6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture

As the world's population grows rapidly and cities get overcrowded, architects all over the world have to come up with new, creative and adaptive living solutions for unused spaces. These<a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://weburbanist.com/2013/08/26/parasitic-architecture-15-precariously-perched-structures/" target="_blank"> Parasitic Architecture</a> examples are adaptable, sometimes fleeting and exploitive, but always rely on other buildings for support. From unusual homes' extensions like this bizarre<a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/beijing-doctor-builds-mountainous-penthouse-retreat-authorities-order-him-to-demolish-it/" target="_blank"> rocky penthouse in China</a>, to tiny shelters suspended from monuments' walls in Paris, click through the photos to see how parasitic might redesign our cities.

<h3><a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/parasitic-rehearsal-room-hangs-between-two-parisian-homes/" target="_blank">Cut-architecture's Rehearsal Room</a></h3> Paris-based <a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://cut-architectures.com/" target="_blank">Cut-Architecture</a> has come out with an unusual idea for extending one of their clients' home. They built up a new, bright and airy <a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/parasitic-rehearsal-room-hangs-between-two-parisian-homes/" target="_blank">parasite music room</a> suspended between the client’s house and the neighbor’s wall.

<h3><a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/plasma-studio-builds-parasite-home-on-top-of-a-60s-house-in-italy/" target="_blank">Plasma Studio's Geometrical Extension</a></h3> London's <a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://www.plasmastudio.com/" target="_blank">Plasma Studio</a> updated a 60s house in Italy topped by a clashing <a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/plasma-studio-builds-parasite-home-on-top-of-a-60s-house-in-italy/" target="_blank">geometric extension</a>. Instead of following the host building's style, they designed a new geometrical timber unit which adds a wonderful outdoor area that can also be climbed.

<h3><a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/prefab-friday-parasitic-homes-take-root-on-empty-walls/" target="_blank">Lara Calder Architects' Prefab Parasite </a></h3> Australian firm <a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://www.architects.net.au/architect.aspx?id=549&amp;Council=Lane+Cove&amp;businessname=Lara+Calder+Architect+Pty+Ltd" target="_blank">Lara Calder Architects</a> have come out with an idea that makes good use of unused urban landscapes. <a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/prefab-friday-parasitic-homes-take-root-on-empty-walls/" target="_blank">The "prefab parasite"</a> is a parasitic structure that can be affixed onto empty walls creating an attractive private dwelling.

<h3><a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/parasitic-guerrilla-architecture-hijacks-the-arche-de-la-defense/" target="_blank">Stephane Malka's Pocket of Active Resistance </a></h3> French architect<a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://www.stephanemalka.com/en" target="_blank"> Stephane Malka</a> sees Parisian existing buildings as opportunities for affordable housing. His project <a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/parasitic-guerrilla-architecture-hijacks-the-arche-de-la-defense/" target="_blank">Pocket of Active Resistance</a> shows how the interior walls of la Défense could host affordable, interconnected and colorful living modules for future habitants of the city of love.

<h3><a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/stefan-eberstadts-rucksak-house-provides-instant-space-light-for-a-cramped-apartment/" target="_blank">Stefan Eberstadt's Add-on Room</a></h3> German designer <a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://architectuul.com/architect/stefan-eberstadt" target="_blank">Stefan Eberstadt</a> created an add-on room that is the perfect addition to cramped apartments. The <a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/stefan-eberstadts-rucksak-house-provides-instant-space-light-for-a-cramped-apartment/" target="_blank">97 sq ft box</a> made from welded steel and birch-veneered plywood interiors can be suspended from any building's façade, bringing in daylight while expanding the living area.

<h3><a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/parasitic-city-takes-over-decommissioned-italian-highway/" target="_blank">Ja Studio Inc Bridge City</a></h3> Canadian<a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://jastudioinc.com/" target="_blank"> Ja Studio Inc</a> submitted a quirky proposal for the renovation of the Salerno-Reggio Calabria highway in Italy. The idea is to bring people closer to nature by building houses and shops on the foundations of a <a title="6 Bizarre Examples of Parasitic Architecture " href="http://inhabitat.com/parasitic-city-takes-over-decommissioned-italian-highway/" target="_blank">highway's bridge</a> to create a new parasitic city.