Alfriston Clergy House, nearly lost to England's past This house was built by a prosperous farmer in 1350 using only natural materials that have now survived for almost seven centuries. In 1395 it was bought by the church and ... |
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A Pattern Language of Natural Homes No.220 Roof Vaults This is one of a series of articles about A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander where we illustrate and discuss the patterns using homes and buildings made from natural materia ... |
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The earthen homes of the Gurunsi in Tiebele, Burkina Faso. These are the earthen homes of the Gurunsi in Burkina Faso. Gurunsi woman painting her house, Burkina Faso The men build ... |
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A spiral straw bale home in Ireland. This is a spiral straw bale house in County Mayo, Ireland. The design is based on the geometry of the nautilus shell. It stands on a foundation of local limestone. The house was built in 2003 by... |
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The Roundhouse at Felin Uchaf, Wales This is one of the buildings at Felin Uchaf on the Llyn Peninsula, Wales. You are only seeing the roof of an underground roundhouse which is impressively illuminated with a strong shaft of ... |
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Natural Building Books about the whole house. This is a collection of natural building books that deal with many aspects of the whole home including several natural building methods. Jacob... |
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The 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 in wild and lonely places in the hills and mountains of Scotland. This sh... |
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Roundwood Timber Framing, by Ben Law [ www.ben-law.co.uk ] Ben Law built his woodland home from roundwood in his own woods from his own timber. It was famously filmed by Kevin McCloud's Grand Designs team for the UK's Channel 4. ... |
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The green roof of Smailholm Tower, Scotland. This is an interesting twist on a 100% natural green roof by using a thick bed of clay and turf... The Pringles, who built the tower around 1450, were a pro... |
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Green Hamlet is Natural Homes' ecoVillage in beautiful Lithuania. What are we doing? Natural Homes writes extensively about natural building and more recently about natural living and homesteading. Since 2011 we have gathered an audience ... |
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