This straw bale mountain vacation home was designed to connect visitors to the surrounding environment and serve as a welcoming retreat for friends and family. This green home designed by Colorado architect Dominique Gettliffe features a stucco exterior, straw bale … Verder lezen
One of the neat things about cob is that it can be used to sculpt many interior features of a house. Cob bookshelves, niches, and benches all add to the beauty and personality of the house. Any wooden shelves, shelf supports, counter tops, or wood … Verder lezen
As war and conflict tear through Syria, we take a look at the ancient earthen beehive-shaped houses on the edge of the country which have been wowing visitors for centuries. According to Earth Architecture, half of the world’s population live … Verder lezen
Wattle and daub is a method of construction, consisting of a plain weave of vertically placed wooden stakes, and horizontally disposed thin wooden strips (wattle). These interwoven elements are then daubed in a kind of plaster, made up of a … Verder lezen
Abobe brick making is a simple technology, all one really requires is (clay rich)dirt (occasionally straw) and water. Making an adobe brick requires a great deal of dirt. A 20 liter bucket with a full load of dirt will make almost … Verder lezen
Light straw clay (also known as light clay, light clay straw, slip straw) is a natural building material used to infill between a wooden frame in a timber framed building using a combination of clay and straw. It can also … Verder lezen
Earthen materials (as clay, adobe or cob) offer endless possibilities of forming them into most interesting sculptures inside and outside the home. To make this world unique, comfortable and a beautiful place to live in is one of the most important motto’s of … Verder lezen
Straw must have one of the lowest embodied energy of any building material and is probably the cheapest and most sustainable. Straw-bales have an insulation value twice that required by most nations building regulations as well as excellent sound deadening … Verder lezen
Adobe is the Spanish word for mud brick, a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material (sticks, straw, and/or manure), usually shaped into bricks using molds and dried in the sun. … Verder lezen
Straw has been used in various ways as a construction material for as long as there has been agriculture. Early structures implement straw-clay combinations. The straw provided tensile strength and some insulation value, and gave clay building materials additional structural … Verder lezen