This Organic Hobbit House Is Perfectly Integrated Into Its Surroundings And Is Almost Invisible To Passers-By
Conceived by renowned Mexican architect Javier Senosiain, this 1985 house is a perfect example of ‘organic architecture’ that takes its shape from nature and aims for minimal impact on the environment. The green dune wraps itself around the inside spaces almost completely, rendering it almost invisible to the passer-by.
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Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
“To take a walk in the garden is to walk over the roof of the house itself without even realizing it,” Senosiain said. The Mexican architect is famous for his organic architecture—to date, he has built houses inspired by the shape of a snake, a shark, and a flower to name just a few.
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
“The aim was to create surroundings similar to the maternal cloister,” the architect wrote on his website. “To the refuges of animals or to those of early humans, who made use of caves without modifying their environment, to igloos and all such sheltering spaces: concave like the arms of a mother cradling her child, continuous, ample, and comprehensive.”
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Thinking about the impact of bioclimatic conditions on inhabitants’ physical and psychological well-being, Senosiain used trees and bushes to achieve multiple goals. They create green barriers that filter harsh sunlight, keep the interiors cool, as well as protect the house from dust and noise pollution. Also, the grassy roof protects against heat and cold, helping to maintain comfortable interior temperatures.
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Although the interior of the house feels like an underground cave, it’s connected with the outside by a large window.
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
The walls, ceilings, and built-in furnishings are made of ferro-cement coated with a paste of marble powder and white cement.
The living room features a hand-shaped chair by Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg and a Bubble chair by Eero Aarnio.
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
“This semi-buried house turned out to be sunnier and brighter than conventional houses because the windows can be placed anywhere, and the domes allow the entrance of sunlight from above. Ventilation is facilitated by the aerodynamic form of the dwelling, which allows free circulation of air throughout.”
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
The tunnel that connects the living chamber to the private sleeping areas.
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
The first oval chamber where the living, eating and sleeping areas are located. From here, another tunnel leads towards the second chamber where the sleeping nooks are located.
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
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Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
Modeled after a peanut shell, the house is composed of two spaces connected by a narrow passage. One part contains the private areas, which are used mainly at night, while the brighter one contains the social areas intended for activities during the day.
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
“The house, which includes a living room, dining room, and kitchen, and another place for sleeping, with a dressing room and bath, was based on the elemental functions required by man: a place to live, and fellowship with others,” Senosiain said.
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
“They are spaces whose changing lights and forms are adapted to the natural rhythms of the people who live in them, where the furnishings are integrated with the surroundings, facilitating circulation and making the most of the area available.”
Image credits: Javier Senosiain
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Looks like paradise for both me and my dog (there's a big, hilly yard) ^^ Good job whoever built this!
A hobbit would never live here. It's not cozy enough. I think this place is better suited for the Flintstones.
Sorry, not for me. Bilbo's house in the movie The Hobbit however, now THAT's a comfortable liveable house!
This kinda reminds me of movies where fairies live. I love how unique the shapes look. I would love to live in a house like that, just not near a fault line or an earthquake active place.
I'm in my 70's and ever sense I was about six years old I drew many houses that I swore to mom that I had seen somewhere but never could prove it. This in one of them, maybe not quite the same but underground with round ceilings and holes with pillows to sleep in them. I love this kind of home and I was always thinking that tornado ally should have all been under ground for safety. I could live the rest of my live there and not look back.
Wow. A beautiful home. Clearly designed for those who lead a "minimalist" lifestyle and own few possessions. Somehow I can't see all my c**p fitting in anywhere. Another point I find disturbing is the lack of bookshelves - after all, a "house without books is like a body without a soul"
Emerald green with envy! I always wanted a round dwelling more than anything. What beauty!
If I were younger, I'd enjoy living in a place like this. I'd make it even larger.
So when can I AirBNB, Buy, or Rent this place for an event such as a wedding?? ;-)
Okay, so that "Women Are Evil" incel/troll who created at least 10 accounts has visited this post and downvoted the s**t out of everyone.
It's nice that the architect went down the needs and comfort route. Those spaces aren't that big, but it looks so soothing just to look at them. Apart from that probably being a tad cold, that looks so comfortable and relaxing!
This is fascinating, truly, but I don't think I'd ever be able to go in it. Just he pics are making me feel claustrophobic.
That’s great stuff. I like how they showed what it looked like before the material was poured. I wish the photos weren’t so color saturated though and they’d show how it looks in normal color.
With the glass and the curves of the structure, it looks, to me, more like the Jetsons house if they had an apocalypse and nature was reclaiming the ruins.
Looks like paradise for both me and my dog (there's a big, hilly yard) ^^ Good job whoever built this!
A hobbit would never live here. It's not cozy enough. I think this place is better suited for the Flintstones.
Sorry, not for me. Bilbo's house in the movie The Hobbit however, now THAT's a comfortable liveable house!
This kinda reminds me of movies where fairies live. I love how unique the shapes look. I would love to live in a house like that, just not near a fault line or an earthquake active place.
I'm in my 70's and ever sense I was about six years old I drew many houses that I swore to mom that I had seen somewhere but never could prove it. This in one of them, maybe not quite the same but underground with round ceilings and holes with pillows to sleep in them. I love this kind of home and I was always thinking that tornado ally should have all been under ground for safety. I could live the rest of my live there and not look back.
Wow. A beautiful home. Clearly designed for those who lead a "minimalist" lifestyle and own few possessions. Somehow I can't see all my c**p fitting in anywhere. Another point I find disturbing is the lack of bookshelves - after all, a "house without books is like a body without a soul"
Emerald green with envy! I always wanted a round dwelling more than anything. What beauty!
If I were younger, I'd enjoy living in a place like this. I'd make it even larger.
So when can I AirBNB, Buy, or Rent this place for an event such as a wedding?? ;-)
Okay, so that "Women Are Evil" incel/troll who created at least 10 accounts has visited this post and downvoted the s**t out of everyone.
It's nice that the architect went down the needs and comfort route. Those spaces aren't that big, but it looks so soothing just to look at them. Apart from that probably being a tad cold, that looks so comfortable and relaxing!
This is fascinating, truly, but I don't think I'd ever be able to go in it. Just he pics are making me feel claustrophobic.
That’s great stuff. I like how they showed what it looked like before the material was poured. I wish the photos weren’t so color saturated though and they’d show how it looks in normal color.
With the glass and the curves of the structure, it looks, to me, more like the Jetsons house if they had an apocalypse and nature was reclaiming the ruins.
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