Clay houses in quake country? Cob building gains Bay Area following
Kristen fell in love with cob after visiting a natural building site and immediately started to draw up plans for her home.
When most folks decide to build a home, they get some timbers and construct a wood frame. There are actually a number of other approaches you can take however involving different materials and techniques. One fascinating method is to work with “cob.”
Nestled in South Paris, it's artful, efficient, and rock solid.
Cob housing is affordable & has been around for hundreds of years. Time & energy are the biggest investments that go into building cob house.
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Ecologisch bouwen is trendy, maar niet elk concept is even groen als het lijkt. De Zwitserse architect Peter Vetsch bouwt "aarden huizen" die zich gedeeltelijk onder de grond bevinden. De gelijkenis met de eerder op Lowtech Magazine besproken earthships is treffend. Maar schijn bedriegt. Uiterlijk lijken de woningen erg op elkaar: organische vormen, deels ingegraven, grote ramen gericht op de zuidkant. Maar terwijl de muren van een earthship zijn opgetrokken uit aangestampte aarde versterkt met afvalmateriaal (autobanden, blikjes, glazen flessen), bestaan de zogenaamde "aarden" huizen van de Zwitserse architect uit... staal en beton. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- De energie die wordt verbruikt...
A lush art book explores the eco-conscious movement of “slow architecture”
Architect Min Hall looks at how we can increase awareness and uptake of the many forms of natural building in New Zealand.
The Hjertefølger family is thriving in the Arctic Circle in their 3-story cob house surrounded by a geodesic dome dubbed the Nature House.
carpenters workshop gallery presents atelier van lieshout's 'the original dwelling' at design miami/basel 2015.
REFERENCES Megan Hanson Client, 3 Goat Ranch Justin Neiberger General Contractor, 3 Goat Ranch Dan Kanan General Contractor, Los Angeles Aleks Istanbullu Architect, Los Angeles / New York Mary Tuncer Client, Chapala Residence
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If your subsoil is appropriate, your cob building could be the utmost in sustainability.
A beautiful cob cottage in the making in Victoria, Australia.
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Nestled in South Paris, it's artful, efficient, and rock solid.
Kristen fell in love with cob after visiting a natural building site and immediately started to draw up plans for her home.
My birthday weekend was something I had been dreaming about for a while! I had scouted out this place about 4 years ago and told Brandon I really wanted to go one day. Earlier this year we were talking about birthdays and I happened to look up the availability ( which is usually ALWAYS booked up ) and MY BIRTHDAY WEEKEND WAS OPEN, I was soo happy so we booked the time right away. THE END! :)) I knew coming to this place I would NOT be disappointed and I sure wasn’t. We played around with sheep and chickens as they roamed around the property and they also tried coming into the cottage lol. Alexis and Manny left us a welcoming gift for when we got there- a basket of fresh eggs, milk, butter and A LOAF OF BANANA BREAD! like c’mon- I nearly cried. Needless I could go on but these photos will do the talking. [one_half padding=”0px 2px 0 0″] [/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 0px 0 0px”][/one_half_last][one_half padding=”0 2px 0 0px”][/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 2px 0 0px”][/one_half_last] [one_half padding=”0 2px 0 0px”][/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 0px 0 2px”][/one_half_last][one_half padding=”0 2px 0 0px”][/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 0px 0 2px”][/one_half_last][one_half padding=”0 2px 0 0px”][/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 0px 0 2px”][/one_half_last][one_half padding=”0 2px -2 0px”][/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 0px -2 2px”][/one_half_last] [one_half padding=”0 2px -2 0px”][/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 0px -2 2px”][/one_half_last][one_half padding=”0 2px -2 0px”][/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 0px -2 2px”][/one_half_last][one_half padding=”0 2px -2 0px”][/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 0px -2 2px”][/one_half_last][one_half padding=”0 2px -2 0px”][/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 0px -2 2px”][/one_half_last][one_half padding=”0 2px -2 0px”][/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 0px -2 2px”][/one_half_last][one_half padding=”0 2px -2 0px”][/one_half][one_half_last padding=”0 0px -2 2px”][/one_half_last] All booking details can be found here: Here OR Here Alexis and Manny were such amazing hosts, we had such an unforgettable time there. We cannot wait to visit again! Thanks for stopping by, Maritza, xo. Follow:
Examples of Beautiful Cob Structures (images via: ecosense house) With cob, the possibilities are virtually endless. Because this material makes it easy to build free-form structures, you can create rounded, amorphous homes with all the arches and niches you can handle. Pictured above is the EcoSense House, a private residence in Victoria, British Columbia that […]
Kristen fell in love with cob after visiting a natural building site and immediately started to draw up plans for her home.
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Summer 2011: we put a light clay finish coat on the cob wall, accenting the glass and art.
