Archinect - News2024-05-02T22:52:45-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150218507/george-r-r-martin-wants-to-build-a-castle-in-his-backyard-to-the-dismay-of-his-neighbors
George R.R. Martin wants to build a castle in his backyard to the dismay of his neighbors Sean Joyner2020-09-10T12:13:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/15/15b4375fed07e3d3b662b8e70b3c133e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>George R.R. Martin, creator of Game of Thrones, has submitted plans to build a real-life 'castle' in his Santa Fe backyard. Neighbors, however, are refusing to bend the knee. <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8711007/Game-Thrones-author-George-R-R-Martin-wants-build-fantasy-castle-backyard.html" target="_blank">The Daily Mail</a> reports the author describing the structure as a "seven-sided library" in a planning application submitted to the City of Santa Fe.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/83f532cfa7a231c6db1b3bbdf51bf001.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/83f532cfa7a231c6db1b3bbdf51bf001.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Plans submitted to the City of Santa Fe</figcaption></figure><p>See more from R.R. Martin's planning application submitted to the city, in the gallery of images below.</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e3/e3c1028afbd60050fd565c367031a7ba.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e3/e3c1028afbd60050fd565c367031a7ba.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Screenshot of Winterfell. Game of Thrones.</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The GoT inspired project features a 27-foot-high tower, which seems to be the point of contention for the creator's neighbors. "We thought it was Winterfell when we first saw the plans," one of Martin's neighbors jokingly remarked<em>.</em> "All it was missing is Jon Snow and a couple of dragons."</p>
<p>R.R. Martin lives in a surprisingly normal house in a modest suburb of Santa Fe, as seen below. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ce/ce7271155c6468ebcd7d982c5ef00ff3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ce/ce7271155c6468ebcd7d982c5ef00ff3.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>George R.R. Martin's Santa Fe residence. Image from Google Street View. </figcaption></figure><p>Check out the castle-themed mai...</p>