The Cellar  

Go Back   The Cellar > Images > Image of the Day

Image of the Day Images that will blow your mind - every day. [Blog] [RSS] [XML]

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 06-08-2009, 12:13 AM   #1
xoxoxoBruce
The future is unwritten
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
June 8, 2009: Hobbit House

Or should I say, another hobbit house... they seem to pop up every once in awhile.
Some are pretty crude but this one is very nice. Don't know how it will stand up to Wale's weather over time.
Quote:
While Dale claims not to be an expert in literature, he also claims to be no expert in building or architecture – which is surprising given that he's built two family homes, and is planning more. But then, Dale's story is surprising. A photographer and graphic designer by trade, he knew from his teens that he wanted to build a home in the countryside. "Photography and graphic design were ways of getting a livelihood that were portable, and helpful for the move to the country," he says.


Quote:
It was built by myself and my father in law with help from passers by and visiting friends. 4 months after starting we were moved in and cosy. I estimate 1000-1500 man hours and £3000 put in to this point. Not really so much in house buying terms (roughly £60/sq m excluding labour).




It looks cool and it was cheap, but I have serious reservations about durability.

link

link
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
xoxoxoBruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 03:46 AM   #2
SPUCK
Professor
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 1,911
Try that around here and the building inspectors would go catatonic - right after their apoplexy attacks.
SPUCK is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 04:07 AM   #3
Beestie
-◊|≡·∙■·∙≡|◊-
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Parts unknown.
Posts: 4,081
Quote:
Originally Posted by SPUCK View Post
Try that around here and the building inspectors would go catatonic - right after their apoplexy attacks.
Its probably built a whole lot better than most of the crap they sign off on.
__________________
Beestie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 04:23 AM   #4
ZenGum
Doctor Wtf
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Badelaide, Baustralia
Posts: 12,861
Want! want!

I would guess it will last quite as well as much modern crap thrown up by contractors who aren't going to live in it and just want to get it done as quickly and cheaply as they can get away with.

Although, as a "Hobbit" house ... I don't think Bilbo would approve. It should be neat and orderly, with perfectly round windows and doors. And I'm not sure about the portable stereo on the windowsill :p
ETA: and there are stairs! Harrumph. No stairs in Bag End, thank you very much.
__________________
Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008.
Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.
ZenGum is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 07:26 AM   #5
capnhowdy
Blatantly Homosapien
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 6,200
Obviously hobbits don't bother to clean their stoves. I like it.
__________________
Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.
capnhowdy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 07:42 AM   #6
spudcon
Beware of potatoes
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Upstate NY, USA
Posts: 2,078
I keep looking for the monkeys sitting on all the tree branches,
__________________
"I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."
spudcon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 08:04 AM   #7
TheMercenary
“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Posts: 21,393
I love it. I want one.
__________________
Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!
TheMercenary is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 08:12 AM   #8
chrisinhouston
Professor
 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 1,857
The Orkin man would love this! Wood with tree bark usually harbors incects. In the old Pueblo style architecture of the desert southwest they use a lot of tree trunks (vigas) and cross them with branches (latias) to construct the roof but they remove all of the tree bark before using it. I once worked on a project that utilized this method. The tree trunks were all stacked in a pasture adjoining the structure and an old man and his wife and 3 children came and began removing the bark with a type of home made spokeshave plane. It was prety incredible.
chrisinhouston is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 08:18 AM   #9
Antimatter
Belt Conveyor
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posts: 68
Looks nice - I'd love to spend a weekend there. After that I'd probably hate it so much I'd never return (yeah, I'm a city person)
Antimatter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 11:48 AM   #10
sweasel
Everyone loves a weasel!
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Sussex, England
Posts: 9
My house looks a bit like that. And since it's going on 400 years old now, I'm guessing he's got a shot at it lasting a while.

Tudor construction methods were like that: build a brick chimneystack, tie beams to it and plaster in between. The plaster has to be renewed periodically, but it's pretty sturdy stuff.
sweasel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 12:13 PM   #11
Sundae
polaroid of perfection
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 24,185
Oh it's gorgeous!
I can just see it inhabited by lovely swarthy little Celts too.

(btw Bruce, correct Wale's then delete this line )
Sundae is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 12:28 PM   #12
dmg1969
I got nothing
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Central PA
Posts: 486
I love the way the inside looks. I've always had a thing for log homes, but this is quite different. And I love the earthen roof. I can just hear myself saying to my wife "Honey, I'll be out mowing the roof."
__________________
Void where prohibited. Your results may vary. Not intended for resale. Do not remove tag. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
dmg1969 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 12:45 PM   #13
Clodfobble
UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 20,012
I'm with chrisinhouston--leaving that bark on was a bad idea. Even if they managed to kill all the bugs somehow, it's still going to peel off and disintegrate in very short order.
Clodfobble is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 01:30 PM   #14
sweetwater
lives inside a Mobius strip
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,120
We had a dome home built and really liked the shape of the spaces. Even if I could not actually hear the termites chewing and the spiders dancing in this house, I would be listening for them all the time. So perhaps a turf-covered dome, small scale, would be a good way to go. But I still like this little place. It could be a guest house.
__________________
I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny
sweetwater is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-08-2009, 01:49 PM   #15
dar512
dar512 is now Pete Zicato
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Chicago suburb
Posts: 4,968
Looking at the floor plans, there seems to only be one bedroom. That doesn't seem practical.
__________________
"Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain."
-- Friedrich Schiller
dar512 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:37 AM.


Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.