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Originally Posted by GenKreton
I've always thought it would be cool to design my own house that is partially in a hill or mountain. Some areas waste so much simply by living above ground.
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I totally agree, not to mention it looks like hell too. I think a low-polluting lifestyle includes low visual pollution...
The mountain idea reminds me of
Rod Rylander. While he may be living a more rustic lifestyle than you imagined, he offers good points on mountain-living. Or you could go to the other end of the spectrum and build a house like
Bill Gates.
Personally, I wouldn't mind a half-submerged berm home...hobbit-like. Heavily modified
earth-ship comes to mind, with an
urban vegetable garden.
Totally off the grid,
totally sustainable, but still in suburbia/urbia would be awesome. 1/5 - 1/4 acre...but now it's just a mental exercise. Quite a bit different from the average dream of a mcmansion, I suppose.
- LostCause