Ancient Persian Eco Home Building
These homes in the ancient city of Maymand, Shahr-e Babak, Kerman-Iran were carved into living rocks 12,000 years ago, representing the peaceful coexistence of man and nature. The underground homes protect inhabitants from extreme cold or heat in the desert.
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This is not the first Persian or Iranian green house in Iran. In fact, when I visited it there over the summer to do some architectural studies, I came to discover that over 90% of their homes are green, and sustainable. In those time they did not have the electricity that we have today, therefore, they would go down 10′-0″ under ground to store their food. They also have the water storage places 20′-0″ under ground where it’s this huge room, and you go down there to get your water. Perhaps one of the most interesting cities that I visited was the city of Kashan.