Living underground

Underground homes can cut down on heating and cooling costs significantly. Check out what underground homes look like across the globe.

In the remote South Australian desert, where temperatures are known to reach 125 °F / 51 °C in the shade, lies a town named Coober Pedy (literally ‘white man’s hole’), where residents have dug themselves underground to escape the blistering heat. Once the largest opal mining operation in the world, Coober Pedy is now a peculiar site where chimneys rise from the sand and signs warn people of unmarked holes in the ground.

Once used as a spot to store goods, the subterranean expanse is all that remains of Tomlinson Hall

Dig a hole 66 metres x 23 metres x 10 metres deep (200'x75'x30'), blow up your shell, start pumping concrete and insulation, fill it back up again and you

A 118 square feet underground home made from an old war bunker in Vuren, The Netherlands. Photos by Tim Van de Velde. Designed by B-ILD.

Listed for a whopping $17.5 million, this state-of-the art bunker in Tifton, GA, is a perfect place for the prepper in your life who needs a turnkey lair.

Would you consider living underground? If you see our selection of underground houses, you may better understand the attraction to the idea. It is neither dark nor damp, but delightful architectural masterpieces. Have a look-see and decide for yourself!

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