Sheltered housing

What are underground homes and how to build an earth berm house, with solutions to problems and expert advice.

Earth-Bermed House

Though popular now among advocates of passive solar and sustainable architecture, Earth Sheltered homes have been around since humans began constructing.

These tiny dome-shaped homes are called Binishells - a tiny, resilient home that can stand up to extreme conditions such as earthquakes, high winds, or even lava flows. Originally used for emergency shelters and temporary structures such as auxiliary school classrooms, recent years have seen Binishells adopted by the tiny-house crowd.

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This green-roofed home by Snegiri Architects bows in deference to the enveloping woodlands.

Dig a hole 66 metres x 23 metres x 10 metres deep (200'x75'x30'), blow up your shell, start pumping concrete and insulation, fill it back up again and you

Situated in the Holme Valley, the 4,000 sq ft Underhill house in the Holme Valley near Huddersfield is built around an huge swimming pool, which is flooded by natural light from the roof.

Emergency Shelter; Analogy (Refugee)

Earth sheltered homes are not just for hobbits. An expert explains why they're are more affordable, sustainable and durable than more traditional housing.

Concrete Underground Shelter built with a Quonset Hut Structure

Glazed courtyards puncture the expansive grass roof of this English countryside house by Loyn & Co

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Concrete Canvas Shelters are rapidly deployable hardened shelters that require only water and air for construction.