This house for sale has secret to beating Arizona heat — it’s entirely underground
This house on the real estate market in Scottsdale, Arizona, for $2.1 million is throwing some serious shade — in the coolest way possible. How?
The “one-of-a-kind” property is basically all underground, but not in “bunker” fashion.
The five-bedroom, four-bathroom, 3,300-square-foot property is referred to as an “earth-sheltered subterranean home” designed “to create highly efficient living,” the listing on Zillow.com says.
The home was built during the 1970s specifically in response to the energy crisis happening around that time, the listing says.
“Gaining considerable attention and having been highly published, what started as a vision became a proven ongoing experiment that has successfully explored energy efficient living in our harsh desert environment,” the listing says.
“Earth-sheltered homes are nothing new, but thanks to the benefit of having an arts and engineering family as its benefactor, this home incorporated several unique, innovative and successful design concepts.”
Features of the home include:
Center courtyard
Natural light
High ceilings
Guest suite with full kitchen
Versatile floor plan
The home, with a sale pending, captured the gaze of the popular social media page Zillow Gone Wild, allowing fans to gawk at the unique property.
“It’s weird, but I love it,” one person said. “It’s a genius energy saver for the desert. Plus, nobody can see in your windows. Clothing optional!”
“Could use a little updating- but you cannot beat the cost savings on cooling in Arizona,” another said. “I also love the privacy of an inner courtyard - it would be awesome for a pool.”
“Absolutely zero curb appeal, but an intriguing design and seems like a great idea to beat the heat,” one person observed.
“It’s a bomb shelter!” one person exclaimed. “No, it’s a 70’s dream palace! No, it’s Luke Skywalker’s house from Star Wars! Whatever it is, it’s perfectly adapted to desert living and I kinda want one.”
“I really like this more than I expected to. Very smart design for the desert,” another said.
“You’d always be safe from a drive-by at least,” another joked.
This story was originally published February 25, 2022 at 7:01 PM with the headline "This house for sale has secret to beating Arizona heat — it’s entirely underground."