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Not that this isn't awesome, but aren't hobbit houses underground? With networks of tunnels and hillside windows and entrances? This looks like a rustic country house with a green roof. As much as I like this, I'd prefer something actually underground.
Not that this isn't awesome, but aren't hobbit houses underground? With networks of tunnels and hillside windows and entrances? This looks like a rustic country house with a green roof. As much as I like this, I'd prefer something actually underground.
IIRC, there's considerable difference based around relative wealth, and many less well-off hobbits lived in above ground homes. Most of the principal hobbits in LOTR (except Sam, I think) lived in large underground mansions, but they were rather well-off hobbits.
Even so, the construction approach here (digging a partial hole, building a frame that extends somewhat above the original ground level, and then taking the dirt from the whole and covering the structure) seems a fairly practical method of building what ends up being an underground home, and the result is visually similar to the art that has accompanied various editions of the books (and the look used in the movies) for hobbit homes, so it seems pretty reasonable.
Not that this isn't awesome, but aren't hobbit houses underground? With networks of tunnels and hillside windows and entrances? This looks like a rustic country house with a green roof. As much as I like this, I'd prefer something actually underground.
This looks like a very neat project. I am tremendously curious how this will hold up with time. I have recently finished building a house (as an inexperienced general contractor). A ton of things deal with how things will behave over time as opposed to how they will work right after construction has finished. I am particularly curious about the fairly loosely-packed bales of hay and the plastic used to waterproof the…
Those are the original project photos--I've not seen any updated ones.
The only thing that concerns me here is the structural soundness, very cool project though.
I agree. From the captions on the construction pictures: > Lift logs, prop up, nail together and continue until no longer wobbly. That's not very reassuring.
Not that this isn't awesome, but aren't hobbit houses underground? With networks of tunnels and hillside windows and entrances? This looks like a rustic country house with a green roof. As much as I like this, I'd prefer something actually underground.
Sounds more like dwarfs. Pretty confident Bilbo's house did not have any other homes connected to it. It was built into the side of a hill as a standalone home.
This is always how I've imagined my dream house to be. Energy efficient, immersed in nature, easy to hide if necessary.
Does it, um have a toilet? Or electricity?
Read the article. It has a composting toilet, uses skylights for daylight illumination and has solar panels for electrical needs. Doesn't seem to use it for refrigeration though, which seems limiting.
This looks like a very neat project. I am tremendously curious how this will hold up with time. I have recently finished building a house (as an inexperienced general contractor). A ton of things deal with how things will behave over time as opposed to how they will work right after construction has finished. I am particularly curious about the fairly loosely-packed bales of hay and the plastic used to waterproof the…
This has been on the internet, at least, for a few years. Those are the original project photos--I've not seen any updated ones.