In honor of The Hobbit opening this weekend, how about some groovy hobbit-ish houses? This estate in Switzerland features 9 houses fronting a lake and an underground (of course!) parking structure.
Looks to me like an adorable place to live, although I might worry about the water level after a major rainstorm. Details, details, hrmmph.
The video shows some of the construction and philosophy behind the build - I particularly love the quote "not putting a box on top of nature." That one might be right up there with my favorite
James Hubbell quote "a house is just a piece of sculpture you can live in."
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