Case Study
An Earth Sheltered Housein the Cotswolds, England
T he experimental house looks out from sloping ground. It is a family project, led by Malcolm Cole’s architect daughter, initially designed as a two bedroom, low maintenance, low running cost, retirement house for her parents. It started as an earth sheltered house where only the south face was open to the elements. During several redesigns we added a water-filled heat sink, ie swimming pool, and two further bedrooms turning it into a full sized