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Around the world,Fantasy Archives apartment blocks are springing up in cities in lieu of older houses.

But this apartment in Sydney, Australia is pretty bizarre. It's a semi-detached house, sliced in half, and a five-story apartment block has been built snugly right next to it.

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The neighbour in the remaining single-level home, Vincenzo Scaturro, still lives there and isn't particularly happy about the transformation, according to Domain.

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"But you can't stop progress and you can't stop people from doing what they want to," he told the news outlet.

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Twitter user @TheNezzie managed to snap photos of the odd development, and asked what we're all wondering: "How did this get approved?"

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The now demolished home was purchased earlier this year and seven apartment units were approved for the site.

It's somewhat reminiscent of "nail houses" in China, where longtime homeowners refuse to make way for new developments such as buildings and highways. These isolated buildings make for a surreal sight (the property below was razed back in 2012_.

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There's also the house that resembles the one from Upin Seattle, which is kinda cool if you enjoy seeing nothing but concrete walls out your window.

As houses keep reaching for the skies in cities, you can bet these kind of oddball developments aren't going to be that much of an oddity soon enough.

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