Underhill at Holme, West Yorkshire, England, is a modern

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on the

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since July 2017. Underhill was the first earth-sheltered house to have been built in Britain in modern times.

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described Underhill as "representing a significant milestone in the development of ecological and sustainable architecture". It was built at a cost of £50,000 and was constructed by J. B. Kenworthy of Holmfirth. The house features a hourglass-shaped swimming pool centrally located in the main room, with a large octagonal pyramid conservatory-style skylight window in the ceiling above the centre of one of its circular ends.

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