10 incredible homes where rock meets hard place
These houses are taking home design all the way back to the Stone Age: They’re built on, around or into rocks.
Imagine walking into your home and being greeted by a huge boulder jutting out of the ground, or walking on a smooth stone floor that wasn’t placed there by any contractor. Some architects and designers embrace rocks wherever they find them, building homes in quarries, on mountainsides, even on a lava field.
These architects have made homes that are more natural and unique than your usual residential fare, and perhaps in a few cases saved a few dollars along the way (imagine the cost of trying to remove a huge boulder instead of simply allowing it to jut into your garage).
Click here or on a photo to see some of the world's most incredible rock houses.
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