Lloyd Kahn is currently working on a new book on tiny houses, and recently contacted me about possibly including a piece on my Tiny Free House. It won’t be long before I’ll need to move my pallet house project closer to home, and having it nearby will make it a lot easier to finish it up. If you’re not familiar with Lloyd, let me introduce you. Lloyd Kahn has been building, living in, and writing about alternative handmade homes for decades. He lives and works in the tiny coastal town of Bolinas, California. His publishing company is called Shelter Publications, and
Here we'll compare cob and adobe homes, including construction processes, materials, climate considerations, and other differences.
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Kristen fell in love with cob after visiting a natural building site and immediately started to draw up plans for her home.
On the other hand, we have natural homes. Sure there might be lots of dust traps, but they appeal to the human side of our soul... that side that knows we are a part of nature. Most of us find natural homes strangely appealing because they offer a sense of tranquillity that is often lacking in our hectic lives.
Image 6 of 27 from gallery of B House / i.House Architecture and Construction. Photograph by Le Canh Van, Vu Ngoc Ha
Cob houses are very dear to me. Having a degree in architecture does not mean that all of us fancy reflecting facades, huge steel structures and skyscrapers braking the height record of one another…
It is going to be difficult for me to eventually build a house because I like so many different design concepts! For instance, I really love the warm and natural appeal of the Low Impact Woodland Home
Cob houses are an amazing way to build a house. In this simple guide I break down everything you need to know about building a beautiful cob home.
This Earthen home is a new style of tiny living that is both modern and rustic with a true R&R feeling to satisfy your soul.
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