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Originally posted by berkeleygal
I want this sooo bad!
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/1fcbc9631882.jpg[/atsimg]
www.simondale.net...
Absolutely enchanting! Be sure to click the links at the bottom to see the house plans and to see what they are building next.
If I had the land I would do something like this in a new york minute!
Originally posted by MoorfNZ
I WANT ONE!! Especially after our earthquake - I'd feel safe in there
Nice find S&F
Originally posted by TechUnique
Reminds me of when i was a kid and i used to make shelters in woods. I always dreamt about actually living somewhere like that. I doubt theres anywhere round here that i could get away with it though. Unless i bought some land and done it.
Originally posted by Hefficide
You do realize that the house looks suspiciously like it belongs in the Shire! Looking at the picture I kept looking to see if Frodo was gardening!
Aside from that it is a pretty cool dwelling. As long as it's wired and has A.C. I could see myself digging it.
Originally posted by snowen20
This is pretty sweet and looks relatively inexpensive to purchase.
I wonder though if I could build something like this where I'm currently living.
Where I live is prone to Earthquakes, floods, mudslides and typhoons, not to mention a torrential monsoon season.
My concern is that building it into the side of any hill side may prove dangerous or destructive at the very least come the rainy season.
Also A concern of mine would be the many insects that might find the house edible.
Moreover I have to also consider the prospect of mold accumulating the the hay walls as it traps moister, water being retained in the ceiling and what not. Not that I have to build it like this there are many kubo/ nipa style houses here that can stand for a 100 years but I just like this architecture. I currently live in the land of bamboo and rocks so supplies wouldn't run out.
Substituting hay with woven leaves is better here since its tropical, and coconut fronds make a suitable roof. I think I'm going to attempt a tropical hybrid version of this.
Originally posted by wigit
Cool wee house, I wonder how they got permission for that. In the UK if you put up a kids play shed the council can ask you to take it down again. Planning permission is a complicated thing.
Thought you'd like this little gallery of pics. Is this the future? Would be nice.
www.rogerdean.com...
In 2000/2001, a modern, four-bedroom cob house in[5], UK, designed by Associated Architects sold for £745,000. Cobtun House was built in 2001 and won the Royal Institute of British Architects' Sustainable Building of the Year award in 2005.[6] The total construction cost was £300,000, but the metre-thick cob outer wall cost only £20,000.[7]
Originally posted by berkeleygal
I want this sooo bad!
[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/1fcbc9631882.jpg[/atsimg]
www.simondale.net...
Absolutely enchanting! Be sure to click the links at the bottom to see the house plans and to see what they are building next.
If I had the land I would do something like this in a new york minute!