Inside Germany's extraordinary $332,000 'Earthship' house, which is made of 7,500 glass bottles and 1,300 car tires

Earthship Tempelhof Marlene van de Camp

A community of 20 people from Tempelhof, Germany are living in an "Earthship" that has been made completely out of upcycled materials.
The self-sufficient housing complex, built on a former goat pasture, is made up of 1,300 used car tires, 7,500 old glass bottles, and a lot of clay.
The unique structure took just seven weeks to build and has an 82-foot-long glass wall that also acts as a natural heating system and air conditioning system.
The Earthship's roof catches rainwater and snow and then channels it into a cistern in the rear wall, so it can then be reused as water for drinking, cooking, and showering.
The interior is surprisingly cozy. Resident Max Thulè, who lives there with his wife and four children, says it's like a "relaxing retreat" for him.
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A man in a grey cap is standing on a bright yellow wall, which he is using as a podium so that visitors can see and listen to him explain how one of Germany's most unique homes, the Tempelhof Earthship, came about.

What makes this house so special is that its residents built it with their own hands — using 1,300 used car tires, 7,500 old glass bottles, a lot of clay, and other upcycled materials. The building doesn't need any heating and is completely self-sufficient, functioning without any external electricity or water supply.

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