Earth house
![Lättenstrasse estate in Dietikon by Peter Vetsch](/Images/godic/202501/10/Dietikon_-_Lättenstrasse_Erdhaus_Peter_Vetsch_IMG_61262933.JPG")
![another view of the same building](/Images/godic/202501/10/Dietikon_-_Lättenstrasse_Erdhaus_Peter_Vetsch_IMG_61272933.JPG")
![Parking facility](/Images/godic/202501/10/Dietikon_-_Lättenstrasse_Erdhaus_Peter_Vetsch_IMG_61282933.JPG")
![The main entrance to an earth house is sometimes on the roof.](/Images/godic/202501/10/Grain_Earth_House_door2933.jpg")
An earth house (also known as an earth berm or an earth sheltered home) is an architectural style characterized by the use of natural terrain to help form the walls of a house. An earth house is usually set partially into the ground and covered with thin growth. Modern earth houses are built with concrete walls and insulation.