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Historic Underground Homes

  • A Pawnee family poses outside their earth lodge at Loup, Nebraska in 1871

    A Pawnee family poses outside their earth lodge at Loup, Nebraska in 1871

  • Sod Houses were common among the rural poor in pre-war Holland. This picture is from Drenthe, Holland 1936 before WWII

    Sod Houses were common among the rural poor in pre-war Holland. This picture is from Drenthe, Holland 1936 before WWII

  • 700 year old rock homes at the base of Mt. Sahand, Kandovan, Iran.

    700 year old rock homes at the base of Mt. Sahand, Kandovan, Iran.

  • Rock Houses, a traditional living arrangement of the poor in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

    Rock Houses, a traditional living arrangement of the poor in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

  • Underground or ‘troglodyte’ Houses at Forges, in the Loire Valley, France. These were still occupied in the 1960s.

    Underground or ‘troglodyte’ Houses at Forges, in the Loire Valley, France. These were still occupied in the 1960s.

  • Rockhouse Retreat, a sandstone cave located in Worcestershire. Newly refurbished, It had previously been occupied for 700 years then abandoned in the 1960s.

    Rockhouse Retreat, a sandstone cave located in Worcestershire. Newly refurbished, It had previously been occupied for 700 years then abandoned in the 1960s.

  • Setenil de las Bodegas near Cádiz, Spain famous for its dwellings built into rock overhangs above the Río Guadalporcún.

    Setenil de las Bodegas near Cádiz, Spain famous for its dwellings built into rock overhangs above the Río Guadalporcún.

  • Cuevas del Pino (Cave House)a modern take on the traditional cave house concept at Sacromonte Spain.

    Cuevas del Pino (Cave House)a modern take on the traditional cave house concept at Sacromonte Spain.

  • Homes built under rock inspired by elves of local mythology at Eyjafjoll, Iceland

    Homes built under rock inspired by elves of local mythology at Eyjafjoll, Iceland

Homes Designed To Blend With Landscape

  • A real-life copy of the Hobbit House ‘Bag End’ in Wales, built by Simon Dale as an environmental project.

    A real-life copy of the Hobbit House ‘Bag End’ in Wales, built by Simon Dale as an environmental project.

  • The 'UnderhillHouse House' a 20th-century house in West Yorkshire, dubbed the ‘Hobbit house’, believed to be first modern earth-sheltered house in Britain.

    The 'UnderhillHouse House' a 20th-century house in West Yorkshire, dubbed the ‘Hobbit house’, believed to be first modern earth-sheltered house in Britain.

  • Woolbrook Reservoir at Sidmouth in Devon was converted as a ‘self-build’ project by Robert and Ann Hardy from a storage tank they bought off South West Water in 2008

    Woolbrook Reservoir at Sidmouth in Devon was converted as a ‘self-build’ project by Robert and Ann Hardy from a storage tank they bought off South West Water in 2008

  • Villa Vals in France.

    Villa Vals in France.

  • Cave apartment designed by French architect Jean-Pierre Lott in Monaco.

    Cave apartment designed by French architect Jean-Pierre Lott in Monaco.

  • A group of nine interconnected underground homes on the Estate Lattenstrasse at Dietikon, Switzerland.

    A group of nine interconnected underground homes on the Estate Lattenstrasse at Dietikon, Switzerland.

Underground Homes in the Movies and OnTV

  • The Lars Homestead on planet Tatooine where Luke Skywalker grew up. The surface level dome house was a set constructed for the movie at Nefta, Tunisia while the courtyard pit was a real hotel, the Hôtel Sidi Driss in Tunisia, 250 miles away in Malmaison.

    The Lars Homestead on planet Tatooine where Luke Skywalker grew up. The surface level dome house was a set constructed for the movie at Nefta, Tunisia while the courtyard pit was a real hotel, the Hôtel Sidi Driss in Tunisia, 250 miles away in Malmaison.

  • ‘Bag End’, Bilbo Baggins house at ‘Hobbiton’ in Peter Jackson’s set for the Lord of the Rings movies - built at Matamata, New Zealand.

    ‘Bag End’, Bilbo Baggins house at ‘Hobbiton’ in Peter Jackson’s set for the Lord of the Rings movies - built at Matamata, New Zealand.

References

http://theundergroundhomedirectory.com/infographic-types-of-underground-homes/ http://www.oddee.com/item_98085.aspx http://www.dwell.com/houses-we-love/article/6-camouflaged-houses-blend-land https://twitter.com/archpics/status/635330131775627265/photo/1

http://www.simondale.net/ https://www.pinterest.co.uk/explore/underground-homes/?lp=true

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