Unlike other homes whose goal in life is to stick out like a sore thumb (read: that guy on your block who strings up enough holiday lights to cause a neighborhood blackout), this clever dwelling was made specifically so that it would blend in perfectly with the breathtaking landscape in
Vals, Switzerland. Designed by the architects of
SeArch and
Christian Müller, the home is hidden on all sides save for one and by building the house underground, the architects were able to almost completely eliminate the need for heating or cooling in the winter and summer months.
Unlike other homes whose goal in life is to stick out like a sore thumb (read: that guy on your block who strings up enough holiday lights to cause a neighborhood blackout), this clever dwelling was made specifically so that it would blend in perfectly with the breathtaking landscape in Vals, Switzerland. Designed by the architects of SeArch and Christian Müller, the home is hidden on all sides save for one and by building the house underground, the architects were able to almost completely eliminate the need for heating or cooling in the winter and summer months.
If new construction isn’t really your thang, how about really, really old construction? We’re not kidding – these 700 year old homes carved from natural rock formations in Iran are inherently low-energy and are available for purchase or rent.
[...] between the houses. Every individual music rooms has its own “light pyramid” that protrudes through the grass. On the edge of each ’stamp’ of homes, individual zinc-covered music rooms are added [...]
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It looks like the hobbits houses on lord of the rings
[...] pressure demand new building strategies many architects have responded by going down or going up. Underground homes are a becoming more and more an environmentally viable form of architecture, as the earth tempers [...]
[...] is banked to the north to provide protection from northerly winds. It’s also partially hidden by a blanket of turf so that three of the entrances appear to be cut discreetly into the [...]
[...] the design called for the house to be sunken into the site, some of the existing rock had to be cut away. While the excavation process wasn’t an easy [...]
[...] The hotel was completed in 2000 with extensive cleanup and grounds improvement. The remarkable cave retrofit brought in power for lights, Wi-Fi and modern gadgets a well as plumbing for the [...]
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I wounldn’t mind living in a pyrimid, and I agree they look sorta like the hobbits home. I have alsways thought it would be cool to live in a home that’s under ground with only enough showing at the top for entering through.