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Would you live in an Earth House?

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Earth House is a project from a swiss architect whos aim is not to live under or in the ground, but with it!

The Earth House is a very flexible construction which can be built according to the wishes of its owners, being environmentally friendly construction, energy saving and it’s using the surroundings as an advantage. The house is shaped in order to preserve the natural environment.

Although they are build from earth the houses features the latest interior finishing like modern kitchens, bathrooms and house-control systems.

I really like this idea because it is eco friendly and doesn’t harm the environment when it is built. We should think more of using old techniques of contruction because sometimes they are the best.

And YES, I would live in a house like this .

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zom Says, in 6-28-2008 at 14:24:21 from 65.43.218.201

wow… these photos are simply amazing

ssheehy Says, in 6-28-2008 at 19:53:50 from 69.231.168.209

I would love to be able to live in such a house. The heating and cooling bills would be much lower since the earth keeps a somewhat stable temperature

Mike Says, in 6-28-2008 at 20:43:48 from 203.87.176.3

Yes!! I will there too!

Gordon Says, in 6-28-2008 at 21:12:57 from 24.233.104.58

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all live like that.

Rekha Padliya Says, in 6-28-2008 at 21:55:51 from 82.178.170.203

Its a very unique and enviornment friendly concept. We all must contribute something to save our enviornment

jenno Says, in 6-28-2008 at 21:56:21 from 96.250.38.240

Yes! In fact I posted in my blog a very similar post… Click the link to see more earthship pictures.

Etna Says, in 6-28-2008 at 21:58:41 from 75.84.254.43

Who wouldn’t want to live in a house like that? They’re beautiful, and anyone who’s too close minded to see that is kind of crazy in my opinion.

Muddy Says, in 6-28-2008 at 23:52:16 from 87.91.71.223

I’d LOVE to live in such a house!

Isa Says, in 6-28-2008 at 23:59:30 from 70.74.81.174

Absolutely! I would love to live in a house like that. It’s so beautiful.

shearyadi Says, in 6-29-2008 at 03:39:55 from 125.161.201.167

Amazing! Very cleverly thought and original too! Thanks for sharing this, worth to stumble

beeteljuiceosm Says, in 6-29-2008 at 12:34:36 from 65.1.59.10

I’m a builder and designer also , and these are absolutely killer. Shows what a person can do when they let their mind run free

SoLinkable Says, in 6-30-2008 at 08:28:52 from 99.237.62.92

Very neat idea. This design would probably have a HUGE advantage in energy savings. I would imagine that this type of house we be cooler AND would also retain heat far more efficiently than our current style of houses.

Gaja Says, in 6-30-2008 at 10:22:37 from 79.179.246.22

I’m so happy this project exists! I want to try it out!

Talamasca Says, in 6-30-2008 at 13:11:56 from 75.111.225.116

Hobbitses are pleased!

jeremy Says, in 6-30-2008 at 18:41:21 from 76.180.76.149

I would certainly live in a house like that. You’d save a fortune in heating / cooling bills, though I’d probably only be able to afford the, “here’s a shovel, dig your own hole” version.

Mark Warner Says, in 6-30-2008 at 21:30:01 from 69.11.22.140

Here’s another take on designing and building underground houses for the masses: http://www.undergroundhousing.com/ Check it out!

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Moromete Says, in 7-2-2008 at 05:37:28 from 85.186.35.116

I love the ideea

tabiji Says, in 7-2-2008 at 08:26:14 from 99.238.171.27

Nope, it’s ugly.

paresh Says, in 7-3-2008 at 03:57:41 from 117.200.210.202

nice concept, ilike it.

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woundedduck Says, in 7-7-2008 at 10:02:41 from 64.236.249.8

Great idea, probably as expensive as building a home of gold bricks.

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Anand Roy Says, in 7-8-2008 at 01:30:36 from 122.160.229.138

Really it is amazing. I would like to know more infotmation about this. Please inform me where i can get more information to build such house for permanent living.
Regards
Anand

LizB Says, in 7-28-2008 at 09:02:51 from 74.229.80.79

These houses are very cool. The only drawback I’ve heard is that you may have a problem with gases such as radon with this underground dwellings. Very efficient, though!

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Shai Says, in 8-8-2008 at 19:55:59 from 121.223.185.42

Its all well and good to have the right ideals for “Green Living”…… but unless I am mistaken these are constructed mainly of CONCRETE???? Which is by far one of the most TOXIC building materials in the world!!!! Hmmmm, think about it guys! Dont get me wrong, I love the concept, and there are environmental advantages to living underground… but this is overshadowed by the toxic effects of concrete!

john Says, in 8-29-2008 at 20:26:00 from 203.177.101.236

very cool and wavy designs , i like them a lot

Melv Says, in 8-31-2008 at 19:35:27 from 124.120.149.36

yep, I could live here quite happily!

la45 Says, in 11-12-2008 at 21:24:57 from 202.160.45.189

reminds me of gaudi architecture….love it

debra Says, in 12-3-2008 at 04:24:32 from 124.184.21.140

With the population growing and housing being built over too much farmland, these are ideal to keep growing food to feed the family as well as reduce our drain on energy. More safe from natural disasters, fire, hail, storms etc. What more could we want - a brilliant concept - more ideas please.

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TechSlave Says, in 3-27-2009 at 18:31:44 from 76.85.244.4

You can get one of those beautiful earthships if you are willing to put down an initial outlay of multiples in price as compared to traditional housing. Not to mention older ones in Taos, for example, were built with highly toxic components - the main one being tires. The stucco also tends to need frequent replacement, and a high number of those I visited had enjoyable tendencies such as wiring shorts, solar battery replacement costs, and mold. This last is typically because the best sealants and methods of moldproofing (or moisture proofing) a house all involve plastics you don’t want to use in a ‘pure’ green house.

As my contractor father says, “The greenest house is one that has already been built”. Mind you, not all EarthShips have the problems listed above. But the turnover in their ownership, as well as the frequency of work required to maintain them, speaks for the problems with the concept. Other types of underground housing, well, YMMV.

John Says, in 3-27-2009 at 22:19:33 from 68.148.248.50

It looks very nice, but how much is it? And what is so environmentally friendly about it other than you save on some construction material since it uses the surroundings as walls?

Emily Says, in 3-28-2009 at 00:55:45 from 72.13.142.52

So, like Hobbits? I mean, it’s cool and all, but anyone who’s saying it’s an original idea hasn’t been reading their Tolkien.

gavaruus Says, in 4-24-2009 at 00:46:24 from 80.109.10.151

where are these houses, what is the name of this project? I’d like to know more about it.

Phytoplankton Says, in 5-4-2009 at 11:53:46 from 151.201.241.83

Interesting concept. But the architecture looks kind of….homersexual.

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