If you're tired of the day-to-day grind of living above ground, then you need to check out these underground abodes.
Architecture has gone literally underground in the past few years, as builders and designers are finding that building into the earth is sometimes better than building above it. These underground abodes are filled with homes dug into hillsides and refurbished bunkers -- definitely worth a look.
Implications - In my second and third year of college, I lived in a basement apartment. After a while, the lack of natural light started to depress me and my roommates, but looking through the underground abodes in this collection has me longing for the secretive nature of underground living. Plus, most of these places are ten times nicer than our dingy apartment. Where can I sign up for one of these?
25 Underground Abodes
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Undercover Homes
The Urrezkoenea House by Pena Ganchegui & Associates is Underground
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Underground Homes
The Triangular Concrete House 2 by A-cero Architects is Hidden
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Underground Mansions
Britain Plans to Build a Ritzy Subterranean Home
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Hole-in-the-Ground Architecture
Underground House in Seoul by Byoung Cho
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Hobbit-Style Architecture
Low Impact Woodland Homes Built With Surrounding Nature
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Real Life Hobbit Havens
The Habitable Polyhedron is a Family Retreat Playhouse
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Hobbit Hideaways
This Swiss Cluster of Houses Belongs in 'The Lord of the Rings'
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Hobbit Hole Livestock Lodgings
Now the 'Hobbiton' Shire is Home to Sheep
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Secret Underground Home
Homeless "Mole Man"
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Domestic Pit Mines
Matthew Fromboluti's 'Above Below' Turns an Old Mine into Eco-Housing
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Burrowing Eco Abodes
The Underground Vals House Lets in Light and Views
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Underground Cities
Nevada Desert Oasis is a Safe Haven for Natural Disasters
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Repurposed Bomb Shelters
The Underground 'Bahnhof Office'
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Mini Hobbit Homes
Maddie Chamber's Miniature Wonder from the Shire
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Subterranean Home Extensions
The Dear Grotto is a Complete Underground Sanctuary
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Luxurious Bomb Shelters
High Living in the Underground Complex of Barstow Bunker
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Rabbit Hole Hostels
Matteo Thun Designs Eco-Friendly Underground Hotel
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Sculptures to Hide Underground Homes
The House of Spiritual Retreat
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Subterranean Residences
Suppose Design Office Creates Illusion of Pit House
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Floating Underground Villas
'Plot #35' of the Ordos Project Has Floating Extensions
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Hidden Hotels
The Underground London Hotel by Reardonsmith Architects
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Shivering Sunken Homes
Productora Combats Mexico Heat With Half-Buried House Design
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Bomb Shelter Hotels
Yotel Eyes The Kingsway Tunnels in London
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Eco-Hobbit Homes
'Stay Grounded' Offers Green Living and Privacy
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Communal Apocalyptic Abodes
The ‘Vivos' Shelters Will Protect Your 'Hood
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