This home is a hand-built stone house sourced completely from local materials. It is situated on over 1000 square meters, or roughly a quarter acre, of pristine jungle in the heart of the Riviera Maya in Tulum, Mexico. The lot has its own well, solar panel system, septic tank and 2.5 meter high privacy wall … Read more
Over half of all homes in India are constructed of mud, and this is for economy as well as preference. Even in cities people are beginning to think that their grandparents had it right. Mud houses have several advantages over modern materials, and here are 7 reasons why they better: 1. Longevity Mud brick can … Read more
The Sky Den treehouse was built by William Hardie Designs with George Clarke, for his Amazing Spaces television program. This house is composed of three different shapes that each blend together for an indoor/outdoor experience.The square is the central point of the treehouse and the main living space, with glass doors opening onto a wide … Read more
I recently got this email from Steven Green: “I built a 10 meter earthbag roundhouse with the open air patio in Chaing Rai, Thailand. I bought the plans from Owen Geiger. In the cold season it is OK, a bit stuffy but warmer than outside. But now I’m suffering in the hot season. In the … Read more
On the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island, in the small village of Peka Peka, there are a series of hillocks that have windows and small white towers that rise above the landscape like periscopes. It turns out that this is the underground home of Friedrich (“Fritz”) and Helen Eisenhofer. Fritz is an architect … Read more
Gabions are wire cages filled with stones and they can used to create walls and many other projects, as the graphic shown below illustrates. We have featured the use of gabions in other blog posts, such as DYI Gabion Walls, Gabion Band Stone Construction, Gabion Beams for Earthquake Resilience This graphic is courtesy of www.wirefence.co.uk