This secret workspace hangs off a highway in Valencia, Spain.
Studio by Fernando Abellanas —
This secret workspace hangs off a highway in Valencia, Spain.
Fernando Abellanas
Despite not having legally purchased the right to build there, Abellanas says that the authorities haven't contacted him about his site.
Studio by Fernando Abellanas —
Despite not having legally purchased the right to build there, Abellanas says that the authorities haven't contacted him about his site.
Fernando Abellanas
The project, he says, is a reflection of the lack of space in cities.
Studio by Fernando Abellanas —
The project, he says, is a reflection of the lack of space in cities.
Fernando Abellanas
These parasitic pods were designed for homeless individuals.
Homeless shelters by James Furzer —
These parasitic pods were designed for homeless individuals.
James Furzer
Furzer says his designs are a response to "hostile architecture" in cities -- a controversial type of design intended to prohibit people from using public spaces in certain unsanctioned ways i.e. to sleep on a park bench.
Homeless shelters by James Furzer —
Furzer says his designs are a response to "hostile architecture" in cities -- a controversial type of design intended to prohibit people from using public spaces in certain unsanctioned ways i.e. to sleep on a park bench.
James Furzer
Through its use of light materials, this structure provides an escape from the punishing heat of Bangkok.
LightHouse by All(Zone) —
Through its use of light materials, this structure provides an escape from the punishing heat of Bangkok.
All(Zone)
The design is suitable for use in tropical metropolises, All(Zone) says.
LightHouse by All(Zone) —
The design is suitable for use in tropical metropolises, All(Zone) says.
All(Zone)
This hut designed by two Greek architects attaches to rooftops.
Detached by Panos Dragonas & Varvara Christopoulou —
This hut designed by two Greek architects attaches to rooftops.
Panos Dragonas, Varvara Christopoulou
Covering just 97 square feet (9 square meters), it is envisioned as an hideaway in the heart of Athens, as these renderings show.
Detached by Panos Dragonas & Varvara Christopoulou —
Covering just 97 square feet (9 square meters), it is envisioned as an hideaway in the heart of Athens, as these renderings show.
Panos Dragonas & Varvara Christopoulou
These glass, steel and wooden structures are designed to fill spaces between buildings in prime areas of Paris.
3Box by Stephane Malka Architecture —
These glass, steel and wooden structures are designed to fill spaces between buildings in prime areas of Paris.
Stephane Malka Architecture
They provide much-needed affordable inner-city housing in the French capital.
3Box by Stephane Malka Architecture —
They provide much-needed affordable inner-city housing in the French capital.
Stephane Malka Architecture
Attached to a downtown San Francisco hotel, this structure is an imaginative use of urban space.
Manifest Destiny! by Mark Reigelman & Jenny Chapman —
Attached to a downtown San Francisco hotel, this structure is an imaginative use of urban space.
Manifest Destiny! - Mark Reigelman II & Jenny Chapman, 2012/Cesar Rubio & Mark Reigelman II
Fitted in 2012, the structure looks like a bird house and comes with a solar-panelled roof.
Manifest Destiny! by Mark Reigelman & Jenny Chapman —
Fitted in 2012, the structure looks like a bird house and comes with a solar-panelled roof.
Manifest Destiny! - Mark Reigelman II & Jenny Chapman, 2012/Cesar Rubio & Mark Reigelman II
This structure in Mexico City is attached to a 19th-century home.
Havre 77 by Francisco Pardo Architecto —
This structure in Mexico City is attached to a 19th-century home.
Diana Arnau/Francisco Pardo Architecto
The parasitic architecture project turned a deteriorating building into office space, two restaurants and a co-working facility.
Havre 77 by Francisco Pardo Architecto —
The parasitic architecture project turned a deteriorating building into office space, two restaurants and a co-working facility.
Diana Arnau/Francisco Pardo Arquitecto
This extension can be attached to any home, and has been installed in Leipzig, Cologne and Bamberg in Germany.
Rucksack House by Stefan Eberstadt —
This extension can be attached to any home, and has been installed in Leipzig, Cologne and Bamberg in Germany.
2004 Stefan Eberstadt, Germany
A three-story building is added to the roof of a derelict former London pub.
Shoreditch Rooms by Archer Architects —
A three-story building is added to the roof of a derelict former London pub.
Tim Soar/Archer Architects
Here's a really imaginative idea: attaching parasitic structures to lamp posts in London.
Excrescent Utopia by Milo Ayden De Luca —
Here's a really imaginative idea: attaching parasitic structures to lamp posts in London.
Milo Ayden De Luca
This parasitic property in Sheffield, England, saw a Victorian-era industrial building transformed into a vibrant space. The extension houses a double-height restaurant and bar, plus office units.
192 Shoreham Street by Project Orange —
This parasitic property in Sheffield, England, saw a Victorian-era industrial building transformed into a vibrant space. The extension houses a double-height restaurant and bar, plus office units.
Project Orange