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When an entire earth-sheltered house is built below grade or completely underground, it's called an underground structure. An atrium or courtyard design can accommodate an underground house and still provide an open feeling.
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17 cze 2021 · Building homes underground might seem like an oddity. However, this building technique offers several practical advantages, including energy efficiency, cost savings, and reduction in natural resources.
7 sty 2022 · Last month Dezeen featured an "invisible" house in Norway nestled into a hillside. Here, we round up 10 other underground homes hidden from the world.
1 paź 2024 · Stories about underground architecture and design, including subterranean buildings and structures such as museums, galleries and sunken extensions.
The key principle that gives earth-sheltered homes their utility and viability is thermal mass. This scientific measuring standard rates the ability of materials to absorb and retain heat, and it turns out that the ground beneath our feet has a higher thermal mass than just about any other substance.
Mind-boggling Underground Houses. 1. Traditional Yet Under Ground. This home looks very traditional from the front. I couldn’t find the actual link where this home originated from, so you can only see the outside. But when you look closer, you realize the home is actually built into a hill.
25 kwi 2017 · From a post office in Slovenia to a data center in Stockholm to a winery in Italy, these underground buildings prove that amazing architecture is often right at your feet.
