Spiral Earthbag House (click to enlarge)
Specifications: 740 sq. ft. interior, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, Footprint: 31′ x 40′ plus buttresses
Description: This unique, almost Hobbit-like earth-sheltered spiral design includes a large grow bed, exposed timber ceiling and living roof. Ample light is provided by the window wall next to the grow bed, windows, skylight and suntubes.
Spiral Earthbag House (click to enlarge)
Earthbag House Plans 
what exactly does the growbed consist of? its kindof ambiguous on the floorplan and seems to be concealed by the cutaway in the rendering… is it a roof section supported by the wall there, or…?
also, how much of a soilbed does the roof support? is it adequate for a functional vegetable type garden?
The grow bed is a planter for vegetables and flowers. It’s on the floor and has nothing to do with the roof.
You could grow certain vegetables on the roof if you added enough soil. I recommend low maintenance gardening since it’s somewhat awkward going up on the roof a lot.
[…] plus buttresses and covered porchDescription: Spiral 2 is a variation of my first spiral house — Spiral Earthbag House. This unique, almost Hobbit-like earth-sheltered spiral design includes a large grow bed, exposed […]
very nice work…how much will it cost to create a custom design with that framework?
Thanks, Chris. Email me the particulars and I’ll give you a fixed quote: strawhouses [at] yahoo.com
Okay I will be in touch when I know exactly what I want.
Grwat design. Has anyone built this plan yet? It would be great to see pics of the finished product.
And by “grwat” I mean “great”. 🙂
Several people have bought this design. However, most people do not want to publish their projects and I usually don’t find out how their projects went.
That’s interesting… Why do you think it is that most people don’t want to share their results?
Most people don’t want to be in the spotlight. They just want to go about their lives. This understandable. Kelly Hart published information on his earthbag dome home and over the years had thousands of people show up at his door asking for home tours.
Oh man… Good to know! 🙂
Nice