Sustainable Hobbit House
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This cozy hobbit hole of a home was built in Wales from stone, mud and remnant wood from nearby forests, resulting in a cost of just $10 per square foot. Natural light streams in from a skylight at the top of the earthen, grass-covered dome. The use of materials from the construction site and the way the home was designed give it that truly unique, eco-friendly character that can only be found in earthen homes.
The house was built with maximum regard for the environment and by reciprocation gives us a unique opportunity to live close to nature. Being your own (have a go) architect is a lot of fun and allows you to create and enjoy something which is part of yourself and the land rather than, at worst, a mass produced box designed for maximum profit and convenience of the construction industry. Building from natural materials does away with producers profits and the cocktail of carcinogenic poisons that fill most modern buildings.
February 4th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Gorgeous!
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February 4th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
I LOVE this house!
February 4th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
I’ve seen this on another website as well, and am absolutely considering this. I love it!
February 4th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Oh what I’ve give to live in a house like that!
February 5th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
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February 7th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Hi,
With the recent crisis this may become one among many.
I like it since it “brings” us down to earth i.e. to simple things which are the best things in life.
Take care,
José
March 4th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
where is the bathroom?
June 8th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
I live in the US, in northern Minnesota. our winter temperatures are sub-zero 6 to 7 months out of the year. ( usually around -30) I am young and already tired of overpriced and ugly housing. I would like to know how I could accomplish something so beautiful without losing my salary for the next thirty years.
June 28th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Love it but it’s missing a bathroom
July 14th, 2009 at 6:09 am
Two months ago I visited Wales & while out walking through woods stumbled upon this amazing house in a clearing. It is one of several properties which form the Eco Retreat of Cae Mabon. In answer to the question ‘where is the bathroom’ I can tell you. There is a toilet block & a separate shower room that is situated a few metres from this house. It has a window with no glass in it through which you can watch the water cascading down the adjacent stream. The whole place is absolutely idyllic!
November 2nd, 2010 at 9:22 pm
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August 4th, 2011 at 3:22 am
[...] from the trees. (Ahh, and of course, after it’s over, we’ll go back to our super cozy hobbit hole house and live happily ever after or something. [...]
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