He built $2K remote dome cabin amid freezing Siberian wilderness (step-by-step)

[@deltabravo1811]

A liveable space costing $2000, created in 600 man hours and survivable down to -50° c. Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@KovietUnionDefector]

I am so happy you got to feature Alosha and Zoya. I have been following their channel for years now. Alosha is polymath of sustainable ideas. I really wish them the very best and I hope that you can revisit them in a few years time because their project will grow from strength to strength.

[@AloshaLynov]

Thank you from Alosha and Zoya. Much appreciated

[@cyndeeh]

I would love to know their channel!

[@ladyElena333]

Thank you Kristen for bringing up all the building technics from all over the world, it’s such a great knowledge.

[@doctoroctos]

People from these areas have such resilience its amazing. They have to have to be resilient to survive that environment. No problem is unsurmountable. When they move to western cultures they bring that work ethic and attitude with them and it is remarkable in comparison.

[@harrymills2770]

Western culture used to be like that. Now it's socialist while pretending not to be. No self-responsibility any more. The government takes care of everything and everybody. Taking responsibility for yourself is punished.

[@bruce-le-smith]

Very cool, reminds me of what my grandpa told me about the first sod house his parents built on the Canadian prairies. They're very good homes, especially with some of the modern building materials we have now like the wrap and the windows! Thanks for another great video.

[@DrProgNerd]

Amazing what human beings are capable of when we work together.

[@RogueAPBT]

Interesting technique with the first build. Thanks for sharing!

[@emapaposo]

So cool to see Alosha being featured in your channel Kirsten, he has been working on alternative buildings loooong time, I love the guy.

[@Cube-3710]

The morning & evening pics including the thumbnail looks beautiful!

[@happyhigdons]

Thank you for featuring one of my favorite designer builders! I’ve taken most of Alosha’s courses over the years and I can say he is very innovative in his work. I particularly like this Siberian vault build. In America we throw away so much lumber, a good portion of the materials could be scavenged. Another option is to buy a cheap Harbor Freight sawmill, saw your lumber then sell the mill. Lots of ways to build affordably and Alosha is good at “outside the box” thinking to save money and time. Two thumbs up!

[@AloshaLynov]

Thank you

When we built our home, we downloaded the blueprints from a local school construction database. Due to our seismic conditions, we build with corrugated steel, pumice block and concrete. Besides, our land is rainy and it is up to 30 Celsius during summers. Most of time is cloudy. Congratulations to you from Guatemala Central America.

[@WhistleLad]

Alosha is the man.

[@chandracarol232]

This one of the most beautiful videos I've seen on this channel. & Siberia looks like good living & the people have got style who knew.!

[@germaineludik]

Well done Alosha! Looks really cosy. All those trials and tribulations in South Africa paid off. You appear to be in a much better place. Looking forward to seeing what other skills and knowledge you will share with your new found community

[@jobethschlatterer1655]

I have been to Siberia, and I just can’t imagine living there! It was 50 below when we stepped off the plane, and we had to Step down a staircase. It’s Beautiful, but it’s Cold!

[@joldidjeridoos6026]

Awesome structure! Reminds me of a family domain home.

[@NazarLypchuk]

Гарна картинка через рожеві окуляри. Дякую шановна Кірстен за ляпас для українців, ми зацінили цей жест.

[@360.Tapestry]

harsh yet beautiful country - would love to visit some day

[@Cabinlab]

In many traditional/indigenous northern cultures, birch bark is used as a moisture barrier between the wood/log walls and the earth. In the video it appears they they only used a vapor barrier on the roof. Harvesting birch bark isnt always an option, but adapting the wisdom of northern cultures, I'd run the polyethylene all the way down the wall, and probably about 6" below grade.

[@elizabethmorton4904]

Very interesting. I wish our builders in Canada would incorporate some of these very good ideas. Using the earth for insulation just makes so much sense.

[@MikeBurns-bi5xj]

Very good presentation and craftmanship

[@bogsplash8612]

Fascinating. The method of construction of that roof, very different from anything I've seen before.

[@GrandmaSandy]

Hi my dear friend another wonderful video and some great architecture

[@benbrown8258]

The arch roof reminds me of barn construction I'd seen growing up outside of Lacota, Michigan. When a restorer of old barns demonstrated how the arches were built I was incredulous. The lattice addition Alosha learned was ingenious! I would love to know how well it performs. We are surrounded by so many answers to living more lightly and better on earth without selling an arm and a leg to do it.. it just might to require community...

[@MJ-ge6jz]

Impressive. The real cost in these homes is time and labor. Like Earth Ship homes. I love the low tech approach harnessing the mass of the earth to keep you cool in summer and warm in winter. I'm researching alternate methods that harness this approach will low labor costs and quick build times.

[@leslielutz6140]

All this amazing footage and story and then those two little kittens . . show stealers !!

[@Originalman144]

Amazing how inexpensive timber is in Russia. A few planks for this home in many other places would easily be over $1K.

[@vad-vad]

Kirsten, you should definitely take the time to visit Russia and discover the incredible variety of small country houses that the Russians call Dacha.

[@johnransom1146]

Kind of like cottages in Canada?

[@vad-vad]

@@johnransom1146 Usually this is a very small home-made structure on a small plot of land, which is used mainly in the summer. Most of these houses look like children's drawings, but there are also many very creative ones.

[@zoyayankovskaya]

Дача - не обязательно маленький дом. Это может быть и большой дом. Любой загородный дом, где хозяева живут только в теплый сезон или во время отпуска, называется дача. В советское время люди работали в городе и жили в квартирах, а выезжали на дачу только на отдых. Сейчас слово "дача" уходит из лексикона, потому что социалистическая эпоха ушла в прошлое. Люди могут иметь свой бизнес, свои проекты, работать онлайн, поэтому стало возможным не страдать в квартире, а круглый год жить в своем доме за городом и вести свой бизнес. Так что, дача - это чаще всего дом для тех людей, кто продолжает работать в найме и вынужден жить в городе в квартире.

[@WRITER1000]

Maybe come after the end of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine.

[@menulyj]

Yeah, would be really nice to come to free and democratic Russia ☺️❤

[@Waywren]

They're beautiful structures! But my favorite was the cats.

[@frankjenkins6627]

Wow brilliant .

[@workoutmom2b1g]

What a great video. Thank you for sharing.

[@leahcim38]

Most important items... Piano, Drums, accordion 🪗 🎶 ♥️

[@Mushr00mTea]

Very interesting, thank you!

[@candiwallace6605]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@bjlyon615]

Absolutely amazing!

[@lynetteledoux2845]

Was that wild horses there in Russia? I never thought of that occurring there like here in USA … but why not. Wouldn’t it be such an eye opener too for many for the musicians to meet with some here in USA that also play and use these same instruments such as accordion, fiddle, and violin? Gathering the retired military engineer’s knowledge in “on the job training” is a fabulous way for him to transfer his knowledge into the next generations - not losing the art that he has perfected throughout his career (lifetime). What wonderful opportunity to broaden our horizon and relationship with others.

[@AloshaLynov]

Hi it’s Alosha, yes the horses I captured next to arkaim near Ural Mountains

[@woodoohunter]

в диких местах, например горный алтай, лошади на свободном выпасе живут, как и коровы, в остальном такого нет

[@dmp360]

Alosha!!!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@marshamercer876]

I liked the home at the end. I thought the first home was built exceptionally well. But that cold cold winter would scare me off that area. Great idea building a house under ground in Siberia. Do they bring their cats and dogs in during the winter.

[@catherinemira75]

Dig deep for insulation and for safety. Great idea. 👌😍

[@SarahTree]

Looks like a 1980s Idaho house! Looks like home to me!❤

[@xXSoulGothicXx]

Awesome so far!

[@АлександрМахаев-э5у]

я из сибири! с Енисейска

[@kiukk9288]

"hard" climate there, could not live in 😁Buon inizio di settimana Kirsten!

[@RONIN2025]

You haven't been showing up in my regular feed you might want to look into that anyways great place🇺🇸

[@kirstendirksen]

Thanks for letting me know. I will check it out.

[@carolewarner101]

I confess I'm kind of confused. After all that about having to burn a lot of wood and still being cold and then all the effort to learn how to build the earth bermed house that was so cozy and warm to live in, you ended up with a two story home, unprotected by the earth with the entire front and back of the house in glass? NOT a very well insulated/warm house at all! Beautiful. Lovely. But you'll still be burning a ton of wood and probably being cold in there except up in the loft where you don't really need the heat so much at night when you're all cozy under the blankets. Curious...

[@charonstyxferryman]

You don't know whether you're looking at a completed construction or not.

[@carolewarner101]

@@charonstyxferryman True. It's possible they will berm the short side walls with soil...but that still doesn't change the fact that two opposing walls are glass from the floor to the peak of the house at over 20 feet high. So even if one of those walls is facing south to capture solar gain, that would mean the other is on the north and will be losing heat like crazy! As will the southern glass wall at night unless they have thick insulation blinds that they close at night and/or on cold days on both glass walls.

[@AloshaLynov]

It was a fast home to move it whilst I develop the Bermed home

[@carolewarner101]

@@AloshaLynov Got it. Ok well, I'm not sure why your partner was unwilling to stay in the first home you built just for the winter. I fear she may come to regret that! Hope you manage to stay warm this winter. 🤞

[@Fritz_P]

Cool to hear that South African🇿🇦 accent in Russia 🇷🇺

[@eric99vigne]

Beau travail et bel endroit.

[@BrianThrives]

Very unique.

[@lowrads3653]

Most soil has a bulk density of around 1.5g per cubic cm, or about 1.5 tonnes per cubic meter, at about 50% water saturation. Compare this with the average for the lithosphere, which is mostly your typical surface mineral rocks at about 2.8g per cubic cm.

[@donaldcendana7288]

very nice build

[@johnroddy8756]

A Credit beautiful home

[@MarkAvrelii555]

Very cool!

[@snowysnowyriver]

I think that little Hobbit Hole house is incredible. The roof was a work of art.

[@MaxKoenig-Mk001]

logs on the bare ground/ no protection against moisture? or am I missing something?🖤

[@chupasaurus]

There's some white film between everything and ground on the footage😉

[@AloshaLynov]

As long as the clay is dry they don’t rot. We treated them. But yes in future I will place on hyper adobe

[@MaxKoenig-Mk001]

@@AloshaLynov Thanks for the reply, I was just curious. Maybe I've watched too many videos where they point out that specific thing for half of the video. Love the simple roof construction, I will build something similar as soon as we live in Russia(next year). Now that I know your channel as well, I'll dig into further information. Thanks, again 🖤

[@Cabinlab]

Will be interesting to see after 10 years. Even if the clay is "dry", the temperature gradient will cause moisture to condense in the wall. Wouldn't have been a lot more work or material to run the vapor barrier down the wall as in Mile Oehler's PSP concept. The lattice is a great idea.

[@jameshatton4211]

Kirsten are we going to see an episode based on the house featured in the last section of the this episode?

[@AloshaLynov]

Yes we will

[@thefix2573]

All things aside, we have so much in common with our fellow humans around the world. I pray someday we can shake the Global Elite off our backs and thrive. People are people.

[@donparkinson9561]

Kirsten, I love your videos. Is your home similar to these wonderful creations? I was wondering if you incorporated some of these designs into your own residence. Thank you.

[@suzmaca650]

Amazing…

[@mikestarkey7989]

Do you not need to insulate the below ground timber from damp and water ingress?

[@alzathoth]

i wish they would allow this kind of construction in CHINAda

[@TheChosen2030]

I would build igloos around the house. Would be very useful

[@michaelglenning5107]

Great build! 6 wks and $2k. Its what earthships were meant to be.

[@kimhorton6109]

This looks a lot like the life I remember in Maine. Grow a pair.

[@jerrygarcia4390]

Incredible ❤

[@rmbarnes672]

$2000 USD I can see the big Banks and the mortgage crisis hustlers choking on their lattes 😅 Awesome video thank you Kirsten 💖

[@jessicav2031]

Don't worry, in the US you still need a loan to pay the $200,000 to buy a little square of rural land.

[@kemosabe5120]

And the county assessors!

[@leonacollet4051]

I've been following Alosha for a few years. It's great that Kristen has done a piece on his endeavours and home design. Great piece. 💖🏡🚐🙏

[@joshuahuyser2441]

What are the lower foundation walls made of that support the gothic arch house at the end of the video? It almost appeared that they were long rubber tubes filled with dirt or sand. Possibly?

[@thefix2573]

Called Earth bag building, I'm sure there is some timber in the walls as well and the earthbags are used as insulation instead of digging into the earth, which creates some challenges with meltwater in the spring, moisture issues, and feels like a cave.

[@chupasaurus]

@@thefix2573 "Outside of St. Petersburg" means it's a swampy area, so springs are especially fun.

[@AloshaLynov]

Hyperadobe

[@guachingman]

wasn t it just super before? when did it become hyperrrr? whats new?@@AloshaLynov

[@judyofthewoods]

@@guachingman hyperadobe is where they use net bags (or continuous from roll) so the clay sticks together between the netting. No barbed wire used. The net is what is used for packing onions and such. You could call it almost shutter-free rammed earth. Less forgiving than earth bags though. The earth must be able to stick to itself. Earth bags can be filled with more types of soil or rock even.

[@elizabeth_8791]

South African 🤙🏻

[@kimhorton6109]

Try to remember that this land was once part of a steppe that ran fro France to Vladivostok. It’s beautiful for its diversity and learning to live with it is a necessity. Russia is full of resources and possibility if only the very wealthy will learn none of this happens in a week, month or year.

[@imiy]

I really doubt that's warm in winter in those homes. Why so high sealing?

[@sidilicious11]

But don’t you have to heat all that height? Hopefully you figured out some excellent insulation for the roof.

[@rv6029]

Heat Rises! It’s usually hotter upstairs.

[@andrewh3730]

Just wondering can this type of home be built anywhere?

[@bad2mx]

Yes.

[@bad2mx]

Roger that.@@Pilot333

[@samshepperrd]

8:00 craftsmanship that is all but non-existent these days.

[@vivalaleta]

How the hell does the built house at the end do anything but lip service to the intelligence of the earth build he was taught? I wouldn't have listened to a wife who didn't appreciate the science.

[@alicet8791]

I agree that this whole video about using the earth to build an economical and warm house in subzero climate by putting it partially underground does not seem at all similar to the wood built 2 story home at the end. Yes, take your wife's needs into consideration. I, too, would not want to live in a mostly underground house. But the whole purpose of the video, and this channel, do not seem to coincide with the house shown at the end of the video.

[@vivalaleta]

Thank you for your well written reply to my claim. I would only suggest marrying someone you share broader views with. My guy and I have that. If he talks sense to me I listen and learn, visa versa. @@alicet8791

[@jdsfrisco]

Looks like Karelia near Finland. Nice dacha.

[@joellehoareau9958]

I feel like I hear a South African accent? How'd you get to live in Syberia? Very cool home 😎

[@iljavoronin163]

Согласен. Я тоже отметил, что у него нет русского акцента, но присутствует другой.

[@ilovealexo]

Very thick South African accent for sure. Probably born and raised in South Africa. Amazing architect wow.

[@susanhighfield8284]

Does this man have a youtube channel?

[@24ivan11]

Great mother Russia

[@KF-qj2rn]

wood leaf springs basically: I'd do a basement first, maybe using maritime containers of any size...

[@homerhouser2323]

That Gandalf reveal pann though

[@bigsarge2085]

✌

[@hanss2006]

Очень интересные места

[@dagmargross6064]

Only, their own two-storey home doesn't have an earth roof. So, it won't be as well insulated as the other one. I would have wanted to opt for something in-between both houses...

[@ЛеонидАндреянов-я8ы]

Пердецццц!!!! Под руководством этого,, гуру,, , который не знает, что такое,, кружало,,и принципы строительства погребов и ледников!!!!! , - ребята легко отделались.....))))

[@honumoorea873]

06 min : Why the hell would you use high celling in a cold place...? Even if it works under compression, I would have add a stronger center piece... I would not be confident sleeping in that with snow in the roof... Specially in some years when all those nails would have weakened.

[@curious736]

Wow.........

[@dictionaryzzz]

I think this would be called a Wofati in the USA.

[@MarkRVillano]

I'm sure that there are many reasons for this, but I have to wonder why more homes and communities are not constructed below ground in these environments.

[@Jan-y2j8v]

Radon problem, for example.

[@SurfsFlatTrader]

Beautiful!

[@joepeeer4830]

❤❤❤

[@VEC7ORlt]

Aint the same as building houses in spain and the like, you need to actually think it through and execute on point. And this aint the best example either, but please find more of this.

[@ryanalexander3088]

?

[@VEC7ORlt]

@@ryanalexander3088 A lot of places that this channel featured were in places that had mild climates and easy to build/heat, and I've always asked for something different.

[@SnakeKoRn]

Note to the commentor: I sometimes hear you say "Uhhuh..." . Don't do that. It comes across as the next thing you'll say is :"Yeayeayea whatever" . It comes across as being really uninterested.

[@harrymills2770]

Apparently this is South of the permafrost. Earth-sheltered is the best way to build in temperate latitudes. There's not much benefit to it in the tropics or in the permafrost.

[@Cabinlab]

The good news is that much of the boreal forest at similar latitudes has "discontinuous permafrost". In practice, that means you can be standing on an area of permafrost, move 30 meters, and be on solid ground. Here at 62°N, the frost depth is still something like 6' even where there's no permafrost, so you don't benefit from the warm ground like warmer climates. I spent a winter in an underground house designed after some indigenous Alaskan dwellings. What I found is that it's a little cold until you burn a fire for a day or two, then the walls warm up and it stays quite cozy.

[@Citiglobal88]

$2000 for a home??? When is that coming to the United States?

[@ann87380]

2000usd j'aimerais bien avoir pareil

[@4lexeiTM]

For me, that place is absolutely horrible, horrendous! Tenerife is my dream! But, interesting video you made there, thanks!

[@petarpetrov4418]

The woman is something!

[@woodoohunter]

альтернативное строительство, саман или геосоты, в россии находится в основном в экопоселениях, а вот на дачах все строят стандартно

[@magdalenaminko8438]

"She is not accepted the save living style with other benefits. " ..... Probably you did not explain it well:)) I wish you all good in you stucture gome. Its look amazing, for living and explore world.

[@theonlywayoutisin1461]

✨🙏🌊💙🌎💙🌊🙏✨