Yesterday I posted a link to nonconventional homes at Pinterest. Afterwards I spent some time skimming the photos and found a few gems worthy of a new blog post.
natural house
Earthbag homes–easiest and cheapest green build
“Earthbag construction is a type of rammed earth construction where durable bags, usually polypropylene or burlap, are filled with local earth or other materials, laid in courses and tamped down into place to form walls. The greatest advantage is that it is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to construct a green home which with some hard work can be done by the homeowner.
Solar Man Sand Bag Building
“Sand bag building I built in Peru.”
Egypt Independent Earthbag Building Article
“Fagnoon Art School hosted a workshop for teaching the latest methods of earthbag building, an inexpensive construction method, hoping to bring the innovative technique to their farms and villages.
Wisconsin Round Barns List
The name pretty much says it all. Lots of readers are interested in building roundhouses, and so when a reader sent me this website I just had to post it here for all to see. (Thanks, Richard.) There are around 100 round barns on the list, and they’re a good source of inspiration. Look closely for details.
Casa Verde
This site is in Romanian and so I’ll keep this entry brief. The home is so beautiful that few words are needed.