Earthbag house plans

Specifications: 545 sq. ft. interior, plus 14 sq. ft. pantry, plus 282 sq. ft. loft space, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, Footprint: 27′ x 36.5′ Description: Lower walls are 24″ earthbags; up…

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Small, affordable, sustainable earthbag house plans

Straw Bale House Plan (895 Sq. Ft.) SPIRAL.. but with the kitchen in the center and a rocket heater, to heat the entire house in winter

Specifications: 1,330 sq. ft. interior including lofts in the roundhouse and both large domes, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, Footprint: 31' x 70' Description: Readers have shown a strong interest in my domes and roundhouses, so I decided to cluster them to create a new unique design for larger families. There is a 2-story roundhouse in…

Architect graduated from the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia in 2002. He has broad experience in design, construction and project coordination. In 2010 founded Arquitectura en Equilibrio (www.arquitecturaenequilibrio.com), a company focused on the implementation of alternative construction systems with low environmental impact and high social value. From this platform, projects have been successfully designed and constructed in a collaborative format with rural and aboriginal…

Creating scale models is a great way to learn earthbag building techniques and help visualize your future home. Tim Merritt sent me some pics of models he’s been working on and I was so impressed I…

(strawbales using an expensive conventional foundation and roof making not alot of sense for me and not even saving money much of the time by what I hear) Heck you could almost put stick built walls up to save time (as earthbags are a big cost in time and hassle per cubic foot filled whereas the walls are the cheapest by comparison to roof/foundation) and things like that is almost what i'm now thinking. Why aren't we already doing this?

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