#earthship home

[sustainablecore]

Top 7 Reasons Earthship Homes Redefine Sustainability

Earthship homes represent a revolutionary approach to sustainable living, combining innovative design, recycled materials, and renewable energy systems. These self-sustaining dwellings offer a multitude of environmental benefits, from reducing carbon footprints to conserving water resources.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Completely off-the-grid 2010 Earthship in Tres Piedras, NM. 3bds, 2ba, 2,000 sq ft, $685k. It's one of the nicer ones I've seen, but I don't think I'd pay $685k to live in the desert.

All Earthships have to have a loggia with plants and this one's pretty nice. It's more like a sun room.

Very nice.

Pretty details. The colorful bottles look jewel-like.

Full kitchen. Look at the carvings on the wood.

Nice pattern in the floor.

Comfortable living room.

Very private bedrooms off the outer sun room.

Large window and closet area.

I still don't get how these walls could be waterproof.

Another bedroom off the sun room. They're pretty nice.

Even like this one, for instance, has no tile in the shower.

This large sitting room is a flexible space. Could be a studio, office, etc.

The best spaces in these Earthships are the indoor plant areas.

At first I thought this was laundry, but it's decor.

Someone walking thru the desert brush.

Outdoor plantings and a deck.

Nice rainbow, but it's still so desolate and isolated.

There appear to be several neighbors, all Earthships. 1.83 acres.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/19-Gorge-View-Rd-Tres-Piedras-NM-87577/350836659_zpid/

[the-hippie-home]

[departmentofinteriors]

[sin-ophelia]

[elderwisp]

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Gabriel: Hey, you sure your Dad’s okay with us doing this?

Ares: Tsh, you’re just borrowing his studio, nothing crazy.

Gum: Gabriel! Try this shit, it’s so good.

Gabriel: Jumpscare. What’s on it? 

Gum: I don’t know, some fancy cheese for sure. 

Ares: It’s just a mushroom cheeseburger with some gouda. I bought some from my friend’s restaurant. 

Gum: Well they certainly know how to cook.

Gabriel: Holy shit.

Gum: Right?!

Gabriel: Not bad, hey did Alice say she would show?

Gum: She said she couldn’t make it.

Gabriel: Dude, that’s like the third time this week.

Ares: You might need to find a new vocalist.

Gabriel: Know anyone?

Gum: Wait, hold up, we should at least try to reach out to her. Maybe she’s going through something. 

Gabriel: I get that but if you want to try to get a hold of her, be my guest. The gig is next week and I don’t want to cancel.

Gum: I’ll figure something out. Trust. 

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Ares: Dad? 

?: Love you, I had to dip out to De Sol Valley, we signed a new artist so I’ve gotta go to the studio for a few days. Feel free to order anything - Dad

[sidewalkchemistry]

[thehandwixard]

i just think. like. 'oh mudbrick and cob you need to maintain it more' yeah and??? i think i would enjoy if a part of my week was being a caretaker of my home and lovingly checking the earth it is composed of to make sure its maintained correctly. if this was combined with having to leave home less to work. you understand me

theseus was a bitch etc etc etc. give me more tatami floors

[earthkeyper]

Discover a Sustainable Haven- Phoenix Earthship Full Tour

[dessertgeek]

Just adding that maybe you can't make a 100% Earthship of your dreams, but there are a lot of ways to get close! (Says the person who researched them to death thanks to concerns about moisture and earthquakes in the PNW when all the most famous Earthships are in New Mexico)

General rammed earth builders are out there, same to cob house builders and earth sheltered homes. Just definitely check local building laws first (like I just found out there are international codes for cob houses), and the cheapest way to get one might be to attend a training workshop. Earthships are awesome but it's nice to know more options are out there!

I feel like yall don't know bout earthships??

An earthship is a building that's built out of recycled materials (glass bottles, old tires, cans, etc..) and mostly Cob walls with solarpanels, wind turbines, greenhouses, and large water capture system to ensure all you need within the walls. All these components help regulate the temp for both plants and you creating a proper oasis from all of itnall

Here's a good dissection of one to give you an idea

The most famous one, and one of the first ones ever made back in the 1970s by a small off grid group working together is The Phoenix which was built as the model for how cool these guys could be its now a place you can take tours or rent-

But now there is so many different styles and cool ideas for it! Now some of these are merely concepts

But you can adapt them to any weather for your particular light/weather/energy conditions.

The main thing about Earthships is typically they are illegal to build as the US government considers them waste sites due to the materials their built out of.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

This 2017 Pueblo style home in Harriet, AR looks like a regular build, but it's actually an Earthship, and is completely off the grid. 2bds, 2ba, 4,662 sq ft, $2m.

This place is huge, so it's a good thing it's off grid.

As far as earthship's go, it's surprisingly beautiful. Usually, they look very DIY and lumpy. This one is colorful, has nice stone work, iron grills and some wood floors, which is unusual.

Nice living room with a stone fireplace. The floor is beautiful. This home had to have been professionally built.

The built-in dining area. Love that table.

Isn't this pretty?

Kitchens in DIY earthships are usually very spare. This one is fully equipped with gorgeous tile.

Very nice, lots of storage.

Nice dining area. Love the big rock.

Beautiful decorative old stove and tile. Love that tree on top of the rocks on the left. This is so beautifully done.

The primary bedroom is very large, and it's open to the rest of the living area.

Door to bath #1. The other bedroom and bath are in another building.

Usually, earthship homes don't have such luxurious baths. This is fabulous.

I've never seen an earthship with a walk-in closet, either.

Fenced garden and an outbuilding.

This could be a sun/plant room or art studio. It's a nice bonus space.

The power setup.

This looks like a dog kennel. The address is Schnauzer Ln, so I'm thinking that the owners are breeders, maybe?

Definitely a facility set up for doggos, and there's a schnauzer plaque. I've had 2 of them- they're cool dogs.

There's also a guest facility. So colorful.

The property is like its own little town, measuring 80 acres.

https://www.zillow.com/homes/2115-Schnauzer-Ln-Harriet,-AR-72639_rb/109082371_zpid/

[the-hippie-home]

[lenbryant]

Earth ships don’t sink.

[jayjay-barnes]

My only goal in life 💖💐 and I don’t care whereas long as it’s NOT in a city. As I’m a country gal.

[cognitivejustice]

What Is a Self-Sustaining Home?

A self-sustaining home, also known as a self-sufficient, autonomous or off-grid home, is designed to generate its own energy, produce its own food and manage its own waste to minimize or eliminate reliance on public utilities.

As Michael Reynolds, founder of Earthship Biotecture, a world leader in autonomous housing puts it, “Autonomous living… [is] direct living, get[ting] your energy directly from the sun, directly from the wind, directly from the biological systems on the earth.”

While sharing the goal of reduced environmental impact with “green” or “sustainable” homes, self-sustaining homes go further by allowing homeowners to break free from rising utility costs, unpredictable power outages and expensive food supply chains while using recycled or reclaimed building materials.

New construction projects can be designed to be self-sustaining from the start, but existing homes can be made more autonomous as well. Here are nine self-sustaining home ideas you can incorporate into your existing home.

[theoffgridcabin]

Have you heard the term “Earthship”?

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