Of all the Earth homes I've seen, I think I like this one the best.
http://freshome.com/2009/12/05/incre...=Google+Reader
http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploa...in-house-8.jpg
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Of all the Earth homes I've seen, I think I like this one the best.
http://freshome.com/2009/12/05/incre...=Google+Reader
http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploa...in-house-8.jpg
Thats pretty sweet!
Wow that is damn cool!!
I like all the firewood neatly tucked under the lip of the rim, along with their cool grill.
They're keeping a "low" profile....[LOL]
Sorry, that was kinda dumb.[Bang]
The road construction and house construction don't look American. It has the feel of European/eastern European to me.
Edited to add: Oops, just clicked the link.. Switzerland.
Interesting architecture, but the bare concrete everything looks like it'd be very cold...
I don't know... The ground insulating the home alone would keep it at a pretty level temp, low to mid 60's. If you ran hot water pipes through the concrete floors, it would stay quite toasty.
Yeah, from a plumber's perspective, that house would be an ideal candidate for geothermal heat. You're right Friday, if it has radiant tubing in the concrete, it will stay warm.Quote:
Originally Posted by SA Friday
I'm curious about the cost. I have long thought that type of construction, where practical, could save a huge amount of money on heating and cooling costs. Unusual methods of construction like this are frequently cost prohibitive unfortunately.
That's pretty cool!
Must have been a real interesting electrical rough....
The more I look at the picture I included in the original post, the more it looks like a drunk driver trap that a giant spider built. I like the fence they have on the roof to keep kids on sleds out.
looks pretty cool to me
I was thinking the same thing -unless, as others have suggested, radiant heating was used. I can also imagine getting really sick of looking at all of that concrete. It looks too industrial, or like I'm living in an unfinished basement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridge
I wonder if thay have a cover to go over the opening - sort of like a part of dome tent - to keep the tough Swiss snows from filling up their entry area.
All the concrete kind of reminds me of living in a parking garage.
exactly.
but this table is gorgeous.
http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploa...n-house-13.jpg
Interesting, but not for me thanks. No parking near the house? Only way in is those steps up the yard? No garage to work on my junk? Bare-ass concrete throughout the house? Bleh. Think I'd rather have one of those homes built on an old Minuteman missile silo location, and I'm not so sure about those either.
I'd rather have a log house in the country, with a big radiant heated workshop out back, and a private shooting range into a big hillside.