates a New Office Space with a Unique Roof Design
Sloped Concrete Roofed Restaurants
RAD+ar Completes the Aruma Restaurant Design in Jakarta
Multifunctional Angled Apartments
Snøhetta Designs the Vertikal Nydalen Building in Oslo
Intersecting Block-Formed Narrow Homes
Fujiwaramuro Architects Designs the House in Fujidera
Creative Work-Encouraging Homes
Mork-Ulnes Architects Designs the Silver Lining House
Dynamic Living Towered Residences
Triptyque Completes a Residential Tower in Onze22
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Inverted-Pitched Roof Extentions
The DHaus Company Creates the Butterfly House Extension
Asymmetrical Sculptural Apartment Blocks
LOHA Designs the South E8 Housing Block in Raleigh
Vaulted Compact Merged Homes
Studio Tololo Ugarte Designs the Tiny Vaulted Catalejo Home
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana
Columned Entrance Family Homes
31/44 Architects Created the 6 Columns Home in Southeast London