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  2. Earth shelter - Wikipedia

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    An earth sheltered house in Switzerland (Peter Vetsch) An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth-bermed house, earth-sheltered house, [1] earth-covered house, or underground house, is a structure (usually a house) with earth against the walls and/or on the roof, or that is entirely buried underground.

  3. Earthship - Wikipedia

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    South and East view of an Earthship passive solar house Typical floorplan Earthship Architecture, Taos, New Mexico. An Earthship is a style of architecture developed in the late 20th century to early 21st century by architect Michael Reynolds.

  4. Peter Vetsch - Wikipedia

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    Earth house in Switzerland by Peter Vetsch Earth house estate Lättenstrasse in Dietikon Interior of an earth house by Peter Vetsch Lättenstrasse in Dietikon another view of the same building Parking facility. Peter Vetsch (born 14 March 1943) is a Swiss architect, known for building earth houses.

  5. Earth structure - Wikipedia

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    An earth structure is a building or other structure made largely from soil. Since soil is a widely available ... By setting an earth house into the ground, the house ...

  6. Pit-house - Wikipedia

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    Reconstruction of a pit-house in Chotěbuz, Czechia. A pit-house (or pit house, pithouse) is a house built in the ground and used for shelter. [1] Besides providing shelter from the most extreme of weather conditions, this type of earth shelter may also be used to store food (just like a pantry, a larder, or a root cellar) and for cultural activities like the telling of stories, dancing ...

  7. Dugout (shelter) - Wikipedia

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    Dugout home near Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 Coober Pedy dugout, Australia. A dugout or dug-out, also known as a pit-house or earth lodge, is a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground.

  8. Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth? - AOL

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    The space rock does not remotely pose an existential threat to life on Earth. ... concrete building or storm shelter, or in a home-built shelter in the basement of a house would suffice as ...

  9. Underground living - Wikipedia

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    An underground house in the Sassi di Matera, Italy An underground jewellery shop in Coober Pedy An example of an excavated house in Brhlovce, Slovakia. Underground living refers to living below the ground's surface, whether in natural or manmade caves or structures (earth shelters).