Turns grandfather’s rammed-earth barn into budget dream home by Kirsten Dirksen on July 3, 2023 Up until recently, Jordi Salvia’s hometown in rural Catalonia used rammed earth bricks as an ancient and effective method to …
Desert dream home quest in Bluff: locally sourced, passive A/C by Kirsten Dirksen on March 28, 2022 On the valley floor beneath the dramatic sandstone cliffs of Bluff, Utah, emerging builders have spent over two decades erecting …
Modern & Mayan craft inspire quake-proof homes & learning coop by Kirsten Dirksen on October 10, 2017 When a community group in Guadalajara, Mexico wanted to build housing for workshops on their land overlooking the Huentitán Canyon, …
Modern-traditional Japan mud home: bioclimatic on a budget by Kirsten Dirksen on November 23, 2015 To bring natural homes into the 21 Century, architect Tono Mirai designed “Future House”: a home that blends traditional earth …
