Three's House

For years I've thought of having a house that was built into a hillside or mountain that has a regular sized house that you can see from the front, sides, etc. but that has a secret door inside that hides an elevator that descends into a giant mansion underground.

The mansion is built around a central open space, that is an indoor conservatory/park. It has a waterfall, lots of green plants, grass and trees. The water collects into a small pond, which feeds a couple of streams that course throughout the house, covered with clear flooring in the places where people walk. The streams are filtered in key places so they don't get cruddy. There are 3 floors surrounding the conservatory, with rooms that face it, some with balconies and some with windows. The roof of the conservatory is a glass (or transparent aluminum...) dome, the panels are shaped like a giant flower, the center circle is a stained glass design which also is the center of the flower.

Standing on the conservatory floor you will see four doors. One of the doors leads to a swimming pool/hot tub room with large dressing rooms for men/women including showers and toilets. Another door leads to a training room with weights surrounded by a small track (1/4 mile) made from recycled tires. There is a short hall connecting the dressing rooms shared between the pool room and the training room. The fourth door leads to a long, wide hall that has sculptures, paintings, live art and several other doors. There is a kitchen, dining room, children's play room, and a door that leads to a winding stair to the surface garden. There is a long slide carved from the rock and polished right next to the stair so people can slide down the 3 floors if they choose.

In the two levels between the surface and the conservatory floor are bedrooms, libraries, offices, living areas. Some of the bedrooms have balconies overlooking the conservatory. The largest living room has the largest balcony overlook. All areas are pet friendly and wheelchair accessible. The guest bedrooms are decorated on themes (like favorite books, art, poets, songs, etc.). The family bedrooms are decorated as the members wish.

The top house is a 5 bedroom 3 bath house with a large garage. It is backed by a steep hill/mountain, surrounded on the other sides with trees, a large lawn and flower and vegetable garden. There is a field for the milk cows, a pen with pigs, a coop for chickens and a couple of horses for riding around the rest of the extensive property.

The power for both houses comes from renewable energy, solar panels on the house above ground, a generator hooked to the waterfall, several wind mills on the hills above the beach.

This house is located half a mile to a mile from the ocean, but high above the surf. One of the doors from the second floor down in the house has a walkway that leads to a path to the beach. The path itself winds up and around above ground to the house, perfect for riding a horse or taking one of the 4 wheelers down.

I could write more, but I think this'll do for now. It was a pleasant flight of fancy.