Comments:  Though it looks like something out of a surrealist painting (or a Disney cartoon), this is a real building located in the Rezydent Shopping Center in Sopot, Poland. It is known, fittingly, as Krzywy Domek ("Crooked House").

Behind the "dancing facade" that has proven to be a popular tourist attraction since its opening in 2004 can be found restaurants, bars, shops and commercial office space. It was designed by the architectural firm of Szotynscy & Zaleski.

Though there is plenty more information about the Crooked House on the Web, almost all of it, unfortunately, is in Polish. (For those who have the patience, here is a Polish-English translator.)

Sources and further reading:

Drunk Facade
Blog entry and comments on the structure at Pixelbox

Krzywy Domek ('Crooked House') Map
Precise location of the "Crooked House" in Sopot, Poland

Sopocki Monciak na Krzywo
Feature article on the "Crooked House" from MuratorPlus (in Polish)

Krzywy Domek - Architects' Home Page
Szotynscy & Zaleski, Architects

Last updated: 05/24/05