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J.R.R. Tolkien once described Bilbo Baggins’ hobbit home in Bag End as a verdant one, meant for comfort and good living. He said, that it was “Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.” Today, several companies are taking that fantastical image of comfort to heart and are building real, prefabricated, and eco-friendly hobbit homes.
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What is an eco-friendly hobbit home?
If you take the image of a hobbit hole and zhuzh it up a bit with a few modern comforts, you might come close to creating what a company called Green Magic Homes has been working on for the past few years. According to My Modern Met, these prefabricated hobbit holes represent the future of eco-friendly housing.
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What are hobbit homes made out of?
Each Green Magic Home is composed of prefabricated, vaulted panels constructed of recycled, laminate materials that anchor into the foundation and each other. Those walls are then reinforced by soil, which buries the plastic walls partially underground, thereby protecting the house from inclement weather and UV radiation. This process also insulates the hobbit home and allows for the natural world to grow atop it.
The homes are highly customizable, so they can be built to fit just about any specification. Ducts can be added, as can water lines, septic plumbing, electrical wiring, and heating or cooling systems. According to the Green Magic Homes website, the shape and construction of these hobbit homes ensure that they require between 50 and 70 percent less energy than a conventional home.
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They can be large enough to furnish as spectacularly as Bilbo’s house on the top of the hill, or small enough to be considered an underground tiny home. On top of all that, hobbit houses can apparently be built in a number of days, rather than the weeks and months it takes to build a full-size house. According to My Modern Met, three people can build a fully formed house in just three days.
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How much would it cost to build a hobbit house?
So how much does all this energy efficiency and eco-friendliness cost? According to BuzzFeed, a Green Magic Home will run you about $41,000 for a house of about 1,000 square feet.
Of course, some people have built their own hobbit homes for less. For instance, New Atlas recently spoke to a man named Simon Dale, who single-handedly built his hobbit home in West Wales.
Dale’s version was not made of plastic, however. His hobbit hole was more traditional and was constructed of oak wood, stone, and mud for the retaining walls. He even cleverly employed the use of straw for insulation. And while Dale’s home is admittedly less “comfortable” than a Baggins might like, it was about $30,000 cheaper. Heck, Dale will even gave out his version of the plans for free. He’s more than willing to help people live that same low-impact lifestyle.
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Do hobbit homes present any problems?
As it turns out, there are a few environmental downsides to living in your own version of Hobbiton.
According to The Spruce, the lack of proper insulation means that the vast majority of these structures are only really suitable for those in warm climates — though, if global temperatures continue to rise, that will be most of the world before long.
Apparently, the thickness of the walls only provides as much protection from the elements as a single-pane storm window. The cost is also significant, as stated earlier. In fact, according to Green Magic Homes, the cost of building is more like $125 or $200 a square foot, and that doesn’t even count preparing the foundation. This is for a turnkey solution built from the ground up, however, so the cost may just vary from case to case.
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Completely waterproofed, with clean spaces, Green Magic Homes are built with modular components manufactured with the latest generation of fiber reinforced polymer technology. The structures offer infinite design possibilities and comfort, quick assembly and total security at an engineering and construction level.
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10 Real-Life Hobbit Homes from Around the World
Hobbit homes, the underground residences of the tiny creatures from the J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictions have become popular over the years. The hobbit houses came into attention majorly after they appeared in the Lord of the Rings movie and now they are one of the most favorite childhood fantasies for people around the world.
These earth-sheltered homes are a great source of inspiration for eco-friendly architecture and design industry.
To satiate your fantasy for the shire more, we have compiled a list of hobbit homes from around the world.
Hobbit House by Simon Dale
Simon Dale has built this hobbit home with the help of his family and friends. It is made from sustainable materials and scrap wood in about four months of time and spending £3,000 (approx. $4,200). It is nearly invisible at first sight thanks to the most part built into the landscape.
This hobbit home stands on a timber frame while its roof is made of layer of straw bales and is covered with plastic sheets to restrict water from seeping in. The walls are lime plastered and the entire house is covered in a layer of mud to ensure it blends ever so nicely with the surroundings.
The hobbit house also has a compost toilet, solar panels for power, water diverted from a nearby spring and an unusual fridge that cools with air from underneath its foundation.
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The Shire of Montana
If you wish to spend a few days in a hobbit home, The Shire of Montana run by Steve Michaels and his wife Christine is definitely the best place you can get.
This partially underground suite is embraced within the earth. It offers modern day conveniences while also incorporates the mystique and caricature of a cozy home featured in fantasy books.
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Hobbitowa in Krzywcza, Poland
Bogdan Pękalski, an experienced self-builder has built this beautiful hobbit home on his own trying to make it blend into the landscape. The house is mainly made from wood, stones and clay. The interior is plastered with clay while lime is used for exterior. It has a living room, bathroom and two bedrooms, spanning over about 45-square-meter.
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Hobbit House Rental in Washington, United States
Built by Kristie Wolfe, this amazing earth house is available for night stays through Airbnb. It is a unique dwelling buried into the ground for resembling a hobbit-hole house. There is also a round door and a number of architectural details to make it look like a house from the shire.
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Hobbit Mountain Hole
Located on a mountain surrounded by nature in British Columbia, Canada, this hobbit hideaway is a beautiful place to disconnect from busy life. There is one bedroom and one bathroom to accommodate two guests. Guests also have access to a small fridge, microwave and an outdoor grill.
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Hobbitenango Casitas, Guatemala
This hobbit house in Guatemala is constructed with natural materials and eco-friendly methods. It has a double bed, a large fireplace, bathroom with hot shower, and a furnished outdoor patio. The place offers views of the valleys and volcanoes in the vicinity.
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Hobbit House Near San Diego
Equipped with an iconic round door, granite rock walls and beautiful wood beam ceilings, this fantasy dwelling is inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s, “The Hobbit”.
There is a murphy bed, wood-burning fireplace, a small bar and a toilet outside. The hobbit house is surrounded by hiking and walking trails. It can be booked from Airbnb.
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Hobbit House in Netherlands
This house is completely covered with moss and sand on the outside and has round windows and round door to resemble a hobbit hole. It has a bathroom with shower and toilet and a fully equipped kitchen. There is a lovely double bed and a bunk bed for sleeping in this vacation rental.
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Hobbit House of Pawling
This cozy hobbit house rental features a hot tub. There are two bedrooms with king-size beds, a queen size pull out couch in living room with fireplace and two bathrooms each with walk-in shower. It has facilities looked for in a weekend getaway.
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Hobbit House in Vermont, United States
This earth-sheltered, fantasy architecture home was completed in 2018. Charming Tolkien-inspired interior styling, antiques and special touches are added to give it feeling of a hobbit house. There is a queen bed in the master bed nook which adjoins a full bath with a claw foot tub. You can rent it on Airbnb.
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This is a house I built for our family in Wales. It was built by myself and my father in law with help from passers by and visiting friends. 4 months after starting we were moved in and cosy. I estimated 1000-1500 man hours and £3000 in materials. Not really so much in house buying terms (roughly £60/sq m excluding labour).
The house was built with maximum regard for the environment and by reciprocation gave us a unique opportunity to live close to nature. It housed our family whilst we worked in the woodland surrounding the house doing ecological woodland management and setting up a forest garden, things that would have been impossible had we had to pay a regular rent or mortgage. The main tools used were a chainsaw, hammer and 1 inch chisel, little else really. I was not a builder or carpenter, my experience was only having had a go at one similar house 2yrs before and a bit of mucking around inbetween. This kind of building is accessible to anyone. My main relevant skills were being able bodied, having self belief and perseverence and a mate or two to give a lift now and again.
Some key points of the design and construction:
- Dug into hillside for low visual impact and shelter
- Stone and mud from diggings used for retaining walls, foundations etc.
- Frame of oak thinnings (spare wood) from surrounding woodland
- Reciprocal roof rafters are structurally and aesthaetically fantastic and very easy to do
- Straw bales in floor, walls and roof for super-insulation and easy building
- Plastic sheet and mud/turf roof for low impact and ease
- Lime plaster on walls is breathable and low energy to manufacture (compared to cement)
- Reclaimed (scrap) wood for floors and fittings
- Anything you could possibly want is in a rubbish pile somewhere (windows, burner, plumbing, wiring.
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- Woodburner for heating – renewable and locally plentiful
- Flue goes through big stone/plaster lump to retain and slowly release heat
- Fridge is cooled by air coming underground through foundations
- Skylight in roof lets in natural feeling light
- Solar panels for lighting, music and computing
- Water by gravity from nearby spring
- Compost toilet
- Roof water collects in pond for garden etc.
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The Building Process
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Hole dug and level, post positions marked out, dry stone foundation walls down, first retaining wall built against front bank. |
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| 30 or so small trees and a bit of chainsawing later. Lift logs, prop up, nail together and continue until no longer wobbly. |
Split logs over the top and palettes on the floor. Tree in to prop up sleeping platform. Palettes on the floor to take insulating bales. |
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| Straw delivery. Cotton sheets then straw bales on the roof and cover it up with plastic, other bales inside, quick before it rains. |
Build straw bale wall inside, a fun and quick job. The bales are stacked on rough dry stone wall and staked together with hazel sticks. Inside bales go on pallette floor ready for floorboards on top. |
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| Pop windows in the holes, stuff straw into any gaps then chainsaw trim the bales smooth with cute roundy corners. |
Father-in-law and tool bench, 4.30am. All tools lost, snowing outside, no doors, plastering underway. |
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Spring, mud on the roof, plastering and whitewashing done, landscaping nearly finished, beer brewing, bread in the oven. |
The Design:
The design of the house comes mostly from the combination of the following considerations:
- Analysis of functions > elements > materials
- Site survey (slope, features, aspect, access etc.)
- Zoning, relationships of activities and requirements
- Aesthetic, sculptural play
- See how it goes, what works and feels good
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NB. Ideally the design of our lives is seamless with integrated relations between all the spaces, activities and things with which we live. In this case however, mention is limited to that which comes inside the physical structure of the house to save unravelling the whole of the metaphorical woolly jumper.
Live Like Hobbits In These 10 Hobbit Homes Around The World
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Houses with circular doors, surrounding vegetation, beautiful gardens, and corridors with views of mesmerizing sunsets are some things to expect.
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Hobbit homes are some of the most fascinating dwelling places one can be in. These tiny little homes are not just built for small people but just about anyone who loves a unique lodging experience. And believe it or not, these dwellings are just as luxurious as any home can be and also spacious enough for all the comfort one needs. Think of lodges with circular doors, surrounding green vegetation, round windows, beautiful gardens, and corridors with views of mesmerizing sunsets. Those are the kind of views these hobbit homes offer. While heading to these Hobbit homes around the world, remember that tea is at four and that Bilbo’s 111th birthday starts as soon as the sun sets. Also, don’t bother knocking!
10 Hobbitowa, Krzywcza, Poland
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There are many unique things one can see in Poland, from the mysterious forest in Gryfino to a city made of salt, but none of those attractions offer the kind of unique lodging experience that Hobbitowa offers.
This unique underground dwelling located in Krzywcza features luxurious furnishing and wide glass windows that present great views of the surrounding lush forest. Besides the peace of the lodge, the spacious interior also makes the stay more enjoyable.
9 Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata, New Zealand
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No list of hobbit homes will be complete without the humble hobbit home of the Baggins. Located in Matamata, New Zealand, this unique dwelling is one that brought the idea of hobbit homes to many. The beautiful garden and the surrounding green vegetation can still be seen there today. One thing to keep in mind, though is that the Hobbit house in Matamata cannot be booked, although many still visit to take in the gorgeous views of this unique dwelling in the shire.
8 The Shire Of Montana, Trout Creek, Montana
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A stay in the Shire of Montana is an opportunity to experience a magical and cozy stay in the wilderness of Montana. It combines the features of an underground dwelling and the comfort of a luxurious hotel. The hidden hobbit home features a spacious interior with amenities ranging from electronics to kitchen tools. The lodge is also creatively built to conserve heat and provide a peaceful atmosphere to keep visitors comfortable and relaxed at all times.
7 Wisconsin Hobbit House, USA
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Sometimes, nothing beats a quiet stay in a beautiful 1970s earth home in a remote location.
It feels magical and unreal, and this is what visitors will enjoy in the Earth-Sheltered in River Falls, Wisconsin. The cozy little Hobbit home features a spacious 2,200 square feet interior which is beautifully decorated and filled with cozy amenities such as baths, fireplaces, and car garages. The surrounding scenery also makes it seem like a location in a fantasy movie that’s yet to be released.
Related: 10 Lakeside Hotels & Resorts Worth Visiting Wisconsin For
6 Underground Hygge, Washington, USA
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Staying at normal hotels is appealing and cozy, but it may be too regular for many. Sometimes what one needs is a simple stay in a hobbit home such as Underground Hygge in Washington.
This Airbnb hobbit home is located near the Columbia River, surrounded by gorgeous grasses and trees with a front area where one can sit and watch the beautiful skies while telling or listening to inspiring tales. A queen-sized bed, electricity, a fireplace, and a bathroom are some of the amenities featured in this hole in the ground.
5 Hobbit House, Geversduin, Netherlands
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The idea of hobbit homes has spread far and wide, giving rise to many hobbit homes, such as the Hobbit House in Geversduin, Netherlands. This hobbit home offers a unique and secluded camping experience as it is surrounded by lush forests and shaded under tall trees. The interior of this dream house is spacious enough to accommodate an entire family, and with a beach nearby, there are lots of interesting activities one can enjoy while staying here.
4 The Hobbit House In Wales
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Wales is a unique destination in Europe where one can enjoy a magical vacation, and one exciting place to enjoy a stay in the country is the Hobbit house located in Rhayader. This unique lodge overlooks the gorgeous green hills of the area and comes with a small outdoor sitting area where one can relax and suck in the scenery. Within the luxurious interior of the house are amenities which include – a hot tub, three bedrooms with queen-sized beds, and a spacious kitchen area.
Related: Why This is The Most Photographed House In Wales
3 Hobbit Mountain Hole, Canada
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Hobbit Mountain Hole is one of the closest in design to the original shire dwelling, but besides that, a stay in this house is a nature-inclined one. Located in the Kootenay region of Canada, this hobbit home is covered in lush vegetation and is surrounded by lots of vegetation. The interior of the home is furnished with beautiful decor that makes it feel more like a middle-earth dwelling.
2 The Hobbit House, Hawaii, U.S.
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Many things make Hawaii unique, from dense forests with miles of hiking trails to beaches with exciting waves for surfing and stunning mountains.
But there’s more, and the hobbit home is one of them. This dream house presents the enchantment of a Hobbiton even as it stands in the lush landscape of Hawaii. The hobbit home is located in Oahu near the Waimanalo beach and is surrounded by the Ko’olau mountain range. Visitors will be presented with spacious bedrooms and a cozy living area as well as amenities ranging from – well-equipped bathrooms to hot tubs and queen-size beds. Besides the enchanting middle-earth experience one will enjoy in this hobbit home, there are exciting activities one can do in the surrounding forests.
1 Hobbit House, Scotland, UK
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The unique landscape is the perfect spot for a fantasy adventure, and a stay in the hobbit house near Tomich is a great place to begin.
What makes this hobbit house particularly special is the fact that the builder had no idea of the movie at the time of the building’s construction. Yet the door and the uniquely furnished interior of the house look identical to the hobbit home from the epic movie. One might be tempted to think this could have been the inspiration for Peter Jackson’s design of the hobbit abode in the Lord of the Rings movies.
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Located in Rogers, 11.3 km from Walmart Corporate Headquarters and 6.3 km from Walnut Plaza Shopping Center, The Hobbit House – NEW Hot Tub! – Unique Arkansas Earth Ship! offers free WiFi and air conditioning. This self-catered vacation home features a private pool, a garden and free private parking.
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Cash Village Shopping Center is 6.6 km from the vacation home, while Frisco Station Mall is 8 km from the property. The nearest airport is Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, 29 km from The Hobbit House – NEW Hot Tub! – Unique Arkansas Earth Ship!.
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There’s no other home like the Hobbit House! A HANDCRAFTED Earth Ship built by its owners, this is an entirely sustainable vacation home. Enjoy live indoor plants, a back yard pool, hot tub, & TONS of sleeping space for big groups. 5min from DT Rogers & 5min from Beaver Lake.
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The Hobbit House has 3 connected sections:
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This 6 Bedroom (3 King, 1 Queen, 2 Full + a bonus air mattress) Earth Ship home tells a story of a family who wasn’t afraid to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Hand built and self-sustaining, the Hobbit House features a giant circular “Hobbit” door for entry, hand-packed and hand-painted walls, GIANT indoor plants that are naturally watered by recycled rain or shower water, and a large pool with an outdoor shower.
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Real Hobbit Homes If you think hobbits are fictional characters, think again. Surely undergrowths once existed on this earth, like all other species. But one day the hobbit had to leave his home in the Shire. And thanks to one famous writer, these creatures scattered around the world. Gandalf the White cast a spell on them, thanks to which ordinary people cannot see them, but if you look closely, you can find evidence of their existence. After all, they also need somewhere to live…
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So, let’s imagine that hobbits do exist and look at the houses in which they could well live. 2. The first evidence of the existence of hobbits can be found in Scotland and Finland, and they are hundreds of years old. 3. Hobbits appeared on earth a long time ago, and in exchange for our hospitality, they agreed to help people. And although the number of hobbits is too small (like themselves), representatives of the human race were able to feel their support. 4. And while many hobbit houses are very neatly built, some of them seem to have been created in a hurry. 5. Hobbits are especially good at certain areas of life because they follow their heart and their stomach. Not surprisingly, in places like Hopetown, California, a small community of these undersized people has also appeared. 6. But sometimes they can get down to work too zealously and, for example, make so many bottles of wine that they do not have time to sell. But this is not a problem, because hobbits are cheerful people and like to drink.
7. Basically, their huts are very neat and clean. Chroniclers claim that although they may also live in hotels underground, these hotels are not ordinary. The main thing here is comfort and homeliness. At the same time, many hobbits prefer to live in the countryside, many live in the suburbs, succumbing to all the delights of modern life, and sometimes completely forgetting about the idea of a “hut” for their homes. 8. Usually such hobbits are ridiculed by their fellows, who prefer a rural lifestyle. 9. But building entire villages for hobbits is not the wisest decision, some representatives of the hobbit diaspora (in particular, the Gamgi clan) could not resist the temptation. 10. Although this can lead to danger of collapse or disorderly settlement, this small community of hobbits has proven that it is quite possible to create entire villages. 11. The often harsh nature of the new home has caused many hobbits to forget some aspects of their inherent architecture. However, some traditions remained unchanged, such as the round green door.
But at the same time, many no longer have a yellow round handle on the door … 12. Some hobbits, in particular, the Sturish subspecies, are attracted by the sea. 13. There they fish and live quietly and calmly. 14. Their ancient and inexorable ban on rings and other jewels has been preserved to this day. 15. Many hobbits have connected their lives with the wine industry and the food industry. However, the hobbits excelled in other activities as well. 16. These trading centers are especially helpful for young hobbits who have learned to hang out. 17. Many families of hobbits are engaged in farming, maintaining a long tradition. They abandoned modern conveniences such as electricity and automobiles. 18. Hobbits are very law-abiding citizens. All disputes and disagreements are settled in the Hobbit Parliament. 19. But you can’t just get into another kingdom. However, some supernatural beings can see hobbits despite Gandalf’s spell. 20. For some hobbits, their new world was full of dangers.
And for some, just walking out the door is already an adventure. 21. The English Lestrange family founded several hobbit farms in hopes of gaining dominance in the real estate market. Despite protests and laws, this trend continues today. 22. Hobbits today are persecuted, so many of their houses are built quickly, without the usual attention and care for them, and when their inhabitants are in danger, it is very easy to evacuate from these houses. 23. It is not surprising that so many hobbits now often move. 24. We can’t show you pictures of hobbit farms because they are too shocking. But we can share pictures of the aftermath of the Lestrange raid on one of the hobbit houses. 25. This once beautiful residence of the Brandybook family has been reduced to rubble. 26. Home comfort and warm interior were looted. 27. No wonder the hobbits decided to live in secret and invisible to all people. 28. But there is also a bright side to the life of hobbits. As human society progresses, so does Hobbit society, including their architecture.
29. Although hobbits are not friendly with technology, they can tolerate some gadgets if they do not change their traditional way of life much. 30. Hobbits love to experiment. 31. This also applies to the architectural forms of their houses. 32. They welcome green projects and solar energy. 33. In general, they say that it was the culture of the hobbits that influenced the human, and not vice versa. 34. Therefore, the next time you see a hole in the ground, think – is this not a hobbit’s house? Maybe you stumbled upon the hut of a diaspora hobbit?
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Hobbit House, ice cellar and suburb of London: wonders of the Tver region
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Hobbit House, ice cellar and suburb of London:
wonders of the Tver region
Vitaliy Kovalchuk
Reserved corners near Tver, which are rarely visited by tourists, are especially good in winter.
Abandoned estates and temples in the middle of snowdrifts, framed by amazing nature and silence, are very picturesque. It’s time to go: the roads are rolled, potholes under the snow are not felt so much. Where to find the “wrong” church in the Tver region, see the Teremok station, the Roman rotunda and even the “hobbit house” – in the material of RIA Novosti.
“Smart House” of the 18th century
In the vicinity of Torzhok, the estate of the architect Nikolai Lvov, Nikolskoye-Cherenchitsy, has been preserved. From the city along the country road – about 30 minutes. Even in cold weather, the estate deserves a leisurely stroll.
At the entrance there is a round rotunda temple in the Roman style. It contains the tomb of the Lvovs.
St. Nicholas Church-tomb – one of the masterpieces of Nikolai Lvov
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St. Nicholas Church-tomb, view from the inside
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Nicholas Church-tomb – one of the masterpieces of St. Nicholas © 9003 9003 Photo: Vitaliy Kovalchuk
Half a kilometer away, by the hill, is a very unusual smithy made of stone boulders. Reminds me of a hobbit home. The architect bought these stones from local peasants.
Nikolskoe-Cherenchitsy, a forge similar to a “hobbit house”
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The mansion itself is now dilapidated. And in the 18th century it was an advanced engineering masterpiece – a real “smart house” with plumbing, air heating, ventilation, aromatization of rooms.
Nikolskoe-Cherenchitsy, the main house of the Lvov estate
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Next to it is a small pyramid: it is a cellar-glacier. It was two-level, here Nikolai Lvov kept equipment and materials for his experiments. In the manor park there are still lindens and oaks planted in the 18th-19th centuries. In the building of the local library, which is located right there, there is a museum of Nikolai Lvov.
Nikolskoye-Cherenchitsy, pyramid cellar
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This estate could be the same symbol of the Tver region as Yasnaya Polyana is for the Tula region. It is a pity that so far Nikolskoye-Cherenchitsy has not been restored.
A village with character
In the outback, 80 kilometers from Torzhok, there is the village of Borzyni. They say that its unusual name is associated with the rebelliousness and stubbornness that the locals were famous for. Previously, a very busy trade route passed through the village. At the beginning of the last century, 400 people lived here – now no more than 40.
The museum in Borzyny is located in the building of 1828.
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There are no hotels, cafes or restaurants in Borzyny. But here is the only Museum of Peasant Pedigrees in Russia – in a merchant two-story wooden house of the 19th century.
The exposition features stories of different families, old photographs. One stand is dedicated to the notorious People’s Commissar of Internal Affairs of the USSR Nikolai Yezhov, who celebrated the new year 1939 in this village.
Museum in the greyhounds, objects of peasant life
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Museum in the greyhounds, Exposition
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Museum in the greyhounds, Objects of peasant life
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school, which has been in this building for several decades. You will be able to look through textbooks and recipes of that time, hold office supplies in your hands.
Museum in Borzyny, in Soviet times there was a school here
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Museum in Borzyny, school supplies of the early 20th century
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Museum in Borzyny, text from a textbook from the early 20th century
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in Soviet times there was a school here
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The Church of the Savior of the Holy Image in Borzyny was built in 1755 at the expense of the landowner Artemy Shishkov (according to other sources – Shishkin).
Perhaps it was designed by Savva Chevakinsky, a famous architect of the 18th century. Even dilapidated, the temple makes a strong impression. The dome is still in place.
Church in the greyhounds is probably built according to the project of the court architect Savva Chevakinsky
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Church of the Savior of a Miraculous Image in Borzynei
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Church in the greyhound, interior
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The church in Borzyny was probably built according to the design of the court architect Savva Chevakinsky
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Not according to the canon
Five kilometers from Borzyn is the village of Bor. Pay attention to the wooden house of the timber merchants Kozlovs (1899). At first glance, this is a typical mansion with a mezzanine.
But the lower logs were painted with white and black paint and looked like a vest.
Village of Bor, home of the Kozlov timber merchants (1890)
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House of the Kozlov timber merchants. The owner wrote on the facade not only the year of construction, but also the year of painting the building
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Village Bor, picnic at the Kozlovs Forestry House
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Village Bor, House of Forestry of Kozlovs (1890)
© 9000 family from Moscow. Since it stands on the banks of the Poved River, the new owners dubbed it the “Zapovedny Manor”. Restoration will take at least two years, then, probably, the house will become a tourist center. Although travelers are already being accepted as part of tour groups. You can dine in nature: the menu includes fish soup cooked on a fire, barbecue and pies.
Four kilometers from Bor is the abandoned village of Gornitsy. You can only get there on foot or by snowmobile. The local Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God (1795) is one of the most amazing creations of the self-taught architect Nikolai Lvov.
Upper Rooms, Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God (1795)
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Road between Bor and Upper Rooms
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Upper Rooms, Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God (1795 years)
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It was erected in violation of many canons. So, the main entrance is from the north, and not from the west, as it should be. The bell tower is crowned with a rotunda instead of a dome, and on the lower floor is the tomb of the owners of these lands, the Beklemishev family.
This temple is in a very deplorable state, and it is worth hurrying to see it.
Like a suburb of London
The small town of Kuvshinovo is not the most popular place among tourists, but it is interesting. It is better to start acquaintance with him from the railway station. Art Nouveau wooden building (1912 year) with carved owls and dragons resembles a fairy-tale tower.
Kushvyvinovo, station building (1912)
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Winter morning at Kushvyvinovo station
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Kushvynovo, Station building (1912)
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2222 In the neighborhood – a water tower and hostels. “The houses are built in the English style. If not for our fences, the complete impression is that we are in the suburbs of London,” says the guide Denis Ivlev.
Kushvynovo station, water tower (1912)
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Kushvinovo is famous for its buildings of the late XIX – early XX centuries
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Kushvynovo station (1912)
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The branch from Torzhok to Soblago is considered a protected railway.
There is still a special control system here: a baton, which is issued to the driver, serves as a permission to travel. A semaphore and a hand arrow have been preserved at the Rantsevo station. True, you can get to it by train only twice a week: the Kuvshinovo-Ostashkov train runs on Mondays and Fridays.
The railroad appeared here thanks to the entrepreneur Yulia Kuvshinova. This lady became famous not only for her business acumen, but also for caring for the workers.
Kuvshinovo station, houses for employees (1910s). The houses were built in the English style
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Monument to Yulia Kuvshinova
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Kuvshinovo station, houses for employees (1910s). The houses were built in the English style
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In 1913, she built the People’s House here – one of the main buildings of the city.
Nearby is the hostel of the paper mill. Maxim Gorky stayed there and Sergei Ozhegov, the author of the dictionary of the Russian language, was born.
Kuvshinovo, People’s House (1913)
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Kuvshinovo, People’s House. Now here is the House of Culture
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Kuvshinovo. The house where Gorky stayed (photo 2016). In 2020, the stone part collapsed
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Kuvshinovo, People’s House (1913)
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It is worth allocating several days to explore the surroundings of Kuvshinovo and Torzhok, there are many interesting things. It is better to settle in Torzhok, there are a couple of hotels and private apartments that are rented to tourists.
In Kuvshinovo there is the only hotel “Kamenka”, but the conditions in it are modest.
True, the bath complex is worthy – for winter trips this is a huge plus.
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Houses reminiscent of the minks of the heroes of The Lord of the Rings in the fairy-tale village of Hobbiton are being built today and in real life.
Usually they are arranged in the slopes of small hills, and only their windows and entrance are visible from the outside, as a rule, facing south. The earth in such a house serves as a “blanket” that protects it from cold, rain, wind and natural wear and tear.
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Dugout houses in Switzerland
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A settlement of dugout houses was built in the Swiss Alps, in the town of Dietikon. The author of the project is the architect Peter Vech, head of the Swiss bureau Vetsch Architektur, a supporter of green building. Such buildings he calls “inhabited sculpture”.
Houses almost completely sunk into the ground are located around a small pond, and the entrance to this complex is not easy to see from the outside. The area of each of the nine houses is from 60 to 200 m2. The rooms where the tenants are mainly at night are located in the northern parts of the houses, and the “day” rooms are facing south. The bathrooms and stairs to the basement are placed in the center, with all the bathrooms illuminated by sunlight entering through the skylights.
Walls and roof made of shotcrete. On top of it are laid a heat-insulating layer of foamed recycled glass 25 cm thick, a polymer-bitumen vapor barrier resistant to plant roots, geotextile and soil taken from the building site.
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Villa Vals
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Villa Vals was built in the Alps, in the Swiss city of Vals, according to the project of the Dutch bureau SeARCH together with CMA (Rotterdam – Zurich). Local materials were used for its construction – for example, local Waltz quartzite was used for the facade. During the construction of the villa, it was necessary to go 15 meters deep into the hill, so the retaining wall is made of very durable reinforced cast concrete. The entrance to the house is a 2-level “gatehouse” made of stone and wood – it is connected to the main house by a 28-meter concrete tunnel.
The plan of the house is a rectangle with an ellipse of a terrace with a spring and a jacuzzi cut into it.
The terrace is surrounded by a ring-shaped façade with windows of different sizes at different heights, reflecting the complex arrangement of the interior spaces (at different levels), resembling a puzzle in cross section. On the ground floor there is a kitchen with a dining room, a living room and a bedroom with a library. One and a half upper levels contain three bedrooms with bathrooms.
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Malator House in Wales
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The villa is nicknamed “Teletubbie House” because of its resemblance to the home of cartoon characters. It is almost completely hidden underground, with the exception of two glazed facades, one of which faces the sea. Its landscaped roof merges with the surrounding natural landscape. The plan of the house is made in the form of a horn and is divided into three zones: the daytime space is located in the center, and bedrooms with bathrooms adjoin it on the sides. Thanks to high-quality thermal insulation and a high level of thermal inertia (the ability of fences to maintain a relatively constant temperature of the inner surface with periodic changes in outside temperature), combined with radiant heating that consumes the heat of the exhaust ventilation air, this house requires very little energy for heating.
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Bolton Eco House
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The owner of the future house, famous football player Gary Neville, was interested in preserving its natural environment, so this one-story four-bedroom house of 920 m 2 was planned to be carefully built into the hillside, and to green its roof. The house was conceived as an eco-friendly building with zero CO2 emissions 2 . The project included a heat pump, solar panels and windmills.
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One can argue about the necessity and rationality of such housing, but the famous film adaptation gave a new impetus to the trend – the construction of both fabulous and modern housing in the form of burrow houses covered with earth. Probably, they are good because they allow you to retire, while being in comfortable conditions.
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The design of the DELABIE handrails from the Nylon Clean series gives people with limited mobility more ease of movement, and the special coating has antibacterial properties that remain throughout the entire service life.
Red brick from brutalism to postmodernism
Together with the BRAER company, we recall vivid examples of the use of brick in brutalist architecture – a trend that was able to refresh perception and revive emotions. His recent experience proves that the simplest red brick is relevant.
Maybe even – more than.
Glass for SBER:
freedom of sight
AGC offers a wide range of architectural glass products that meet today’s energy efficiency requirements while delivering superior visual performance. About AGC products, which are also exclusive, on the example of the new building of Sberbank City, where several types of premium glass were used, including one designed specifically for this facility
The art of being invisible
Architects Aleksandra Helminskaya-Leontieva, Olga Sushko and Pavel Ladygin share with readers their experience of using innovative Invisiline ventilation grilles in designing modern interiors.
“Donskie Zori” – 7 years on the market!
Grandmaster indicators of the Russian manufacturer:
93 types of hand-moulded bricks, annual output – 15,400,000 pieces,
frost resistance and strength – higher than European analogues,
excellent logistics and – already – a warehouse program!
And also: best-selling bricks and exclusive for special projects
Houses from Porotherm
at Open Village 2022
Wienerberger invites you to visit the exhibition
Open Village from 16 to 31 July
in the cottage village “Tikhie Zori” in the Moscow region. This summer you will be able to see 22 houses built using different technologies.
point-blank question
We tell and show on the example of three buildings how using the BAUT system it is possible to create a large surface with “crenellated” masonry: a school, a library and a business center.
HPL – Fundermax Individualdecor panels are a new word in design…
Fundermax HPL panels combine all the latest properties of finishing materials and offer maximum freedom for creativity and design.
Tula brick
The BRAER plant near Tula produces 140 million conventional bricks per year, each of which will last at least 200 years. We tell how the advanced Russian enterprise works.
Stylish plumbing for a new life of a masterpiece of Russian…
Restoration of an avant-garde monument is a responsible and time-consuming task. However, no less challenging is the need to adapt the experimental residential building of the end of 19from the 1920s to modern use, combining contemporary demands for quality of life with the laconic aesthetics of early modernism. The plumbing fixtures of the German brand Duravit helped the authors of the restoration project with this.
My own game
New Horizons offers an alternative to imported playgrounds: original, reliable and functional playgrounds that the company has been designing and building for over 20 years.
Sustainability.
Way of materialization. Brick
ARCH-Moscow 2022: KIRILL presents
installation SKY and EARTH made of 20 types of Russian handmade bricks from Donskie Zori, ModFormat, Edelhaus klinker brands
SURF BROTHERS club. Scale of light and color
When creating a lighting concept, first of all, you need to ask yourself a certain idea that will run through the entire project. For Surf Brothers, we can boldly formulate the motto “Sea of light and color.”
Baumit presents the most beautiful facade in Europe 2022
The most prestigious architects and construction companies gathered for the awards ceremony for the most beautiful facades in Europe.
Overcoming the walls
Skarnu apartamentai was built in the very heart of Old Riga. It was possible to implement the key solutions for the architectural image – inclined and relief masonry – using the BAUT system.
Hilti solutions for translucent structures
In order for the glazing to be not only beautiful, but reliable and safe, it is initially necessary to choose a stained glass system suitable for a particular object. Depending on the tasks facing architects and designers, Hilti offers a number of solutions and technologies that simplify the installation of translucent structures and ensure the reliability, durability and safety of their attachment points and adjoining to the reinforced concrete frame of the building.
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Object
Canyon for city life
The MVRDV-designed Valley complex opened in Amsterdam: architects connected offices, housing, entertainment venues and even an “incubator” for researchers with a multi-level green public space.
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Interior as landscape
Working on the spaces of the hotel in Svetlogorsk, the workshop of Olesya Levkovich sought to complement the impressions received by guests from the nature of the Baltic Sea coast.
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Finished look
A frame house with three bedrooms and a terrace, for which the architects thought over not only the construction technology, but also the furnishings – all the furniture and household items were also created by the Delo workshop.
Object
learning space
Fuqiang Elementary School in Shenzhen by People’s Architecture Office.
Competition results
Golden capital 2022
We are talking about the results of the architectural rating “Golden Capital”, which was held in Novosibirsk for the 26th time. The main award goes to the architectural bureau GORA.
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Lighthouse on the hill
The observation deck, built as part of the My Bay project, gives the residents of Murmansk the opportunity to enjoy the nature of their native land, catch the northern sun or hide from the weather.
Object
fish bridge
A pedestrian and bicycle bridge in suburban Sydney designed by Sam Crawford Architects is inspired by local fauna and Aboriginal traditions.
Interview
CODE: “In remote cities, it’s no secret, there is a shortage of personnel”
About the benefits of blue, visual chaos and general and special problems of the environment of Russian cities: we are talking with the authors of the Design Code for Arctic Settlements Ksenia Deeva, Anastasia Konareva and Irina Krasnoperova, participants of the Yandex Q webinar, which will be held on September 17.
Object
There will be a garden city
The General Plan Institute is working on a project-study of an area of more than a thousand hectares in the Voronovo region. The result is comparable to an ideal city, and it combines the ideas of a “garden city” and a compact urbanized, but low-rise building with red lines, streets, squares and functions that are within walking distance, in equal proportions.
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The logic of life
The light installation, installed by Andrey Perlich in the atrium of the Federation Towers, balances on the verge between the mathematical order of construction and the variety of options for perceiving perspectives.
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“Polished image”
The oat processing plant, designed by the IDOM bureau, is located in the picturesque landscape of Navarre and therefore received a “polished” look that does not disturb the surroundings.
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Volunteer’s hut
A micro-house designed by the Archdvor bureau for people who are ready to combine travel with participation in the restoration of abandoned villages and architectural monuments. The first Izbushk’s have been installed in the village of Astoshovo and are already receiving guests.
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Masters and Bachelors of the Glazunov Academy 2022: Department…
We publish diplomas of the Faculty of Architecture of the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture by Ilya Glazunov. These are projects for the restoration and adaptation of the Spaso-Bethany Seminary in Sergiev Posad, the cloth factory in Pavlovskaya Sloboda, the Kristall factory in Kaluga, and the Zimin manufactory in Orekhovo-Zuevo.
Object
green corners
The NION office tower in Frankfurt, designed by UNStudio, will be one of the greenest buildings in Germany.
Interview
Alexey Kurkov: “The essence of navigation is in dialogue with space…
One of the specializations of the People’s Architect Bureau is navigation systems in public spaces. Alexey Kurkov spoke about why this direction is a serious architectural task, the solution of which allows not only to make the place understandable and comfortable, but also to preserve its memory or add new value.
Object
Masonry culture
The Slovak bureau BEEF Architekti has tried to rethink the typology of a classic Mediterranean villa based on historical building techniques and traditional materials.
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Pyatidvorye
For a micropark in the historic part of Kukmor, Citizenstudio architects chose the scale of a courtyard and created a system of chamber spaces with different functions and moods that return the place to its central role in the city.
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20 main buildings of Russia of the XXI century
Over the past 20 years, Russian cities have changed radically, although sometimes it seemed that this was not the case. We have world-class schools, offices and parks. Afisha Daily chose 20 major architectural objects built in Russia in the 21st century.
Interview
Nikita Tokarev: “Art is a landmark in the jungle…
The next conversation within the framework of the Yandex Q conference is with the director of the MARCH School of Architecture Nikita Tokarev. The discussion, which will take place on September 10 at 16:00 offline and online, is dedicated to interdisciplinarity. We talk about how architectural education needs it, where it begins and ends.
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Architectural education: new season trends
MARSH, MARCHI, the Skolkovo School and project managers of continuing education told us about what is changing in the education of architects. What was the impact of the departure of foreign universities, what will happen to the Russian architectural school, what additional knowledge should be sought.
Student work
Institute of Design and Urban Studies ITMO: masters 2022
Two papers completed in the areas of “Urban Planning” and “High Technologies and Economics of Innovation” and marked by the State Examination Commission as outstanding.
Student work
Revolution at the woodworking plant
The 2022 workshop explored part of the territory of the Oblo Project plant, where the very first Drevolution took place 19 years ago. It turned out 5 objects, two – rather urbanistic, comprehending the entire territory almost like an ancient city, but, at the same time, not without touching on the philosophy of existentialism. It turned out to be interesting, the jury discussed the projects all day long. Let’s talk about everyone.
Interview
Evgeny Novosadyuk: “Without triggers that will make you…
We found out from Yevgeny Novosadyuk how to go from an art school graduate to a partner of Studio 44. Spoiler: you will have to work hard, not get enough sleep and love your city very much.
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Factory made Plato
Grigory Revzin on how Corbusier and his followers brought Europe to its present form.
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Arseniy Afonin: “It is better to apply the acquired knowledge immediately…
Yandex Q is holding a free online conference “Architecture, City, People”. We talked to the authors of reports that may be of interest to architects. The first interview was with the head of Soft Culture. A webinar about self-education life hacks, in which he participates, is on Wednesday.
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Architect at Metaverse
We talked with the participants of the G8 Creative Industries Festival about why the metaverses are our tomorrow’s everyday life, and how architects can influence it now.
Object
Ceremonial wok
The Soaring Curtain wedding chapel, designed by say architects, exploits the shape of raised semicircular wok handles, characteristic of traditional Chinese residential architecture.
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Get away from the “Birches”
How to turn an abandoned Soviet cafe in a remote city of metallurgists into a modern art center with an art residence? We are talking about the experience of the Novoe architectural bureau, which, taking into account other conditions and initial data, nevertheless, in terms of approach, is quite similar to Rem Koolhaas’ Garage.