underground house

Subterranean living space

An underground house is a dwelling built partly or entirely below ground level, with earth covering the roof and often the walls.

Such structures offer natural insulation, energy efficiency, and protection from extreme weather.

The style ranges from modern earth-sheltered homes to traditional dwellings like pit houses: They built an underground house into the hillside.

Related

hobbit hole · cellar · dugout · basement · cave · tunnel · earthship · off the grid · hidden · secret hideout · cozy · soil · buried · shelter · dome · berm · insulated · passive cooling

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Opposites
vertical position relative to ground level

underground housetreehouse

Elevated play structure in branches

penthouse · stilt house · high-rise apartment · mountain cabin · loft

construction approach

underground housetreehouse

Elevated play structure in branches

floating house · houseboat · stilt house · overwater bungalow · mobile home

visibility/concealment

underground houselandmark building

Significant well-known edifice

Family

underground, house, under, ground, undergrounds, houses, housed, housing, grounded

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G