These stunning stacked structures represent the growth in alternative building designs. These designs are contemporary and immediately grab attention.
Stacked structures are easy to spot with their geometrical shape and different plantforms. In many cases, stacked structures can conserve space. The architectural design of stacking volumes is used to reveal selected parts of a home, or to create extensions to certain areas of the house.
These piled structures are typically used for business and home designs because they give the residents a better view. They are oddly shaped, which allows them to stand out from their competitors in the housing market. No one will forget these contemporary buildings with their phenomenal piled designs.
50 Stunning Stacked Structures
From Building Block Abodes to Building Block Skyscrapers:
Sarah Robson — Jul 17, 2012 — Art & Design
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Top-Heavy Architecture
The Tartu Rebase Street Project is Comprised of Stacked Villas
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Volcanic Island-Inspired Abodes
Planning Korea's Cocoon House is Architecturally Sculptural
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Boxy Geometric Abodes
The Crab Creek House by Robert Gurney Architects is Very Detailed
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Shipping Container Housing
The Crossbox by CG Architects is Made from Recycled Shipping Crates
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Shipping Container Workspaces
The Sugoroku Office by Daiken-Met Architects is Stacked Cargo Boxes
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Geometric Jenga Abodes
The 'CS House' by Pitagoras Architects is a Comfortable Living Space
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Tetris-Inspired Abodes
The Fieldview House is Composed of Various Stacked Cubes
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Boxy Hilltop Libraries
The A+P House by Bauart Architects is located in Meilen, Switzerland
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Boxy Container Abodes
The Karaka Bay House by Stevens Lawson Architects is Full of Character
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Wooden Wonder Houses
The House of Cedar is Jenga-Inspired Structure
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Jenga Block Architecture
The "Next Generation House" by Sou Fujimoto
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Glass Lakeshore Havens
The Birkenhead Point House by Crosson Clarke Carnachan is Geometric
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Stacked Tunnel Housechitecture
The Vitra Haus by Herzog & de Meuron is a Sculptural Abode
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Sustainable Prism Apartments
LAR's 'Pyramid Project' is Inspired by Mayan Architecture
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Stacked Zen Homes
The Korman Residence by Cory Buckner Architects is From the Past
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Stacked Geometric Homes
The Gordons Bay House by Rosselli Architects is Shapely
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Jenga-Inspired Beach Homes
'House on Fire Island' by Studio 27 Architecture is Simply Stunning
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Super Stacked Car Parks
1111 Lincoln Road Leaves Other Parking Garages in the Dust
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Layered Slat Facades
The Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Centre is a Modern Take on Tradition
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Stacked Box Architecture
Marcio Kogan Creates The T-Shaped Osler House
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Building Block Abodes
The '4 Casas' by Gaeta Springall Architects is a Giant Stack of Houses
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Stacked Cube Dwellings
Andres Remy Architects' Casa Orquidea is a Modern Marvel
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Offbeat Abodes
Odd Materials Used to Create Sustainable Homes
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Twisted Jenga Apartments
The Writhing Tower is a Sky Condominium Designed by LYCS Architects
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Breathtaking Cube Constructions
La Liberté in Groningen, The Netherlands Could Not be More Bo
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Stacked Family Abodes
Architecture Paradigm Designs Renovations for Extended Family Living
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Monolithic Stacked Structures
The Axis Viana Hotel in Viana Do Castelo, Portugal
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Stacked Cylindrical Structures
The Velo Towers by Asymptote are Comprised of Rotating Components
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Jenga-Inspired Architecture
The Cafe Kureon by Kengo Kuma and Associates is Multi-Dimensional
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Stacked Ivory Structures
The Elysium 154 House is an Oasis in the Outback
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Building Block Skyscrapers
Hans Hollein's SBF Tower is Precariously Original
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Boxy 1900s Architecture
The Shorter Residence Mixes Old and New in Washington
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Stacked Rainbow Facades
The Sugamo Shinkin Bank Challenges Traditional Public Space Ideals
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Cinder Block Simplicity
Grosfeld Van Der Velde Architects Present the Oosterhout House
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Stacked Spectral Structures
The Shimura Branch by Emmanuelle Moureaux is a Vibrant Vision
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Curtain-Covered Mansions
The Mit Atelier House by C18 Architects is a Minimalist Masterpiece
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Piled-Up Pod Offices
The Aedas 'Contained Calls' Project is an Architectural Heaven
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Overlapping Greenhouses
The Wam Architecten Inntel Hotel is Stacked Sophistication
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Jenga Residences
Orange Architects' 'The Cube' is a One-of-a-Kind Apartment Complex
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Sizable Stacked Structures
Botswana Innovation Hub Promotes Creativity & Entrepreneurship
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Angular All-White Abodes
House D by Bembe Dellinger Architects is an Unevenly Stacked Residence
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Slender Jenga Structures
TNA Architects Designs a New Building for the Ginza District
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Stacked Crate Skyscrapers
The Lotto Turm in Stuttgart is Made of 55 Shipping Containers
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Futuristic Lincoln Logs
The Interlace in Singapore Efficiently Stacks Residents
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Stacked Jungle Gym Schools
The Columbia University Medical Centre is a Complex Glass Labyrinth
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Jenga Block Skyscrapers
Wave-Like 'Mixed Use' Tower in Spain is a Centre of Sustainability
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Stacked Box Structures
The Base Minami Aoyama Features Dynamically Linear Accents
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Jenga Block Buildings
'Bumps in Beijing' Gives the City Skyline a Playful Aesthetic
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Quirkily Stacked Architecture
The Trippy '3 Dan Box' by Capd
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This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
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A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
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Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
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Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Stackable Home Fragrances
Bakic Group's Modular Room Fragrance Plays with Sculptural Scents
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Catch Architecture and Obreval Design the ADU Carpintaria
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
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Local Studio Bangkok Tokyo Architecture Designs the House K
Landscape-Integrated Hill Homes
Elías Rizo Arquitectos Designs the Casa AV in the Hills
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Campos Studio Designs a Sculptural Cliffside Home in Mexico
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Workshop Architecture Inc Designs the Unfinished House
L-Shaped Stacked Shelving
The LOFT Shelf for GOODS Can be Assembled at Various Heights
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Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Vaulted Glass Structure Additions
A Vaulted Roof is Added to the Domino Sugar Refinery
Ski Resort Crystalline Skyscrapers
A Skyscraper is Designed at the Trojena Ski Report
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
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Limestone Plinth Holiday Homes
Kontextus Architecture Studio Designs the Clifftop House
Blocky Extended Transformed Bunaglows
O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects Adds Levels to a Bunalow
Economical Modular Wooden Homes
The Cake House Reinvents Housing in the Czech Republic
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Wooden Screen Stacked Houses
DB Arquitectors Designs the Casa VJC Iporanga In Brazil
Shed-Like Storage Facilities
Lahznimmo Architects Designs the Powerhouse Castle Hill
Modular Stacked Furniture Series
MOTO Introduces the Bright STACK Furniture Collection
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
White Wood-Clad Cubed Houses
Stanaćev Granados Designs a Chilean Holiday House
Diamond-Shaped Paneled Homes
Reigo and Bauer Design the Neville Park Home in Toronto
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
Diamond-Inspired Luxe Skyscrapers
ODP Architects Designs the Villa Miami Skyscraper
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Contrasting Facade Clad Apartments
Messner Architets Designs the RVTK Apartments in Italy
Simplistic Timber Warehouses
Aretz Dürr Architektur Designs the Structures of Halle S 46
Architecture-Inspired Building Blocks
James Paulius Designs the Blockitecture® Frank Lloyd Wright
Concrete Boxes-Overlapping Homes
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Tsurumi-ku
Textural Brick Structures
Bennetts Associates & Citizens Design Bureau Create BEAM Cultural Center
Wooden Louvres Family Homes
3dor Concepts Designs the Slab Home in Kerela, India
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
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
Steel-Cladded Social Housing
Christ & Gantenbein Creates a Block of Social Housing in Paris
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
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Greenery-Filled Skyscraper Terrarium
ODA Presents a Look at the Terrarium Cheong-Dam Design
Juxtaposing Contemporary Homes
Bates Masi Designs the Stony Hill Project with Various Volumes
Stacked Greenwich Industrial Units
dRMM Completes the WorkStack building of Industrial Units
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
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Stone-Stacked Dynamic Fountains
Sabine Marcelis and SolidNature Create the Vondel Fountain
Geometric African Homes
Gregory Katz Architecture Designs the Great Primary Shapes Home
Concrete-Supportive Bridged Homes
Stempel & Tesar Design the Villa Sidonius in Czech Republic
Earthy Tonal Tiled Sheds
LMNL Office Designs the Studio Shed in Brabant, the Netherlands
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
Curved Stacked Wooden Boxes
Studio Entrandan Designs the Box Set with Wooden Details
Industrial-Inspired Housing Units
Conen Sigl Designs the Westhof Housing Block in Zurich
Open-Air Perforated Concrete Homes
MM++ Architects Designs the Anchor House in Vietnam
Twisted Concrete Tower Structures
Harmonic + Masson Adds a Twisted Shape to the Alta Tower
Historical Architecture Game Blocks
LEGO Unveils the Notre-Dame de Paris Set
Red Concrete Exhibition Centers
Mix Architecture Designs the Red Box Exhibition Center
Waved Metal-Wrapped Buildings
SO-IL Designs the 9 Chapel Residences Located in Brooklyn
Urban Skyline-View Apartments
i29 Designs the Apartment with a View in Amsterdam
Stone-Clad Commercial Blocks
Local Architecture Network Completes a Series of French Blocks
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Duplex-Appearing Home Designs
Atelier ST Designs the Duplex House for a Family in Leipzig
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Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Nature-Immersive Tranquil Resorts
Stilt Studios Designs the Treehouse Villas in Bali
Pale Yellow Minimal Townhomes
i.B. Archstudio Designs the VVV Townhouse with Pastel Hues
Glass-Clad Stacked Skyscrapers
The Team at Alloy Unveil Images of 505 State Street Building
Minimal White-Plastered Hillside Villas
Nomo Studio Designs the Bundle House in Menorca
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Stanton Williams Introduces the UCL East Marshgate Building
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Tremend Designs the Metropolitan Station in Lublin
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Atelier Rampazzi Designs the Residenza Carèsg Row of Homes
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City-Framing Concrete Residences
Cadence Architects Completes the Design of the K-Home
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Young Projects Designs the Six Square House in Bridgehampton
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Renzo Piano Building Workshop Creates a Justice Building
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IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
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nendo Designed the block-wall house Located in Karuizawa
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Contaminar Designs the Dynamic Quinta do Rei in Leiria
Juxtaposing History-Preserved Homes
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Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
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