We can't deny that Hobbit houses are very attractive - they look comfortable and compact. It has everything that brings a feeling of comfort and warmth. If you want to have something like this that reflects your childhood memories and dreams of a fairytale home, but you feel that it is impossible to achieve this for a number of reasons, then look at houses that prove otherwise. And if you're ready to take action, then look at what people have done to build their dream home! At the bottom of the article, watch a video about the real embodiment of such a fabulous home with your own hands.
Hobbit houses are environmentally friendly. You may not know, but they are built from sustainable building materials, which makes them exclusive and environmentally friendly. Stone and wood are the main raw materials used to build a strong foundation, to install a green roof, which creates a favorable environment in the house for both you and the ecosystems.
If one of the reasons for not deciding on a Hobbit house is money, then you need to know that its construction is actually much cheaper than you think. This home for enthusiast Simon Dale cost about $5,000 - a very reasonable cost compared to building a regular house.
This allows you to have freedom in the design of each room. Like any other thing you can invent for yourself, your project can be completely realized from your model.
Naturally, you will need to consult a specialist to be sure that the building will be safe for you and your family, but this will be the only thing that can limit you in this way. They will offer you how beautiful interior interior and charming appearance. Unlike most buildings in Russia, the Hobbit House will allow you to make the exterior of your home as pleasing to the eye as the interior.
On December 1, the premiere of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies took place, completing the trilogy about the adventures of Bilbo Baggins and the 13 Dwarves. The film will be released on Russian cinema screens on December 11 this year. For fans of fantasy and adventure, we decided to make a selection of amazing buildings inspired by the works of John Tolkien.
The hobbit village scenes were filmed in the Matanama Hills in New Zealand. Today, these small houses have become a tourist attraction, as well as shelter for the sheep from a nearby farm. The interiors were filmed in a film studio, so you are unlikely to find anything interesting inside the premises, but there is something to do in this place - you can go to a sheep farm and pet the lambs.
Briton Ollie Wotherspoon built a “hobbit hole” for his children in the garden behind his family’s house. It took 2 weeks and 4 thousand pounds to create a home based on the book by John Tolkien. Wood burning fireplace, carved furniture and a secret tunnel are dug into the ground approximately 1.2 m. The height of the ceilings inside the hobbit's house is almost 2 m.
Simon Dale from Wales independently erected a house that looked like a hobbit hole. The work cost just £3,000 and took about four months. The self-taught builder used only local natural materials, and also made some of the furniture with my own hands. The hobbit house is equipped with a stove, cellar and solar panels.
Steve Michaels created the Hobbit House Inn in Montana. The author spent 410 thousand dollars on the construction of the hotel. Main house with area 93 square meters hidden in a hill at a depth of 9 m. In addition, 8 hectares of property are equipped with a troll house, several small holes, as well as many sculptures and products.
Bilbo Baggins's home in the Hobbit Village is charmingly cozy, but unsuitable for adults to live in. But children will have a place to frolic and feel like they are in a magical world.
Architect Peter Archer designed a holiday home in Chester County, near Philadelphia, USA. A team of artisans have created a magical home inspired by The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Specialists from Christian Muller Architects and SeARCH created an unusual “hobbit house” with all the amenities modern home. In addition to the recreation area and guest room, the room has an underground tunnel.
How to solve your housing problem for just $5,000? Simon Dale from Wales has the answer. He decided not to pay rent or get involved with bank loans, but to build his own “hobbit house” in the forest on a hillside, like in the movie “The Lord of the Rings.” Only natural materials were used during construction. This project was completed in just 4 months - a much shorter period than waiting for the completion of the construction of your apartment in modern high-rise buildings. Simon Dale is neither a builder nor a carpenter. He built this house together with his father-in-law and friends. View from the window: 
It took only about $4,900, 4 months, and 1,000–1,500 man-hours to create. 
When building the house, they dug a pit right in the hill. Rock and soil from the excavation were used for supporting walls and foundations. The wood was taken from the surrounding forests, and the insulation of the floor, walls and roof was made with straw. Architectural project: 
The main tools were a chainsaw, a hammer and a chisel. Foundation: 
Frame construction: 
Frame of the future house made of oak: 
The house has a natural refrigerator - the cellar is always cool; water from the nearest source; solar panels generate electricity for lighting, a small stereo system and a computer. During the day, light penetrates through glass dome in the roof of the house. View from the balcony on the 2nd floor: 
Another option for lighting the “hobbit house” in the evening is candles. Beautiful and romantic: 
Entrance: 
Kitchen: 
The house is plastered lime plaster, because the walls breathe. The house is heated by a wood-burning fireplace. The chimney passes through a large stone, which heats up and releases heat inside the house for a long time. East window: 
House inside: 
Fireplace: 
Here is a “hobbit house”:
Those who watched the film "The Lord of the Rings" remember the charming hobbit houses and, probably, everyone had a spontaneous desire to live in such a place. Maybe not all the time, maybe some a short time, for example - on vacation or during vacation. In this article I would like to invite you to take a trip to Wales, to visit a family who, with their own hands, built a dwelling very similar to a hobbit house.
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Meet the Simon Dale family.
Simon Dale is not a builder or a carpenter, but he, along with his father, built this house with his own hands. “My father and I built this house. Although it could not have happened without the help of our friends and acquaintances. Its construction took us three months, although we worked tirelessly. It cost us 3,000 pounds (that’s 5,000 $ or 150 thousand rubles), which, you see, is not much at all. But it turned out to be a real hobbit house. And now, having settled here, we are truly happy!” – exclaims the freshly baked “hobbit”.
Only natural materials were used for construction. And the project was completed, mind you, in just three months. This is much less than the time it takes to complete construction new apartment in our modern multi-storey buildings.
When building a house, no special secrets: simply made the most of the available advantages of the landscape. The pit was simply dug in the hill. The soil and stone from the pit were used to build the foundation and supporting walls. The wood needed for construction was taken from the forest growing in the area, and straw was used to insulate the floor, roof and walls. The tools that were used in the construction of the house are also the simplest: a chainsaw - one, a hammer - two and a chisel - three.
Those who are interested in details can familiarize themselves with the sketch of the architectural project:
this is the foundation:
This is the construction of the frame:
Note that the frame of the house is made of oak:
The walls of the house “breathe”, as lime plaster is used.
To heat the house, there is a fireplace, the fire in which is lit, of course, with wood. The chimney is made in such a way that, passing through a large stone, it heats it, and the stone then heats the house for a long time, giving off heat.
There is also a natural refrigerator in the house. As you probably already guessed, this is always a cold cellar. The temperature here is the same in both winter and summer. Water from a nearby source is used for all needs of the house. For electrical appliances and solar panels are used to light the house. IN daytime, light enters the house through a dome on the roof of the house, made of glass. Candles are used as alternative lighting in the evening and at night. In my opinion, it’s both beautiful and adds romance))).
This is the view from the second floor balcony:
This is what the house looks like from the east:
So, who dreams of getting into a fairy tale: “Welcome...”
It should be noted that Simon’s family uses their “hobbit house” mainly for summer period. This is how we go to our dachas in the summer.
Simon claims that no one deliberately tried to make the house resemble the habitat of the fantastic creatures from the film. Moreover, the fact of “similarity” was established after the house had already been “put into operation.”
Thanks to the media, the fact of “similarity” received wide, I would say, worldwide publicity))). And a constant flow of tourists flocked to Simon’s house. This is what inspired him to put the construction of “hobbit dwellings” on an “industrial basis.” Today more than a dozen houses have already been built various sizes. And there were not so few people willing to buy or live in such exotic houses. Therefore, things went uphill for Saiman. It should be noted that other environmental “enthusiasts” did not fail to take advantage of such popularity of “hobbit dwellings.” pure life. Now in Wales there are even original clubs for “builders without cement”. In truth, it should be noted that all subsequent houses do not look like the house from the film, although they have more amenities inside. By the way, you can not only live in the houses, but also take part in their construction. Simon invites everyone to take part.
This is what the entrance to another house built by Simon looks like. On the left is the greenhouse:
And this is the same house from the inside. The windows overlook the greenhouse, which saves energy.
Well, that seems to be all. Let me just note that in our area, if you want to live in an environmentally friendly clean house, it makes no sense to dig a dugout. Unless you are a fan of the digging process itself))). For us, it’s enough just to drive a hundred kilometers from any city - there are a lot of empty houses waiting for us there. village houses. The choice is great, there is no need to strain (((.
By the way, the “hobbit house” has a personal website (in English): (install the Google toolbar to translate the site into Russian)
And finally, you can see what Simon looks like in the video. And if you know English, then listen to an interview with him.
The Hobbit House of Bilbo Begins
The Hobbit's home can always be recognized from afar due to the large round door. By the way, you can buy a metal door like this with installation. This strange and very cute structure is more reminiscent of a beaver den than a human house.
But not the hole where there is an abundance of worms and the roots of neighboring trees stick out, but a completely comfortable, cozy hole with all the amenities.
Almost 80 years have passed since the first memories of the home of “Bilbo Begins” appeared in the manuscripts of the English inventor J. R. R. Tolkien.
Contrary to the nihilism of architects and art historians, the professor’s bizarre buildings not only took root in world literature, but several decades later began to appear in our environment.
Attractiveness is the first thing that catches the eye of people tired of city bustle and exhaust fumes.
Reminding us of caring for nature, modern houses Hobbits are environmentally friendly and very cozy. They have everything - heating, electricity, communications, bathrooms and even a security system, and their construction requires very little investment.
Tolkien fans have done everything to turn fairy-tale “holes” into luxurious apartments.
Over the past 10 years, most Englishmen and Americans have begun to build such structures for their children as playgrounds.
Indeed, what could be better than a fairy tale in reality?
One of the first people who came up with the idea to build a Hobbit house was (designer) Ashley Yates from the UK in 2003.
According to Ashley, after the project was completed and newspapers began writing about it, in just one week more than 30 tourists called the editor, willing to pay hundreds of dollars to spend the night in the green “Nora.”
A few years later, Hobbit houses for children actively spread throughout the world.
We will now tell you how to quickly bring to life one of the most fabulous projects of our time.
Due to the fact that DIY Hobbit house should have worked round shape, it is best to take a metal or concrete pipe as a basis; the cost of the latter is much more expensive, so the conclusions are obvious.
OK, when metal pipe will be corrugated.
The predominant length is 2 – 3 m.
Diameter 4.5 – 5 m.
To install the pipe, you need to clear the potential area for the house and dig a small pit up to 0.5 - 1 m deep. Install the pipe using a crane. Thus, the main part of the construction of the house can be said to be completed.
Hobbit House (in the country)
The issue needs to be resolved by using the earth dug for the foundation pit.
A rented mini-excavator will easily and quickly complete the task in 30–60 minutes.
The surface of the pipe will eventually be completely dug into the ground, and the slide will have a rounded shape.
By the way, during the embankment (on both sides of the “entrance”), you need to install temporary walls made of OSB so that the earth does not get inside the pipe.
On both sides of the pipe, dig small recesses up to 0.5 - 0.6 m to install a strong concrete foundation.
To form a future entry into fairytale house– cut out a form for the entrance from the OSB board and install it close to the pipe.
The porch is best made from cinder blocks; beams for the entrance itself are securely installed in them.
The seams between the OSB and the pipe are sealed mortar, as a result we will get a strong and stable structure.
Main installation work finished, so the next stage of work is finishing the floors, walls, windows and doors. (fascinating, right?)
To secure the base of the floor to the pipe, use cement and double number cinder blocks (see photo).
Next, fix the beams and slopes (the slopes are attached diagonally, so as to prepare a flat and stable surface for the floor).
It is best to use OSB boards as the floor. (You need to fix the plates using self-tapping screws and a screwdriver).
Candles and others autonomous systems lighting is pointless and safe. Therefore, for maximum comfort for children, it is best to install electricity in the Hobbit’s house.
By the way, electricity can be supplied from the house using a cable channel installed and buried in the ground.
Be sure to install a small decorated canopy over the porch to drain moisture during rains. It will help waterproof the entrance to the “Nora” and eliminate problems associated with dampness.
Door to DIY Hobbit house, should be round.
The material is definitely wood.
The color is predominantly green.
We recommend using water-repellent paint to paint the door.
The door must be secured to long forged curtains. Be sure to install a beautiful round handle. The door may also have a small diamond-shaped window.
Divide the “Nora” space into 2 parts, maybe even 3 if you don’t mind the work, and you would like to make a corridor and a cozy kitchenette near the door.
Cover the walls and ceiling with flexible wood panels, you can still put up wallpaper.
On the back wall (on the other side of the pipe), pour the foundation, install cinder blocks and secure OSB board. Here you need to install beautiful window. Just like the door, it is best to order it from an experienced craftsman.
Once the window is installed, seal all seams securely.
If you decide to tackle this project, be sure to decorate the artificial hill outside. Otherwise, a better rank than a dugout, DIY Hobbit house will not be worn.
For the lawn to take root, open up the entire mound with good fertile soil, and sow the grass.
If this seems too labor-intensive and time-consuming, we recommend using dug-out turf instead of grass. (At first, be sure to water it with water, so it will quickly take root, and the natural bright result will come much faster).
By the way, inside DIY Hobbit house it is always warm and cozy (you can spend the night even in the cold autumn and spring), and in winter the slope can serve as an ideal sledding hill.
Wicker chairs, a table, a sofa, anything you like are perfect. The child can use a laptop for communication (electricity is still present).
DIY Hobbit House and will live up to any expectations and will last a long time.
As a child, a child will be able to play in it, as a teenager, go about his business, invite friends to visit and relax, and as an adult, he will have something to remember and something to praise his parents for.
Let's calculate how much it will cost DIY Hobbit house, in Russia.
After all, if you have suburban area, this idea will be very difficult to refuse, just let the children find out.
And so, corrugated pipe, average cost 1 m, in Russia is 1500 rubles. That is, if a luxurious fabulous room can occupy (3 - 4 m2), the price will cost 45,000 - 60,000 rubles.
Truck crane services (up to 14 tons) cost about 1000 rubles per hour.
Soil with delivery (needed for embankment), 1 tone – 150 rub.
10 OSB sheets, 1 sheet – 500 rubles, respectively 5000 rubles.
1 kb/m of concrete will cost 3,000 rubles.
Window and door to order (approximately), from 6,000 to 10,000 rubles.
Furniture, beams, boards and artificial turf, in fact, things are interchangeable, not expensive and can be found in everyone who has a summer house. That is, the final cost of a good-quality house will cost approximately 80,000 Russian rubles ($900). Plus or minus, own or hired labor.
That is, compared to modern prices for simple plastic houses, this is quite adequate money for a high-quality, reliable, and most importantly, cozy room.
