Humanity’s playful, long-held passion for underground dwellings by Nicolás Boullosa on March 30, 2022 In Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodóvar’s autobiographical movie, we feel entitled to go back to the director’s idealized childhood. We …
Texan maker’s underground survival bunkers are real batcaves by Kirsten Dirksen on June 29, 2020 In Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road,” protagonists are surprised by marauders, but are lucky to find a well-provisioned survival shelter. In …
Underground dome house of the family who led geese to fly home by Kirsten Dirksen on August 17, 2019 Paula and Bill Lishman spent many winters in a poorly-insulated A frame cabin before realizing they needed to go underground …
Underground dome house stays warm in Omaha winters by Kirsten Dirksen on November 26, 2017 Rebecca Weitzel and Jeff Waschkowski live in a buried home in Omaha, Nebraska and while winters temperatures can hit negative 30 degrees …
Young couple transforms old Loire cave in unique home/rental by Kirsten Dirksen on January 2, 2017 Alexis Lamoureux was looking for affordable housing for himself and his girlfriend Lotte van Riel when he rediscovered his great …
Dan Price’s underground home, art & philosophy on $5,000/year by Kirsten Dirksen on September 20, 2015 When Dan Price returned to his home state of Oregon in 1990 he was determined to avoid mortgages or rent …
Idaho modern oldtimer builds underground & solar $50 houses by Kirsten Dirksen on August 3, 2015 Mike Oehler lived for over 30 years in an underground home that he built for $50 (and expanded for $500) …
Dugout shelters & pit-houses: benefits of thermal inertia by Nicolás Boullosa on May 31, 2013 Whether in homes or greenhouses, partially buried buildings (pit-houses, dugout shelters) benefit from thermal stability and the heating and cooling …
Cave home in Loire is charming bioclimatic troglodyte house by Kirsten Dirksen on January 2, 2012 In the Saumur region of France there are over a thousand miles of underground tunnels and thousands of caves, known …
