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The technology draws from various methods of earth construction and stabilization such as superadobe and geotextiles.

Discover 150 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in New Zealand from Hobbiton to Tunnel Beach.

Today's collaboration with the always-awesome Cellar Image of the Day brings us this photo of a strange house hewn out of a sandstone cliff and caves: the Rock Cottage in Worcestershire, England. If you fancy Flintstones-style (Hobbit-style?) living, it can be yours when it goes to auction next week.Link | More photos of the interior of the Rock Cottage: Link - Be sure to visit Cellar IotD for more amazing pictures!...

It seems with each passing day there is some new disease or threat that has the ability to wipe out all of mankind. The first case of MERS appeared in the U.S. on May 2 via a traveler from Saudi Arabia. The Centers for Disease Control says there is no threat of an outbreak, but the virus has already killed 139 people since 2012, according to Al-Jazeera.It takes time--something we may not have much of--to build an underground bunker from scratch. Thankfully there are options for pre-built…

Architect Peter Vetsch from Vetsch Architektur, designed this group of houses in Dietikon, Switzerland. This residential settlement is set around an artificial pond and consists of nine houses, 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 bedroom and a 7 bedroom house. The living space varies from between 646 square feet (60 m2) to 2153 (200 m2) per house. This small estate is set amongst conventional housing and agricultural land and is accessed by a concealed entrance that takes you to the basement which is used for…

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Come with us as we explore six fascinating examples of buried homes that you may have overlooked the first time around.

When we talk about underground homes the first picture that comes to mind is usually a hobbit hole. However, this type of home architecture