Hidden house is buried deep underground

In the age of Street View and satellite technology, most of us are used to seeing our homes on the internet for all to see. 

But one secret house in Edinburgh has managed to escape this scrutiny. 

Buried deep underground in the backyard of a traditional suburban home, the house is completely invisible from above. 

A row of solar panels is the only hint that there’s something more than grass and dirt in the garden. 

The house was designed in 2004 by famed British architect Richard Murphy. It was designed to look like an extension of the neighbouring property’s backyard, with a turf roof and low stone walls that offer camouflage for the homeowners. 

Despite its underground position, the home is surprisingly bright and airy. The main living room and master bedroom are curved around a central light well that leads onto a sunny terrace. 

A long, angled skylight brings light into the home’s darker rooms, along with secret cut-out windows in the side walls. 

“Boasting an exceptionally private, tranquil setting, 9 Pentland Avenue is a unique one-of-a-kind architect designed garden house,” the listing says. 

“The beautiful south-facing mature garden is designed around a generous semi-circular terrace with a water feature and lovely mature shrubbery and trees, there are different areas to enjoy the sun throughout the day and into the evening.” 

All this doesn’t come cheap – the home is listed by Rettie at a fixed price of £1,050,000 ($AU2,043,000).