The quirky detail in this photo of two houses has Australians scratching their heads.

A construction site with two houses raised several storeys has left Australians baffled.

Houses in the Brisbane suburb of Bardon have been put on stilts to make way for a new children’s center to be built underneath.

Locals call these houses “super Queenslanders” due to the enormous height to which they were built.

Although this will allow flood waters to pass deep under the feet of the houses, construction plans show they are going to be lowered and included in the center.

Harmony Early Education, which will run the centre, has taken the same approach, lifting and adding the houses to other sites across Queensland.

The company purchased the properties for a total of $2.2 million in June 2020 and then combined them to build the center.

Construction began in March after renovation plans were given the green light earlier this year and is expected to be completed in February next year.

Plans for the development show the center will have three separate outdoor play areas and six activity rooms over two floors, as well as a car park below.

A Brisbane building project has been dubbed a ‘super Queenslander’ after it required two houses to be raised to make way for the building (pictured)

An image of the strange construction site, posted on Reddit by a confused local, has since gone viral.

Many Australians have dubbed this place “Daddy Long Legs” or “Inspector Gadget’s house.”

“Would love to see an updated post in two years when everything is done and settled… This is mind boggling,” one wrote.

A second recalled how a relative raised his house one storey and “was the only one on the street who didn’t drown” when it was inundated by floodwaters.

“However, mold and moisture, unfortunately, still took their toll,” they added.

A third wrote: “Honestly, I think more houses should be on stilts in general.”

“An updated modern Queenslander would be a good alternative to the ugly American style bungalows you see in urban developments.

“Pile foundations are cheap to build and you don’t have to put down a concrete slab, plus plenty of space under the house to relax.”

The two houses will eventually be demolished and incorporated into a new children’s center in Bardon (pictured, artist’s impression).

Another Australian noted that the original houses could not be demolished to preserve the “residential context” of the area.

“They cannot usually obtain permission to demolish existing heritage-listed buildings,” they wrote.

“So they just build parking lots and classrooms under and around the building.”

Another Harmony center in Brisbane’s east had a similar problem, but was built around the house rather than raising it.

“Builders cannot touch the building without permission and if they do it must be taken from other old buildings approved by the council,” another commented.