He built remote dome cabin amid freezing Siberian wilderness for $1K

November 19, 2023 john 21 37046 16:03

Bio-architect Alosha Lynov has experienced his own Tolstoyan Odyssey: interested in natural building, he taught himself to design and build shelters with materials and shapes inspired by Nature that resemble an Arctic version of Antoni Gaudí’s designs. Alosha pushes his version of eco-construction to the limits so his “buriable” shelters “can handle the harshest and…

All burned down. They built natural home & restored land: only better

October 22, 2023 john 23 25091 22:28

Ken Haggard and Polly Cooper have built natural homes with passive solar techniques and powered by renewables since the seventies, so when in August 1994 a wildfire destroyed their property and home, they decided to rebuild them back, only better. They used fire-resistive strawbale walls for their new studio and home, built next to the…

6 years building healthy natural roundhome with hempcrete & cob

September 24, 2023 john 16 26331 38:00

Neil Decker and Stella Michaels both suffered from chemical sensitivities so they spent 6 years building their home of only natural materials. They used hempcrete (hemp hurds, lime and sand) as their walls, plastered in lime (exterior) and clay (interior), with earthen cob floors. The couple didn’t think they could afford to live in California,…

Exquisitely Handcrafted Eco Tiny House

May 20, 2017 john 19 2176595 13:42

This tiny house is a craftsman’s dream. There is such a high level of work that has gone into constructing every detail of this home. The construction is also completely sustainable with all items of the build being locally and sustainably sourced. It’s not often you come across a tiny house, or indeed any house…