Weird and Wonderful Alternative Homes in London

Looking to move to London and want something a little different? Why settle for the norm when living in the country's capital? There are many flats to rent in London, but not so many quite like these four.

Perhaps you'd be interested in living in this 134 feet long riveted steel lightship? Which can be found in London Docks. From the outside you wouldn't expect this old ship was a converted home inside. The interior is stripped back and rough, almost having the look of a filmset.

Then of course there's London's famous Container City, a collection of buildings created from re-used shipping containers. If you've looking for property for sale in London then maybe a container is the right option for you! They can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes built to fit you.

How about The Thin House located in Thurloe Square, Knightsbridge?!

Or perhaps London's smallest house, located in 10 Hyde Park Place, Marble Arch. Squeezed between two others, this property was thought to have been built to block a right of way to St George's graveyard to deter grave robbers.

So go ahead and look up some estate agents London and start thinking outside the box! Ok so maybe you won't move into a converted ship, but there's got to be more out there than the standard 4 walls.

If you spot any other strange buildings out there please leave a comment below to add to the list!

London 10 x 10 by Article 25

WHAT IS IT?
10x10 is an event run by Article 25, to raise money and awareness for their overseas projects (Including a Media Centre in Port Harcourt in Nigeria and School Improvements in Burkina Faso).

10x10 splits the City of London into 100 squares, each of which is allocated to a renowned architect or artist who will create a drawn representation of something in that square.

Contributing architects include Lord Foster, Sir Terry Farrell, Bernard Tshumi, Will Allsop, Sunand Prasad, Peter Murray and Grand Design’s Kevin McCloud. These 100 drawings will then be put together to form a re-interpretation of the City and will be auctioned by Sotheby’s on the 1st December. All of the proceeds raised will go to Article 25’s projects overseas.

Below are a few of the current contributors and their architectural observations within their own allocated area of London.

FIND OUT MORE
To find out more about article 25, and their 10x10 project please visit article-25.org