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==Examples== ===Australia=== * [[Coober Pedy]], South Australia. Mining town with many underground "dugouts".<ref name="lowimpact" /> * [[Lightning Ridge]] ===Switzerland=== * Lättenstrasse estate ("Earth Homes") in [[Dietikon]], by Peter Vetsch. ===United Kingdom=== * [[Underhill, Holme]], West Yorkshire. The first modern earth sheltered building in the UK. * [[Hockerton Housing Project]], a community of 5 homes in [[Nottinghamshire]], [[England]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hockerton Housing Project |url=http://www.hockertonhousingproject.org.uk}}</ref> * "The Burrow" in [[Canterbury]], UK designed by Patrick Kennedy-Sanigar.<ref>{{cite web |author1=S Lonsdale |title=A buried treasure |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/3340584/A-buried-treasure.html |website=www.telegraph.co.uk |date=2005}}</ref> * There are 2 earthships in the UK, at [[Fife]], Scotland and the [[Earthship Brighton]] in England. * "The Underground House" in Great Ormside, Cumbria. Two storey earth shelter built in a disused quarry.<ref name="reddy2003">{{cite journal |author1=P Reddy |title=Going underground - A Cumbrian perspective |journal=Ingenia |date=July–August 2003 |issue=16 |url=https://www.ingenia.org.uk/getattachment/Ingenia/Issue-16/Going-underground-A-Cumbrian-perspective/Reddy.pdf |access-date=2019-02-02 |archive-date=2019-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203030717/https://www.ingenia.org.uk/getattachment/Ingenia/Issue-16/Going-underground-A-Cumbrian-perspective/Reddy.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Malator]], Pembrokeshire. Built for former Labour MP [[Bob Marshall-Andrews]] in 1998. * [[Undermill]], Bushey Heath Watford, Hertfordshire, Build 1996 modern earth sheltered building 4 bedroom 170m2 in the UK. see here https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/100082459#/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124135608/https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/100082459#/ |date=2021-01-24 }} ===United States=== * [[Bill Gates' house]], on the shore of Lake Washington (Medina, Washington, USA). This is a well-known example of an earth-sheltered home. * [[Forestiere Underground Gardens]] in [[Fresno, California]]. * [[Underground House Colorado]] in [[Ward, Colorado]], was a subterranean dwelling known for its architectural design. * [[Underground House Las Vegas]] in [[Las Vegas]] is based on the designs of [[Jay Swayze]]. * [[Underground World Home]], was a home designed for the [[1964 New York World's Fair]] by architect [[Jay Swayze]].
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