Hobbit House
15 May, 2007
2007-5-15 2:38:27 PM UTC
2007-5-15 2:38:27 PM UTC
"Asked to design a fitting repository for a client’s valuable collection of J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts and artifacts, architect Peter Archer went to the source—the fantasy novels that describe the abodes of the diminutive Hobbits.
“I came back my client and said, ‘I’m not going to make this look like Hollywood,’” Archer recalled, choosing to focus instead on a finely-crafted structure embodying a sense of history and tradition."
This is an interesting idea, but a bit to much like the film's for my liking, what do you think?
Hobbit House
“I came back my client and said, ‘I’m not going to make this look like Hollywood,’” Archer recalled, choosing to focus instead on a finely-crafted structure embodying a sense of history and tradition."
This is an interesting idea, but a bit to much like the film's for my liking, what do you think?
Hobbit House
I have to agree with you. Though if you look carefully at the two penultimate pictures (the three windows and the bookshelves) you can see that a significant portion of the house is under ground level, so at least they made an effort. And the comment under the circular door photo mentioned also needing a standard door to conform to code, so perhaps a fully underground house would have some code issues with roofing or walls or some-such. 
There is a separate article focusing more on the owner than the house in the news section of TCG, here.
By the way, welcome to the site!
There is a separate article focusing more on the owner than the house in the news section of TCG, here.
By the way, welcome to the site!
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