10 Astonishing Houses Safely Hidden From Sight

--Dugout house in Texas, USA


Embedded 6.5 feet (2 m) in the ground, this house looks like a simple dugout from the outside. Inside, however, it has everything for a comfortable life, even a small pool in the backyard.

--Bungalow under pine trees in British Columbia, Canada


Unusual planning and green moss on the roof help this house completely merge into the landscape.

--Houses on top of a shopping mall in Hunan, China


This shopping mall with houses on its roof is located in a city of 4 million people with little free space.

--Canyon mansion in Utah, USA


This house was built in 1986 by a married couple whose dream was to live in a quiet place.

--Villa Vals in Vals, Switzerland


The reason behind the idea of an underground villa was a local law: the authorities forbade erecting a high building since that would spoil the landscape.

-Cliff house in Coquimbo, Chile


This submarine-looking house has two levels, one of which is underground

• Lake chalet in Hordaland, Norway
  
  
  The main goal of this project was a full integration with the landscape, and the architects did their best to achieve it.

-Desert oasis in California, USA


This weird house resembling a heap of dead leaves from afar is located in a Californian desert.

-The Mirrorcube hotel in Lapland, Sweden


The outer walls of this building are faced with glass and coated with a layer of infrared film so that birds can recognize it as an obstacle.

-Penthouse in a rock in Beirut, Lebanon


Initially, no one believed in the idea of a house built into a rock, but the project attracted lots of potential investors after a photo of it was put on the Web.