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Thanks to blogger Hannes Coudenys and, of course, the architects themselves, Belgium has become notorious for its quirky buildings. In 2012, Coudenys decided to begin documenting the peculiarities of Belgian architecture on an Instagram account called 'Ugly Belgian Houses,' and it has drawn the attention of architecture design enthusiasts from all over the world.

But really, how hideously bizarre can a house design really be? Scroll down to check out the list of outrageously weird houses below, and let us know what you think in the comments!

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"Architect: ‘What kind of windows would you like?’ Client: ‘Yes’"

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Coudenys had noticed that for some reason, Belgians have a different understanding of what is good architecture and exterior design. So he decided that he had to share it with the world. "Normally, if you like architecture you like good houses, but in Belgium, there’s a lot of ugly houses. So I started taking pictures of it, " he told Bored Panda.

Coudenys explained that when it comes to house ideas, people in Belgium like to go against the flow. "Because regulations are quite liberal and we love to design our own quirky dreamhouse," he said.

Despite rapidly gaining attention online with so many people left in awe of the uniqueness of the buildings, Coudenys admits that many house-owners were not pleased about their bad design homes facing scrutiny online. "I received emails from lawyers and eventually gave in, stopping the blog altogether. I can understand the negative reactions in a way... It's the house of their dreams and I am demolishing it! " he explained.

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Luckily, he decided to relaunch his blog in 2013, although this time he encourages people to contact him directly if they are not pleased with seeing their house on the blog. Scroll below for the design fails of Ugly Belgian Architecture!

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"When u wanted to live in a fairytale but you chose to live in Shrek’s Swamp House"

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"Textures loading"

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#7

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"'No, your other left'"

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Phoebe Bean
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who´s the fanciest house of them all??, Oh, me, me!"

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#8

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"When your architect fell asleep"

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#9

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"CUT MY HOUSE IN TO PIECES THIS IS MY LAST CARPORT"

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#11

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"Architect: what do you want
Guy: legs of a lego man
Architect: say no more fam"

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Aldhissla VargTimmen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg, this is in my hometown, the back of the other half goes into the air as well. They've been building this for years but are having problems and it's still not finished.

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#12

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"When you have a beautiful Belgian House but you really want to be on my website"

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Kim Clarke
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Perfect contrast! - Beautiful old architecture Vs We just can't be bovvered 😂

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#13

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"When you’re on a field trip and you loose the rest of your group"

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Elizabeth
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This really looks as though it was once a row of townhouses and this is just the last one still standing

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#18

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"Looks like Frodo finally settled down in the suburbs"

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Marie-Louise Chenois
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That one looks actually pretty nice to me, except the stones taht look a bit dirty and could need a cleaning...It looks a bit sad like that

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#22

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"When you didn’t know you had to bring your own roof"

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"When Belgians move"

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Aahzmandus Pervect
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's always that one neighbor that must be different from the others, in a stupid kind of way.

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#26

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"What did one pyramid say to the other?
– How’s your mummy!"

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MN Free Spirit
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does it snow there? because its an awesome design if you get a lot of snow. If not then I too am confused as to why?

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Charlotte Nordset
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yes good for the roof, but living in Norway I immediately see a huge problem of getting snowed in as all the snow would pile up outside the door. But of course this is belgium so I'm guessing snowy weather is more like 10-15 cm a few times per year, not 50-70 cm every night for weeks on end, lol

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Kururi.Orihara
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The rest of the house sunk into the ground. You can only access by roof

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TheKnightOwl
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought a-frame houses weren't all that uncommon..? I mean, I know the roofline is lower than the average a-frame, but it's not that unusual.

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tuzdayschild
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The roof is perfect, can't wait to see the rest of the house.

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Falcon
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A triangular house is supposed to be good for your energy. Maybe that's why this one is built 🤔

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Alicat Wombat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not my thing but there’s nothing weird about an a-frame 🤷‍♀️

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the Lemon Queen
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Yes, hello, lawyers? I'd like to sue whoever designed my house, the roof's too saggy!"

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Doodlebug
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This looks like every tourist information centre in British Columbia, except brick instead of logs.

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Lewis Jones
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

wow, and you probably think us commentators are stupid.....

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Id row
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate this style. Sure, it's gimicky from the outside, but it really is a space burglar on the inside.

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Juan Mejias
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's cool if you imagine it's rising from the depths of the Earth.

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Amanda Kirby
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always thought A-frames were so cool after seeing one near the public museum.

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Jaida Cummings
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not a pyramid but you have reminded me now of the king tut song by Steve Martin

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"Total eclipse of the house"

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is one of those "IS IT UGLY OR IS IT SO F*****G DEEPLY ARTISTIC THAT WE DONT GET IT..? SMILE AND PRETEND YOU GET IT HONEY.."

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#28

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"What where they checking uh... thinking?"

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#29

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"Zaha Hadid from the Aldi"

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"Special discount: buy two get nothing for free"

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