/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1514237
>my thinking is to have the house 2-3 below ground level, maximize themral mass effectiveness plus using the earth as a thermal mass as well.

no we are talking. 1m thicc rock walls with basement is the best option you can do but that is a project...

mind you you dont have to necessery do basement which is offcourse complex, but you have to be aware that big thermal mass can go both ways - its a dark art since every building style is proprietary to climate and available materials.

>>1446288
here is another peasant house made out of stone (notice that the stone block are smaller so it obviously wasnt built expensivly), but its still 100 years old and functional, no McSlab as "foundation" just rocks and gravel