I’m been saying for quite a while the easiest, fastest shape to build with earthbags is a roundhouse. Build one roundhouse and then add on later if you want to avoid debt. Adding a connecting space – two straight joining walls as shown above — is a simple solution for joining roundhouses. This simplifies roof construction since standard trusses can be used. Other options include reciprocal roofs, pole frame, etc. Using the connecting space as a greenhouse is ideal so you have at least some organic home-based food production nearly year-round.
How to add on in the future — put a window where you will need a door someday. Plan ahead and you could create more complex house designs with multiple roundhouses and possibly other shapes for unlimited design possibilities. Here’s my advice for adding on: Put a window where you’ll need a door someday. As you’re building the roundhouse, frame out the opening just like a door. Add some bags inside the frame to windowsill height and then build the window frame and window. At a later date it’s easy to remove the window, cut the plaster with an abrasive blade in a power saw, knock out the filler bags and install a door. Voila! In about one hour or so you’ll have a doorway to your new addition.
Two Roundhouses with Greenhouse
Available from Dream Green Homes
Hi am looking for aplan of roundhouse to design cottage on aplot whose measurement is length 35m x width 20m
Here are my house plans: https://earthbagplans.wordpress.com/
You can narrow the search by looking only for roundhouses.
But how to plan to add another floor later?
You mean how to add a 2nd story later? If so, you’d have to plan ahead and provide space for this by building a higher roof, etc. So yes, this is possible and a very good line of thought. This would keep costs and labor lower for the initial structure. Then you could finish the space later when you have more time and money.