Shapely ‘Shelf Fungi’ Balconies for a Residential Building in Grenoble (SLIDESHOW)

Architecture has no bounds. Creativity in the industry has come a long way. Nowadays, buildings don't just come in conventional structures of squares, rectangles or even triangles. Domes and plain roofs have given way to interesting shapes.

To add to hotels being converted into dressed demonic dogs and homes being made of shipping containers, here is another artistic oddity. A recent Curbed report shows photos of a building at Quai de la Graille, 38 Grenoble, France, with wooden balconies giving a shelf fungi look to the white façade.

The wooden balconies are sprouting out of the building, which has been designed by the famous architecture firm, r2K Architects. The project cost is around $453 million and is a ten storey residential apartment building. According to the project details, the extended balconies are hung on facades supported by metal braces. Check them out in the slideshow here:

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