I plucked this dream of a house out of the newest issue of Wallpaper* and had to share it with everyone. The house was designed by architect Gianni Botsford for his father, who has a whopping 16,000 books. He made this massive collection a focus of the house, as you can see in the photo above.

I love that the house has one giant, open end, and that the rest is sealed in metal siding. The photo really makes it look amazing, where you can see the glowing warmth of the house in contrast to the cold looking outside. I also really love that it’s on stilts, it gives the house such a bold presence. It’s also great that it’s such a simple structure if you really look at it. It’s really just made of wooden slats and metal siding. Who needs fancy when you can make simple look amazing?

Bobby

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1. if i become a recluse, i now know who i need to get to design my bunker house.

   Comment by Jeff — November 14, 2007 #

2. If? You mean when?

   Comment by Bobby S. — November 14, 2007 #

3. I want that library. Right here, and right now!

   Comment by Chris Halsted — November 14, 2007 #

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6. Simple and effective, and he’s probably too busy to design something for Jeff.

   Comment by Michael — November 16, 2007 #

7. This is excellent!

   Comment by Design Scouting — November 17, 2007 #

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9. My girlfriend just passed this weblink on to me. Great photographs - this comes pretty close to my dream house. Any idea where one might get the drawings for the shelving alone? I have about 500-1000 books myself, and thought I’d try to replicate this idea, small-scale, in my own place. I like the natural look of it, letting the framing hang out, that sort of thing.

   On the house itself, books are often a problem, because too many of them can crowd the space, make you feel jumbled, and I can tell the desk is a nice spacious offset to that. Every writer would love a hovel like this!!!!

   Comment by Sonny_Amou — November 18, 2007 #

10. nytimes did a story on this house a couple weeks ago.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/04/garden/04costarica.html

    Comment by ron — November 20, 2007 #

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