An avocado-shaped abode, junkyard tires buried in greenery, and a hexagonal beehive-inspired construction are among the winning designs of Airbnb’s OMG! Fund, a competition from the vacation rental platform soliciting design submissions for the “craziest and most unique” holiday home designs in locations across the world. The OMG! Fund launched in June and garnered a pool over 10,000 applicants. A prize of $100,000 will be given to each of the 100 winning proposals to help competition entrants realize the eccentric lodgings. Of the 10,000 submitted applications, 1,214 were treehouse proposals, 777 were fruit-shaped, and 961 incorporated music into their respective designs.
Winners of the
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