Hello, I have been pondering about making a south facing hillside earth Bermed house for some time. I just read mike oehlers book and he is strongly against having the entrance / light coming from the south side because you will end up with water at the back of the building. Now I was wondering if anyone tried making an upside down boat shaped house with the tip being the backside of the house deepest in the hillside. In my imagination this will divert the water away reasonably good. It also seems like a solid construction (intuitively, could be dead wrong). I drew a very simple sketch to demonstrate the idea.
So basically I am looking for people who tried it, people who can tell me why it's a bad idea or if it might work.. I find a lot of books and plans on underground small houses but I can't seem to find regular people who have actually done it...
