Earth houses are old architectural style for eco-friendly housing. Earth houses are usually lowered into the ground and covered with thin growth. On the inside they consist of a timber-pole construction with square outlines. Modern earth-houses are built with conrete-walls and insulation. Construction-technicians are working on improvements. (As far as concrete is not eco-friendly material.)
Their entrance can be in the roof. Originally they had no windows. Modern earth-houses can have windows inside the roof which make them considerably brighter than an average house.
These types of house do not have to be simple in design or low cost for example a house of this type that recently went on sale was "The Burrow" in Canterbury, the Burrow is five-bedroom and was put on the market in 2006 for 1.5 millions pounds and was designed by Patrick Kennedy-Sanigar who is now trying to build a "village" of this type of housing.
Clay, rammed earth (compacted earth or tierra compactada), waddle & daub, or cob houses are constructions with walls consisting of clay or cob.
American Indian earth lodges
A Mandan earthhouse or earth lodge was developed by North American Indians.
See also
- dugout (shelter)
- Teletubbies Children TV show where the character live in an grass covered underground house