Acta Scientiarum Polonorum

Abstract: Buildings’ categories which can be solved in form partly or completely plunged into soil and their advantages with special considering of economical and ecological benefts have been discussed in this article. Special attention has been drawn to possibilities of obtaining of unconventional architectural forms which are environmentally friendly and will become part of a landscape. Later three basic types of buildings insulated wiith soil have been distinguished and their unique constrctional solutions have been characterized. This type of architecture has been analysed using chosen examples.