Showing posts with label Great Design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Design. Show all posts
Another tempting treat from NaturalHomes wonderful natural building built by a woman; this is a straw bale garden room in East Meredith, NY, USA. It was built by Sita Sanders. Part of what makes this building so attractive is the climbing plants around the door, its connection to the earth and the low sheltering roof. See architectural patterns No.246, 168 and 117 here.
There's a reason @LakeFlato are some of our favorite architects in the world!
"Stunning. Rarely can one word describe a new building, or its river-facing facade in particular. In the case of the Briscoe Western Art Museum such is the word."
A tip
for those who are wanting to use nature to stay a little warmer this
winter… Open your blinds on the south and west sides of your house when
it starts getting warm every morning. Allow these rooms to absorb all of
the heat of the warm sun as it streams in these windows. Use insulated
drapes on windows on the north and east sides of your home and keep them
closed on snowy or cloudy cold days if you can. Close all drapes and
blinds before the sun goes down. These little tricks will help you to
use nature to your benefit, keep your energy costs down, and keep you
warmer all winter long!
More from Oliver at Natural Homes
A collection of thatching around the world with more details here. Thatch can have an extremely long lifespan on a building. A thatcher will leave the base coat of thatch on the house adding new fresh straw or reed. This practice goes back centuries, so much so that in Britain there are approximately 250 examples of original base coats that survive from the late medieval period (1350-1600).
Sharing another great project from Natual Homes.
This is the cob garden room at O.U.R ecoVillage, Shawnigan Lake, Canada. The nasturtiums filter the light (pattern No. 238) in the room and growing so well make you bend down to enter (pattern No.224). Here are the patterns that make a house beautiful to live in. You can eat nasturtium flowers and leaves. They give salad a peppery kick similar to watercress.
At Grow Dat Farm
in New Orleans, Louisiana, people from different backgrounds and
disciplines come together in research and practice to support public
health, local economies and a sustainable food system. The farm mission
is to nurture a diverse
group of young leaders and provide job training through the meaningful
work of growing food. It involves at-risk high school student crew
members who learn to plant, harvest and cook as well as participate in
leadership training classes. Social, economic and environmental issues
addressed through this collaborative design project include poverty
reduction, youth empowerment, employment, obesity, good health and green
gardening. EPIC!
This is some of the beautiful decorative plaster work from the Natural Homes website by Bill and Athena Steen of the Canelo Project. This design is made by plastering the wall in several layers of different clays or with different pigments. The design is then made by cutting and removing the various layers to reveal their contrasting colours. This particular wall, in Slovakia, was plastered on one of their European tours when they take the opportunity to share their design and clay skills.
Need some inspiration? Want to grow a salad garden but have no room? Try gutters! Affix them to a fence and slope them for drainage. ; )
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I believe that any doubts we have, any fears we possess... are fed by not having access to places like this.
the inability to find our own place of sanctuary... anywhere...
is directly proportional to the number of places both natural, and manmade... we have forgotten to build, or build access to.
We know our spirit seeks for connection to nature, to wonder...
to a natural way of being in relationship with the world, instead of fighting against it.
I believe we can find a way to affordably implement more and better dreams.
I believe it will allow us the inner space to actually feel, and maybe even embody... living within the miracle.
Designed space has the capacity to inspire without inflicting us with ego
- the heavy hand of the maker -
This is the challenge of our times:
To remember our humility and connection to Source energy.
And create spaces that inspire, illuminate, and allow.
"Change does not happen by a few “chosen” individuals, but... from ordinary citizens working to make a difference."
4 Principles For Creating Change, And 4 Barriers That Make It Harder
Finding ways to disrupt society for the better can be difficult,
but by avoiding these pitfalls and following these steps,
change makers can create real impact.
Finding ways to disrupt society for the better can be difficult,
but by avoiding these pitfalls and following these steps,
change makers can create real impact.
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