When you find a peaceful joy, that’s when you are near the truth. -Rumi Nader Khalili (1936-2008) is the world-renowned Iranian-American architect, author, humanitarian, teacher, and inno…
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 is a tour of Charles André's cob home in Canada with a list of some of the design patterns that make it so beautiful.
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.”
This is a tour of Charles André's cob home in Canada with a list of some of the design patterns that make it so beautiful.
Beautiful sustainable home located on an island with rooms to rent. This post comes from an ad on airbnb for rooms, in what they define as an “Earthship". A sustainable home mostly built from recycled materials, which utilises clean form of energy like the sun and recycles water (which is re-used to water the plants). It makes the most of the heat and the cold stored in the ground, to heat and cool the building during the seasons. The home is located on Prince Edward Island, which is one of Canada's eastern maritime provinces. We assume Island life to be slow, reflective and this home, just adds to the romantic view. That said there are lessons that can be learnt and it's nice to see that slowly city life if catching up to the idea of this kind of clean living, I hope we get there soon... Visit DesignStack's Categories with the following link: Categories Press the Image to Enlarge it. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Press the Image to Enlarge it.
Just because your house is small doesn't mean you can't live large.
Cob Cottage Workshop in Gualala, California. October 2010
Welcome to Utah’s largest shipping container house!
Ein hochwertig aussehendes Zuhause zu haben, kann schwierig sein, besonders wenn Sie ein knappes Dekorationsbudget haben. Glücklicherweise gibt es Möglichkeiten – auch mit kleinem Budget – den...
Have you ever thought about building a cob house? An eco friendly, cost effective cob house could be your perfect home! Let us tell you how.
Located in Norway, Nature House is a 3-story cob house built within a glass geodesic dome. It's a beautifully unique, eco-friendly home made for the Arctic.
Turf houses are the coolest. Literally. For centuries, this style was used in parts of Iceland and Norway due to difficult climates as it offered superior insulation, keeping houses dry and warm. Why are we not…
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How to Build Dirt Cheap Houses: Ever wonder how to build a simple home for very little money, without going into debt? The key is to use low-cost, locally available natural materials such earth, small diameter wood and straw to keep expenses to a minimum. The real fun is incorpora…
every cob house seems to have a cob oven attached to it.
Soon after returning from Boom, I took the opportunity to travel more of the west coast. After visiting my family in Southern California, I bussed to Santa Barbara and met up with Betty Seaman to i…
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.
