Prefab Dome Shelters Pop Up Anywhere For Immediate Occupancy Intershelters were designed to provide a comfortable place to stay just about anywhere. They’ve been used in deserts, deep in the forest, and even on the side of glaciers, providing sleeping shelters, pop up first aid headquarters and observation centers in a flash. The durable pieces can be assembled and reassembled over and over, with a life expectancy of over 30 years. They’re tough enough to withstand hurricane-caliber winds, are fire resistant and will keep interiors dry and mildew-free. Made from prefab panels of high-tech aerospace composite material, the pieces are comfortable in hot desert climates or in sub-zero degree weather. Transportable in a pick up truck, the domes can pop up to provide a semi permanent home for the homeless, giving a sense of security and an address while they get back on their feet. When assembled in a group, the Intershelters create an adorable community of domed homes that can be connected to make larger layouts.
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A straw bale cabin by AATA Arquitectos This small cabin in a rural area of central Chile uses little energy and has a low carbon footprint. AATA Arquitectos designed the cabin, opting for a two level floor plan to minimize the site impact. The cabin takes the shape of a cube that is 5.4 m (17’9″) on each side. The walls were wood-framed and then insulated on the outside with straw bales coated with mud. The roof of the cabin is quite visible from the uphill portions of the property. The interior space is small but efficient. The comments are open. Images courtesy of AATA Arquitectos. Text copyright 2013 SmallHouseBliss. Thank you for sharing this.... Related Charred Cabin, a place to eat, sleep and read for two | DRAA Located a couple hours drive into the mountains north of Santiago, Chile, "Charred Cabin" is an appealingly simple vacation retreat. In "Modern Cabins" A modern "hermit's cabin" | Parra + Edwards Parra + Edwards Arquitectos designed this modern studio cabin in the forest outside Santiago, Chile. In "Cabins"
Build Naturally...Blog: What is a Rubble Trench Foundation? The function of a foundation for any structure is to take all of the weight from the building above, and distribute that load evenly to the ground below. The type of foundation that makes sense for a particular structure depends on the size and shape of the building, the type of structural system for the building, the slope of the land, the capacity of the soil to support weight, and how deeply the ground freezes in your area in winter. A rubble trench describes one low-impact option for the footer, which is typically the part of a foundation that is below ground. WHAT IS A RUBBLE TRENCH FOUNDATION? Various forms of the rubble trench foundation have been used for thousands of years in construction. 1. 2. 3. 4. Note: technically the drain pipe is optional, since the entire rubble trench footer provides drainage. 5. 6. 7. 8. Note the rebar still sticking out of the ground to support the wood form until the concrete has fully cured. BENEFITSLower Cost.
Dome The dome or hemispherical dwelling is an ancient shelter form alike the tipi, and there are many ways to build a dome, with bent bows or straight struts. The dome can be implemented in many ways, e.g. a geodesic dome composed by triangles is challenging to calculate and build, especially if not a canvas is used to cover it. A dome done with bows is much easier to plan and implement, and very simple to errect and take down as well, and the portability is very good in that case. The comfort, if done with thermal insulation like with the yurt, is alike excellent. Yet, there is one noteable disadvantage to be mentioned, the entire surface acts as roof and requires to be 100% waterproof therefore, whereas the yurt or cubic building have a comperable lesser vertical exposure or roof area. This dome typology gives you an overview of the different approach to compose a dome or hemispherical shelter:
Natural Spaces Domes Dung Sculptures Animal dung usually used as fertilizer. But some artist use it as a medium for their artworks. * Panda Dung This 24-inch high sculpture of Venus de Milo, made out of panda dung, was on display at the Henan Art Museum in China until being sold to a famous Swiss collector for 300,000 yuan, or $45,000 USD!! @0@!! [link] In 2006 a Thai Chiang Mai Zoo has came up with a use for the vast piles of panda dung they collect. The zoo was turning the dung-paper into greetings cards, fans and bookmarks, selling around 300,000 baht ($9,000 US) worth of goods for the 2006. In 2007 China's Sichuan Province has also developed a dung-for-profit scheme that makes souvenirs from the animal's waste in their Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base. [link] [link] [link] Source: climatechange.thinkaboutit.eu* Cow Dung A manure sculpture of New Zealand agricultural minister Nick Smith by Sam Mahon. The sculpture does not stink and will last forever. Source: treehugger * Horse Dung Check her website:
Beautiful Strawbale Home Cost Only 5000 Euros To Build! The page this came from is not in English, but construction is a universal language, and I speak strawbale :) Here we see cool dude cutting board... Then we see what he's making... woah! And that roofing pattern is simply stunning! Soo... you think that loft will work? Lunch time... natural foods 8 ‘Antibiotics’ Our Ancestors Used Instead Of Pharmaceutical Pills Photo source In a day and age where we are given a pill for every conceivable ill, it may seem strange to hear someone reject swallowing one down. We have come to believe here in the West that medications are our only option and remedies found in nature mere snake oil. But with big pharmaceutical companies shamelessly trying to make a buck at every turn, it’s important we remember that, long before these pills came to be, people were surviving naturally, utilizing hundreds of years of collected knowledge. The overuse of antibiotics has reached an all-time high, and the results of this uncontrolled experiment are, quite frankly, alarming. Foods and herbs were once used on a daily basis to guard against infection and disease before the development of pharmaceutical antibiotics in the 1940s, and they continue to be used by natural enthusiasts around the world. Oregano Popular as a flavoring for your Italian dishes, oregano aids digestion and weight loss. Raw Apple Cider Vinegar Honey Garlic
SimplyDifferently.org: Geodesic Clay Mud Dome This clay mud dome was built in Atacama in Chile and built a permanent clay mud geodesic dome: The dome is based on the geodesic approach, icosahedron based with 4v frequency and 5.5m diameter. The main structure is made with 2"x2" pine, with a flat pipe attached to the ends, so a hubless approach, the pipes are 1" in diameter and 1mm thick, and 5cm (2") into the wood, fixed with a self drilling screw. The dome has two covers: inner cover with a material called here "cholguan", very common (it's made of wood fibers, then pressed and cooked in an oven), some people call it wood cardboard. It's fixed to the struts with apprx. 4000 clamps, exterior cover is clay (mud) with straw on a coop net base, between this two materials I put sawdust to give some isolation. The ground is made of concrete with a mosaic of ceramic waste. Rain Insulation & Leaks Climate The inner climate of the dome is nice in winter (8C exterior) but it requires a heat source to raise the temperature. Construction Challenges
Think Outside the Box: Dome Homes for Sale While dome homes may be odd-looking to some people, to a growing set of home buyers, they are now the only way to go. According to Dennis Johnson of Natural Space Domes in Minnesota, the housing crisis and recent devastating tornadoes have increased awareness and interest in building, or buying dome homes. “We’ve had domes go through hurricanes,” Johnson said. Missouri’s Romain Morgan is a believer. Because dome homes are energy-efficient, easy to build and are able to better withstand hurricanes and tornadoes due to its round, aerodynamic shape, the dome home is becoming more popular — especially in areas that are prone to tornadoes and hurricanes. The geodesic dome was first made popular by inventor Buckminster Fuller who wanted to revolutionize housing in the 1940s. “A bathroom would be a bathroom, and the kitchen would be a kitchen but the dome shell part of it is going to be less cost than a traditional box house,” Johnson said. Interested in buying a dome home?
The Voxel: a Quarantine Cabin – Valldaura Year Completed: 2020 Duration: 4 months Site(s): Valldaura Labs, Barcelona, Spain Coordinates: 41.450209° N, 2.133474° E Budget: 12.000€ Parent Program(s): Master in Advanced Ecological Buildings & Biocities (MAEBB) Directors: Vicente Guallart, Daniel Ibañez Operations Manager: Laia Pifarré Academic Coordinator: Michael Salka Designers (MAEBB Students): Alex Hadley, Anfisa Mishchenko, Sena Kocaoğlu, Camille Garnier, Dania Aburouss, Ester Camps Bastida, Filippo Vegezzi, Giada Mirizzi, Juan Gabriel Secondo, Maitri Joy Uka, Camila Fajardo, Nathalie Botbol, Shreya Sharma, Yue Zhang, Zhiqian Liu, Rafael Abboud, Irene Rodriguez Perez Sponsors: Saltoki, Miogás, Mausa, Distribució Sostenible, Bestiario, Henkel, Cork 2000, Tallfusta Consultants: Oscar Aceves, Miquel Rodriguez, Jochen Scheerer, Elena Orte, Guillermo Sevillano, Eduardo Chamorro, David Valldeoriola, Miguel Nevado, Jordi Prat, Gustavo Escudero Volunteers: Bruno Ganem, Luis Leveri, Akshay Mhamunkar, Daniel Nahmias, Layth Sidiq, Kya Kerner