Medieval cottage encased within new home embraces layers by Kirsten Dirksen on November 9, 2019 When Kate Darby and David Connor were told they had to preserve the 300-year-old cottage on their property or lose …
De ruina a casa moderna: 10 establos/graneros transformados by Nicolás Boullosa on June 9, 2015 Una nueva tendencia se afianza en arquitectura: casas en entornos rurales o periurbanos que aprovechan la a menudo áspera y …
What can be learned from a 17th century American town by Kirsten Dirksen on May 31, 2015 In Plymouth, Massachusetts- the site of the first English colony in America – Matteo Brault spends his days living a …
Tiny wattle/daub shed from local dirt in San Francisco by Kirsten Dirksen on October 30, 2012 The tiny wattle-and-daub hut on Ellis Street is likely the only earth-built shelter in downtown San Francisco. Even more impressive, …
Urban forest erupts in San Francisco’s Tenderloin by Kirsten Dirksen on October 28, 2012 The “Tenderloin National Forest” is likely one of the world’s smallest “forests”; it’s just 23 feet wide by 136 feet …
Earth-built passive solar home: cob (south), strawbale (north) by Kirsten Dirksen on October 18, 2010 Passive solar design dates back over 2 and a half millennia to the ancient Greeks and Chinese; it not only …
Natural buildings don’t melt, no matter how rainy it gets by Kirsten Dirksen on October 14, 2010 With all the videos I’ve done on earth buildings (like the tiny cob cottage in North Carolina or the mudbrick …
Choosing a natural building material: cob, straw, a blend… by Kirsten Dirksen on October 11, 2010 You may find cob cottages particularly cute, but taste isn’t reason enough to choose one natural building material over another. …
Natural building codes: some straw bale, but little for cob by Kirsten Dirksen on October 5, 2010 There’s plenty of historical evidence that natural buildings hold up to time- witness the adobe California Missions or the 13th-century …
How to build a straw bale wall: natural building expert tips by Kirsten Dirksen on September 30, 2010 Bales of straw may seem a bit simple, but they’re very effective for building a home. “Walls go up very …
