The Arsh of the Toda People in India In the Nilgiri hills of Taml Nadu, India live the Toda people in rolling meadows and shola forests. This is an example of their architecture, known as an Arsh. Two ... |
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... heather shieling at the Highland Folk Museum, Scotland. Properly done a heather thatch will last 20-30 years... This is a shieling, a hut once common ...... |
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Building a Celtic Roundhouse. This is one of the many roundhouses at Felin Uchaf in Wales where there are the remains of over 1,000 Iron Age hillforts each with many similar roundhouses. The Celts built thei... |
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Natural homes up on the Roof: Using natural materials for your home. These homes all use different natural materials for their roof demonstrating the material's versatility, and in many cases longevity... |
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A thatch that can last up to 400 years... This is a roof made using a seaweed called eelgrass . It's one ...... |
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Natural homes built by inspirational women ... "It can happen as easily within an ordinary person's mind as in a builder's mind. Everyone, builder or not, can do this for themselves", Christopher Alexander . ... |
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How to build a Scottish Blackhouse. Vernacular architecture evolves reflecting the characteristics of the local environment, climate, culture, natural materials, technology and the experience of centuries of commun... |
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Thatched Homes Around the World. There are many materials you can thatch a home with, each with different life spans e.g. rush 3-5 years, bracken 5-10 years, heather 20-30 years and reed 30-50 years. However thatch can have a ... |
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Natural Building, a 900 Year Story of Natural Materials. If you ever doubted the use of natural materials to build a home these nine buildings are a testament to its longevity. We'll take you back to the oldest, continuously... |
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A beautiful home for just £150 ($250) This quaint cob cottage in Deddington, England cost almost nothing to build, just £150 ($250) for the thatching pins. It was built by Michael Buck almost exclu... |
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