Parasitic architecture gallery

The Green Exhibition House appeared in Rotterdam in 2001, designed as an experiment in assembling a prefabricated structure onto an existing building. In true parasitic fashion, the water pipes, sewage and electricity were all tapped from existing connections in the base building
(By: Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten)

Manifest Destiny, by artist Mark Reigelman, is a tiny cabin affixed to the side of a hotel in downtown San Francisco. Designed to envision the “romantic spirit of the Western myth”, this interesting structure positions itself as an compelling juxtaposition between the old and the new (By: Mark Reigelman)

The Parasite office in Moscow from Za Bor architects utilizes the abandoned space between buildings to create a multistory office environment. The structure sits above the laneway between the buildings and resembles an organic growth seemingly joining up the two disparate buildings on either side (By: Peter Zaytsev)

From Stefan Eberstadt the Rucksack House is a room that is suspended by steel cables designed to be attached to any existing facade(By: Claus Bach)

So called Stealth Shelters, sits between public and private property suggesting an in-between liminal space where those without a home to go to could find a safe place at night
(By: Malka Architecture)

From architects Project Orange comes this fascinating extension on top of an old Victorian industrial brick building. The new black roof literally cuts through the original shell with the parasite completely overwhelming its host
(By: Project Orange)

An elegant example of parasitic architecture this addition to a city building in Spain from Bailorull Architects is a clever way to stylishly expand the footprint of the structure in a thoroughly modern way (By: Landscapehall)

Homes for the Homeless is a concept by James Furzer designed to supply pods that attach to the side of buildings in London and offer refuge to those that sleep on the streets
(By: James Furzer)

Panos Dragonas Christopoulou Architects, was designed to sit on top of an apartment block in Athens and act like a rustic tiny cabin akin to a rural retreat in an urban jungle
(By: Panos Dragonas Christopoulou Architects)

Under a bridge in Spain, designer Fernando Abellanas built this whimsical shelter, called Hidden Studio, cleverly using the existing beams of the bridge to parasitically hang his new office space off
(By: Fernando Abellanas)

3D printed, honeycomb shaped pods from Framlab are a novel solution to what the studio suggests is idle space that can be hijacked and used to house the homeless
(By: Framlab)

Zalewski Architecture Group devised this concept as a way to add inspiration to buildings that have uninteresting, often concrete filled, enclosed courtyards. Called ‘Balcony’ the design suggests a green walkway growing out of a higher floor
(By: Zalewski Architecture Group)

Haus-Rucker-Co, a design collective active in the 1960s and 1970s were known for a series of pneumatic structures that often popped out of pre-existing buildings. These parasitic outgrowths are often considered perfect early examples of the parasitic architecture movement.
(By: MKG / Dennis Conrad - CC BY SA 3.0)

A fascinating example of a figuratively explosive parasite from Studio Libeskind expanding out of the existing building. (By: Tony Hisgett CC BY 2.0) 

Source: Parasitic Architecture - building on, under or out of existing structures