rebecca's pocket

» Simondale is a hand-built woodland home that was built in 4 months for about £3000. Built into the side of a hill with straw bale construction, it reminds me of a hobbit house. A few features that may interest you:

• Wood for the house was either reclaimed scrap or thinned from from the surrounding woods
• The house is heated with a woodstove with a slow heat diffusing flue
• Refrigeration is provided by air that is naturally cooled by coming from underground
• Water is provided by a nearby spring
• Electricity is provided by solar panels

Really gorgeous, it reminds me of a book I found years ago, Handmade Houses. I'd move there in a second. (via br)