Territory
Dwellings
Houses, cabins, earth-sheltered and self-built homes.
Library records
The full Library → Dwelling · D-04 Church of the Holy Cross, Stateburg A Gothic-revival church of 1850–52 with rammed-earth walls about 40 feet tall. A National Historic Landmark since 1973. Historical Dwelling · D-03 Dover Sun House A 1948 house in Dover, Massachusetts, heated by sunlight stored in 21 tons of Glauber's salt. It worked for about two and a half winters. Historical Dwelling · D-08 Lammas Ecovillage Nine households on about seven acres each near Crymych, Pembrokeshire. The first UK ecovillage to win planning permission, in 2009. Case by case Dwelling · D-01 Malcolm Wells's Cherry Hill office A semi-underground architecture office beside the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, designed by Malcolm Wells for his own practice. Case by case Method · M-06 Earth sheltering Building into or under the ground so soil moderates temperature and the land above stays green. Needs careful structure, drainage and insulation. Case by case Person · P-01 Malcolm Wells Architect (1926–2009), often called the father of modern earth-sheltered architecture. Built underground offices and homes in New Jersey and on Cape Cod.