Specifications: 672 sq. ft. interior, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, Footprint: 21′ x 51′ Description: Defined by an arc, this gently curving house uses passive solar design to capture the sun’s energy during the day and then store it in its interior mass to stabilize interior temperatures. Features include living roof and earth berm design.
Posts Tagged ‘sandbag’
Arc House
Posted in Organic/free form, tagged blueprint, earth house, earthbag, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag house design, Hobbit, home plan, house plan, sand bag, sandbag, sandbag house plan, small house plan on September 17, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Zero Energy One
Posted in Organic/free form, tagged earth house, earthbag home, earthbag house, energy efficient, sandbag, sandbag houses, zero energy, zero energy house on December 11, 2009 | 29 Comments »
Specifications: 846 sq. ft. interior, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, Footprint: 36′ x 48′ not including cisterns Description: Zero Energy One is a major step forward in sustainable housing. This revolutionary design features zero net energy use, extremely low ‘near zero’ embodied energy and extremely low cost of around $10/square foot (cost of shell, excluding energy [...]
Tinyville Earthbag Domes
Posted in Domes, tagged compact, earth house, earthbag, earthbag design, earthbag dome, earthbag house, sandbag, sandbag dome, small, small house, small house plan, tiny, tiny house on September 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Specifications: 133 sq. ft. interior main dome, 38 sq. ft. loft, 78 sq. ft. small dome, plus 8 sq. ft. vault, 257 sq. ft. interior total, Footprint: 16′ x 29′ plus benches Description: Like other tiny houses, Tinyville provides just the basics in a compact space. It is intended as a starter house for those [...]
Triple Roundhouse Cluster
Posted in Round, tagged cluster, earth house, earth sheltered, earth sheltered design, earthbag, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag roundhouse, home plan, house plan, roundhouse, sandbag, sandbag home, sandbag house, two bedroom, unique on August 23, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Specifications: 785 sq. ft. interior, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, Footprint: 28′ x 58′ plus buttresses Description: This design connects three sloped roof roundhouses and adjoining closets to create a unique roundhouse cluster design that is earth-sheltered on three sides — east, west and north — with a sunny courtyard on the south. The 16′ bedroom [...]
Cluster Designs
Posted in Domes, Over 1000 sq. ft., Polygonal (Hexagonal, etc.), Round, tagged blueprint, cluster, designs, Domes, earth houses, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag designs, earthbag house, earthbag plan, hexagonal, pod designs, pods, sandbag on August 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Customers are combining my designs in many new and interesting ways. Most of my designs are intentionally small and simple in order to keep costs low. But some people want larger houses. This can be achieved by clustering domes, roundhouses, hexagons, and adding on pantries, sun rooms, greenhouses, etc. to create a home just the [...]
Earthbag Roundhouse Workshop
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag houses, earthbag plans, earthbag roundhouse, earthbag workshop, roundhouse, sandbag, sandbag building, Thailand, training, workshop on July 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Date: 7 days, April 19-25, 2010 Cost: $500 includes excellent hotel, shuttle van, breakfasts, dinners, snacks Location: Sakon Nakhon, Northeast Thailand Instructor: Owen Geiger Email: strawhouses [@] yahoo dot com Note: This is a past workshop from earlier this year, but I’m leaving it here to show the final results. Lots more detailed info is [...]
Kalypso Earthbag Garage/Storage Loft
Posted in Rectangular/Square, tagged affordable, earth house, earthbag, earthbag garage, earthbag home, earthbag home plan, earthbag house, earthbag house plan, garage plan, loft, sandbag, sandbag home, sandbag house, sandbag house plan, unique, unusual on June 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Specifications: 357 sq. ft. interior, plus 357 sq.ft. 2nd story, total 714 sq. ft. interior, Footprint: 20′ x 24′ not including decks or benches Description: The second floor of this versatile garage plan can be readily converted into an apartment. With some modifications, it could also make a nice home.
Earthbag Cistern
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag cistern, rainwater catchment, rainwater collection, rainwater harvesting, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag cistern, water cistern, water storage on June 24, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Specifications: 2,000 US gallons, approximately 6′ x 10′ interior, 12′ below grade, 36″ scuttle hole Description: No off the grid system is complete without adequate water storage. This is the first publicly available earthbag cistern plan that I am aware of. Ideal for storing rainwater from roof catchment systems (rainwater catchment/rainwater harvesting systems). Prevents freezing. [...]
Earthbag Cluster Lodging
Posted in Free shelter designs, Organic/free form, tagged camp lodging, cluster, compact, earth house, earthbag, earthbag home, earthbag house, free house plan, free plan, free shelter plan, lodging, low cost, rental plan, rental unit, sandbag, sandbag home, sandbag house, small home plan, small house plan, unqiue on May 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Specifications: 94 sq. ft. interior per unit, Footprint: 11′ x 13′ Description: These small shelters provide lodging for all types of sustainable communities, including ecovillages, training centers, youth camps, spiritual retreats, eco-resorts, and for refugee and natural disaster relief efforts. The curved shape adds interest and stability, while relatively straight end walls enable units to [...]
Earthbag Roundhouse/Dome Cluster
Posted in Domes, Over 1000 sq. ft., Round, tagged compact, dome cluster, dome home, earth home, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag dome, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag roundhouse, roundhouse, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag dome, sandbag home, sandbag house, unique on May 12, 2009 | 30 Comments »
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 [...]
