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An earth sheltered house in Switzerland (Peter Vetsch) An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth-bermed house, earth-sheltered house, [1] earth-covered house, or underground house, is a structure (usually a house) with earth against the walls and/or on the roof, or that is entirely buried underground.
Ken Kern was a builder and author who devoted himself to aiding owner-builders, and believed strongly in living on the land. He lived outside of North Fork, California at the time of his death and lived for many years on a self-built homestead outside Oakhurst, California [1] [2]
The underground property consists of several key features, including the 6,000 sq ft (560 m 2) home centered in the 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m 2) space. [4] 3970 Spencer Street two-story above ground home built for Mary Henderson. After Henderson died on November 16, 1983, his wife Mary lived in the underground house for a short while.
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The Ranch-style house one-level 3,400 sq ft (320 m 2) underground earth shelter was designed to blend with the surroundings with earth against the walls and on the roof. It had a brick veneer siding but was enclosed in a waterproof concrete shell and covered with a compacted earth berm. The entrance was created to look like an opening to a ...
Earthships have been built or are being built in Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, [26] United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Estonia and Czech Republic. The first official earthship district (23 earthships) in Europe was developed in Olst (the Netherlands). Building started in Spring 2012 [27] and completed in December ...
Malcolm Wells (March 11, 1926 – November 27, 2009) [1] was an American architect who is regarded as "the father of modern earth-sheltered architecture." [ 2 ] Wells lived on Cape Cod , Massachusetts in a modern earth-sheltered building of his own design. [ 3 ]
Earth berm structures are essentially traditional homes that have then been buried, [10] typically leaving at least one wall exposed for lighting and ventilation. However, because they are to be buried, the structures must be made of materials capable of surviving the increased weight and moisture of being underground.