Living on $5000 a year in this Hobbit House

Meet Dan Price, a real life hobbit who has been living in his underground hole in Oregon for the past twenty years. He manages to survive with only $5,000 a year – $100 of which goes on the rent for the land he resides under – and doesn’t believe in “houses or mortgages.”

Dan used to be an office job type of guy, working as a photojournalist in order to support himself, his wife and their two kids and pay the mortgage on their house. He didn’t really give his life too much thought until he read a book by Harlan Hubbard which described an existence without the everyday commodities of modern life. After reading the book, Dan soon packed his bags and moved to a peaceful meadow where he tried out various housing options- a cabin, a flophouse and a tepee, before settling in the hobbit house he lives in today. The 8-foot hole in the ground barely accommodates Dan, a stove, his books, a CD player and some clothes, but it’s everything he really needs. Price, who wants to live a life without stress says “everything is at arm’s length when you are sitting there. It’s human scale. The idea is that you can see everything, no fumbling for stuff – that creates stress.”

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From Old Public Bus into Beautiful Home. I Want One.

Two women from Even Yehuda, Israel, seem to have found a practical solution to the country’s growing housing problem. They have taken a beat-down public transportation bus and turned it into a luxury home anyone would be lucky to live in.

Tali Shaul, a psychotherapist, and Hagit Morevski, an ecological pond water treatment specialist, became friends after their two sons started playing together. Sharing similar views, the two looked for a creative project and joint business idea for a long time, before finding their inspiration in the pages of a women’s style magazine. “I read an article about alternative housing solutions, such as containers and tents,” Shaul told Xnet, “and suggested Hagit and I turn an old bus into a living space.” That same week, they went to a scrapyard and bought an old public transportation bus. After stripping away all the seats and clearing up the space for the big transformation, Tali and Hagit found themselves wondering whether to keep the original outlay of the bus or turn it into a container-like space. Unable to make a decision on heir own, they reached out to their designer friend, Vered Sofer Drori, who ultimately found a way to keep the bus’ general layout and design the living space around it.

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The coolest house ever in Japan

Creative house in Tokyo features cleverly integrated slide that allows people to quickly travel from one floor to another. Designed by LEVEL architects, this amazing family house is equipped with rounded corners, hardwood floors, and modern furniture. Imagine being able to slide anywhere in your house, how awesome this that!!

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Vagabond will keep you safe from all the zombies out there

Ever wonder how will you survive if there is a zombie apocalypse? Don't worry, this year winner of the zombie safe house competition came up with this amazing design to keep you safe from all the zombies out there. It has everything you need from camouflage shell to solar energy, everything you need to survive.

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Soft Light Art Glass House

Amazing house designed by Bassam El Okeily in Belgium. This house doesn't only look cool during the day, but at night the house transforms into a soft light art.

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