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This couple turned glass bottles into a home in Melbourne. Here’s how Earthship houses work
After repeatedly losing out in Melbourne's property market, an Australian couple bought land in Tasmania and built their own unusual home using recycled glass bottles, rammed earth and passive-solar design.
Australian couple Matt Ellis and Kate Tucker wanted a home of their own but repeatedly found themselves priced out of Melbourne's property market. After losing out to higher bidders several times, they eventually decided to take a different route: buy land and build their own home.
They purchased 1.5 hectares near Cygnet in Tasmania and began building a house inspired by the Earthship movement. The unusual home combines recycled materials with design techniques intended to make a house more energy and resource efficient.
