Check out this amazing story of Simon Dale’s “hobbit house” in Whales. As part of his commitment to the environment and his passion for self-reliant living, he hand built this house for him and his family from the existing landscape. According to Dale, “The house was built with maximum regard for the environment and by reciprocation gives us [the family] a unique opportunity to live close to nature.” Surprisingly though, the whole build only cost him 3,000 pounds! You can read not only how and why Dale built the house, but also learn the family’s perspective and look at links to similar low-impact buildings. http://simondale.net/house/index.htm
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