Continuing with Owen’s assessment of the Hyperadobe method of building earthbag walls, I have had some further thoughts. This innovation comes to us from Fernando Pacheco, a Brazilian engineer, and it has been used there for at least two years. I have prepared a detailed page at www.earthbagbuilding.com that is a step-by step guide to … Read more
Bill and Thea, via www.earthbaghouse.com are hosting the first Earthbag Open-House on January 8th in Austin, Texas. They have documented the building of this complex dome home and plan to create an earthbag building course as well as a blog that chronicles their work, with videos, photos and interviews with earth artists and builders. They … Read more
We have a new complete project page up at www.earthbagbuilding.com: the Amirta – Divine Nectar Retreat Cabin in the high desert of southeastern Arizona. To do this retreat Venerable Lobsang Gyelse had to build a space to do it in, which is a small circular meditation space with an offset sleeping nook. In addition there … Read more
More earthbag photos from around the world… Cape Footprints: earthbag rental house in Kleinkranz, South Africa Kay Lespwa in Haiti Project Moonunit: A cob, strawbale, papercrete, earthbag, urbanite, wood, salvaged material fun house by Organicart.com
The Taos Art Museum and Fechin House in Taos, New Mexico is one of my favorite houses. World class artist Nicolai Fechin built the quintessential thick-walled adobe house for his family. It’s widely considered one of the best examples of southwest style architecture. You can stand at almost any place in the home, point your … Read more
Based on ancient Native American designs, this earthbag lodge with living roof will keep you cozy and warm even in the harshest climates, because it is compact, earth-sheltered, insulated and uses wood heat. South-facing windows and skylight over the kitchen ensure ample daylighting. It can be built for about $2,000 assuming wood poles are gathered … Read more