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Construcción hi-tech con materiales de antes: paja y adobe

Construcción hi-tech con materiales de antes: paja y adobe

Como el inglés, el castellano es un idioma que trata a la paja, un material de legendaria versatilidad, de manera despectiva. Y, si hay que hacer caso a la fábula de los tres cerditos, la paja podría ser lo menos apropiado para la construcción.Enseñamos ... read more

2 months, 2 weeks ago by: nicolas.boullosa  staff  comments

Modern hobbit house: a tiny cob home

Modern hobbit house: a tiny cob home

It's estimated that half of the world's population lives in earth buildings, but for many countries this type of architecture was until recently fairly rare. Now materials like rammed earth, cob, compressed earth and mud brick are experiencing a comeback.A modern cob home- Cobtun House- in England ... read more

9 months, 3 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

Building with straw bale, recycled bottles & urbanite

Building with straw bale, recycled bottles & urbanite

Straw + clay + water = cob, an old construction technique that can be used for walls, benches and entire homes. The folks at the Solar Living Institute in Hopland, California are mixing it with their hands and feet and using it to rebuild their intern center- a project taking shape from recycled ... read more

1 year ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

 

 

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