Location: Joshua Tree, CA After considering a couple of different layouts, we have decided on a triple dome configuration (868 sq. ft.) for our floorplan. At this time we are continuing our Volunteer Community Building program. From now until December 17, 2011 is the last BIG PUSH for building with our hired crew. If you … Read more
They’re using mesh and a thin first coat at Project Somos. Compare this to how we did our earthbag roundhouse (already about 39,000 views!). They may be in a seismic zone and require the mesh for stability. Project Somos is establishing a village for abandoned and orphaned children in Guatemala near the town of Tecpán. … Read more
“As a picture is worth a thousand words, we put a small assembly of the first days in the construction of a dome. With this panorama you can see from the ground up to the first holes for windows. We will keep putting more pictures as we go. BACK TO EARTH IS BACK TO HOME … Read more
From Leah Petriccione: In this semester long “Global Studio,” the goal was to design a primary school and community center located in Kyekyewere, Ghana. After designing the individual classrooms, as well as furniture pieces, in pairs we took on the conceptual community spaces that would accompany the school. Primary school children’s needs within the space … Read more
The Nubian vault is an African technique for the construction of timberless vaulted roofs. The AVN (Association la Voute Nubienne), through its Program ’Earth roofs in the Sahel’, helps provide families in sub-Saharan Africa with comfortable, sustainable, affordable, homes. In a recent Newsletter from this organization, I was impressed by the statistics they provided regarding … Read more
Here’s another awesome sustainable community under development. “SPICE: WHAT IS IT? A VISION—Creating an intentional community Ø A small, planned community that encourages reduced consumption and materialism and emphasizes our role as caretakers of the natural environment; Ø Respect for individual talents, interests, privacy, and needs, including the need for interaction with others; Ø Use … Read more