Sometimes you we just have to look backwards at some old designs. There are still significant tradeoffs though when living that close to nature. For example,

Sometimes you we just have to look backwards at some old designs. There are still significant tradeoffs though when living that close to nature. For example, I've stayed in cement/stone homes that are more dome-shaped. Completely surrounded by trees and a garden. Water ponds all around that catch rain and feed under stone canals to different areas of the land and grey water systems feeding bamboo. Wonderful, genius water retention system. But cold and rainy weather means you're surrounded by the cold and humidity of those same beautiful ponds.