When buying a plot of land with the intent to build a home on the property, you should consider building a home which is, at least in part, subterranean. A home which is build underground offers many advantages when compared to a normal home. When you are building a home with a focus on maximising the available space, you reach a point where you have to either build up or build down. In many ways, building down has advantages over building up. Firstly, the higher you build up, the deeper the foundations of the building need to be, so if you are going to build down anyway, why not build a subterranean home? Also, building a subterranean home allows you to have a larger garden. If you take it to its extreme, you can avoid building any of the home above ground, thereby being able to dedicate the entire ground level of the property be a garden, while still being able to have a home with all of the modern day luxuries people expect.