S03 · E07

The Underground House, Cumbria

Sep 24, 200345m

The old quarry stood on a slope of the Eden valley and commanded beautiful views. Local architect John Bodger designed a two-storey house that burrowed backwards into the rock and made maximum use of natural resources for light, warmth and power.

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The Underground House, Cumbria

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The Wooden Box, Peterborough

The Water-Works, Whaley, Derbyshire

The Woodsman's Cottage, Sussex

The Victorian Threshing Barn, Surrey

Inverted Roof-House, Buckinghamshire

The Terrace Conversion, Hackney, London

The Underground House, Cumbria

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Revisited: The Derelict Barns, Devon

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