Hi, are you familiar with Iranian architecture? There are lots of examples about what you are asking. If you need more help from me, please let me know.
A good book for a quick reference to many vernacular housing types is Handmade Houses and other buildings, by john May, Thames and Hudson 2010
One of examples of the vernacular architecture in the cold climate areas could be found at Iceland: turf houses are made of turf (walls and roof). They are half piled in the ground. Openings are put in the thickness of the construction, solution prevents direct wind force. More: Vernacular Heritage and Earthen Architecture, ISBN 9781138000834
The recent edition of National Geographic gives a very interesting of neolithic dwellings in northern scotland, Really quite sophisticated constructions
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