Semi underground house

If you're looking for an alterwative way of living, look no further: an underground home may be your answer. Though it's certainly not typical, a subterranean home can be an interesting, comfortable, and otherworldly environment—after all, rabbits, badgers, and even foxes do it.

This 140 square meters house is located in Ecuador and was conceived by AR+C architects as completely embedded into the natural environment. One has to be placed in front...

Slideshow: Amsterdam design studio Denieuwegeneratie have buried a woodland villa beneath a mound of earth at a Dutch nature reserve. The manmade hill disguises the building on its northern facade and creates a blanket of insulation around the walls during colder months. Entitled Dutch Mountain, the house emerges from the hill on the southern and

Allen Van Der Steen is an independent Design Consultant formerly director of Van der Steen Hall Architects in Chagford, Devon.

Underground homes plus earth berm and sheltered houses are featured for those who want safety, security, lower energy bills, low maintenance and those into green living.

Edgeland House by Berry Chen Architects

Walker Workshop designed this striking minimalist home that melds into its hillside landscape in Beverly Hills, Los Angles County, California.