Upside-Down House In Colombia Offers Guests A Trippy Change In Perspective
No poltergeists were involved in the upturn of this house, a permanently upside-down dwelling in Guatavita, Colombia, that has spun visitors’ world around since opening this year.
The aptly-named Casaloca (Crazy House), designed by its Austrian owner Fritz Schall, is upside-down inside and out. The “ceiling” is the floor, and vice versa. Guests will also have to watch their heads when playing pool.
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The Weather Channel, which insisted that the house wasn’t hit by a tornado, reported that an upside-down car completes this optical illusion.
Schall’s project isn’t the first of its kind. He was, in fact, inspired by a similar house he had visited with his family in his home country.
In a statement shared with Reuters, Schall said people didn’t believe him when he said he wanted to build the gravity-defying property. “[Everyone] told me, ‘Okay sir, sure, go for it,’” he recalled.
Construction for Casaloca concluded this month after a drawn-out, topsy-turvy process driven by the pandemic. It is now open to tourists who may need a 180-degree transformation on perspective after a difficult time.
As the house is also tilted, visitors are warned that they could experience vertigo.
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[via The Weather Channel and Reuters, images via Casaloca Guatavita]
