Have you heard about Earthships? No, no space ships that are on earth, better because it's a real thing: Eco friendly, earth sheltered housing built using as much recycled material as possible.
Outstanding!
Oh that's so hippy dippy I hear you mutter, having not even seen how eclectic and hippy dippy they can look. And while I am a bit of a hippy, although not the cliché you think of, it's the ethics and morality I vibe with. Because the planet, that's the only one we have, and we're kind of fucking it hard with no lube right now. Climate crisis is real, no matter what politicians and online grifters want you to believe so they don't have to turn away from the sweet sweet Big Oil kickbacks. Science, which is far more trustworthy than Nigel Farage, Donald Trump, or whichever shockjock influencer you listen to are.
Oil is a finite resource. Water is in a cycle that we keep interrupting, and that too is finite. Whales are singing less because of stress caused by changes in their ecosystem from climate change and pollution. We keep cutting down trees that convert things we can't breathe in into things we can. People are dying from floods and earthquakes and tsunamis and tornados that have worsened over the decades. Each heatwave is the hottest on record. Each rainfall is the largest on record.
We should all be a bit more hippy dippy.
Earthships were created by Michael Reynolds, an American architect based in New Mexico who is critical of architectures insistence on sticking with traditional and conventional structures and materials. He's a fierce proponent of radical sustainability, and self-sufficiency. He built his first house using recycled materials in 1972, and in 1973 he patented a brick made from recycled beer cans wired together. He has a number of off-grid Earthship communities that he helped build over the decades, and his homes haven't been without flaw, fault or lawsuit over time. He even lost his architect and construction licence for a time due to his unconventional practice that left some homes incredibly faulty. But he's never claimed to have perfected his designs, and he evolves the materials he uses and technology incorporated with each new build, learning from mistakes.
Earthships are designed to be a completely self-sustaining ecosystem, one that meets the six human needs: Shelter, Clean Water, Food, Energy, Waste Recycling & Sewerage Treatment. Realistically, a properly functioning and run Earthship is one that mean you don't have to get anything from external sources to be happy and healthy, unless you need a replacement part. Isn't that incredible? Everything you need, in your own home, without having to pay for water or heat or electricity or even having your sewerage dealt with. Which makes my socialist heart very happy.
Your potable water (Drinking, bathing, handwashing) is collected from rain and treated in the water storage system. Grey water (Dirty water but not from the toilet) is cleaned and used for things like watering plants. Black water (That's your waste water) goes though a natural system that removes faeces (Unless you're using a composting toilet that separates your solids from your liquids) and then cleans the liquids as much as possible before safely releasing it into the environment or uses it to water plants that aren't for eating, a reed bed system is particularly popular. The sun provides your heat and electricity, along with wind if you also fit a turbine. The earth and tyres do the bulk of insulating the property, with earth helping keep it warm in the winter and cool in the summer. There's loads of things to keep things ticking perfectly, like heat exchange systems and solar accumulators. It can be as simple, or as extravagant as you like and your budget allows.
It's genuinely incredible. In the UK 50-55 million tyres are waste annually, they can't be sent to landfill, and we send most of our rubber and plastic waste overseas so it doesn't count in our carbon footprint, and it's regularly not recycled or disposed of in an environmentally friendly way. This is such a brilliant alternative use for them!
One of the homes, the Phoenix, is completely off grid and frankly stunning, even if it's not entirely to my taste. And it's for sale right now. Check it out:
It's ridiculous and wonderful and beautiful and full of weird and incredible things. And it's made of tyres and cans and bottles.
There are so many different Earthships, full of wonderful things. My favourites are the glass bottle walls. They're so beautiful.
I think you can probably understand why I love them so much, and why I want one of my own so much.
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(via Earth Home Made From Mud and Old Cans Hits the Market for $1.3 Million)
“Hand-crafted in 1997 using recycled materials, the residence was constructed from more than 1,500 recycled tires, mud, aluminum cans, and glass bottles. The sellers spent nearly three years constructing their home.”
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Imagine waking up in a home that breathes with you. This space is the ultimate intersection of organic living and architectural precision. The way the morning light hits those polished stone floors, reflecting the greenery and the sky-high timber frames, is pure serotonin. It’s giving "Earthship but make it luxury" vibes. In a world of concrete jungles, there’s something so healing about a sanctuary built to honor the sun and the soil. This is the sustainable dream—quiet, grounded, and drenched in natural light. ✨🏜️🌱
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