This Guy Made What Might Be The Coolest House On Earth

A 73-year-old man in the Czech Republic built this rising, rotating, subterranean home by hand. It’s sort of a Robo-Hobbit house, located about 62 miles north-east or Prague. And it has a swimming pool.

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1. This Is Bohumil Lhota, A 73-Year-Old Builder From The Czech Republic, Standing In Front Of His “Roundabout House.”

Image by Petr Josek / Reuters

2. The House Can Rise And Fall Like A Periscope At The Flip Of A Switch.

Image by Petr Josek / Reuters

3. Lhota Began Building The Roundabout House In 1981, Mostly By Himself, And Is Still Not Done.

Image by Petr Josek / Reuters

4. The Lower Level Is A Swimming Pool.

Image by Petr Josek / Reuters

5. The Upper Level Is The Living Quarters.

Image by Petr Josek / Reuters

6. The Upper Level Can Rotate 180 Degrees, But Manual Power Is Required For That Maneuver.

Image by Petr Josek / Reuters

7. Lhota Said He Built The House Primarily Because He Got Bored With Building Normal Houses.

Image by Petr Josek / Reuters

8. The Other Motivator Was Energy Efficiency. When The Home Is Completely Undergroud, It Maintains A Stable Temperature Year-Round.

Image by Petr Josek / Reuters

9. Lhota Also Finds The House Very Relaxing, As It Has A Lovely View Of The Krkonose Mountains.

Image by Petr Josek / Reuters

Via: blogs.reuters.com

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