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| 9 Comments »
Arc House (click to enlarge)
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.
Arc House (click to enlarge)
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 »
Kalypso Earthbag Garage/Storage Loft
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.
Kalypso Earthbag Garage/Storage Loft North Elevation
Kalypso Earthbag Garage/Storage Loft East Elevation
Posted in Free shelter designs, Rectangular/Square, tagged affordable, cabin, cabin plan, compact, earth house, earth house plan, earthbag, earthbag cabin, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag house plan, free cabin plan, free house plan, free plan, free resort plan, free shelter plan, low cost, resort plan, sandbag, sandbag home, sandbag house, sandbag house plan, small house plan on April 10, 2009| 6 Comments »
Earthbag Resort Rental
Specifications: 232 sq. ft. interior, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, Footprint: 15′ x 25′ excluding carport
Description: There is a good market for durable, energy efficient vacation cabins/resort rental units and this plan is designed to fill the need. It can be built as shown for hot climates or flipped 180 degrees and used for cold climates. The area under the extended roof can be used as a carport or covered patio area. Note: this plan is now listed in the free shelter category.
Earthbag Resort Rental West Elevation
Posted in Free shelter designs, Rectangular/Square, tagged blue print, blueprint, compact, earth house, earthbag home, earthbag house, free blueprint, free house plan, free narrow home plan, free narrow house plan, free narrow lot house, free narrow lot plan, free plan, katrina, narrow, narrow house plan, narrow lot house, narrow lot plan, new orleans, sandbag home, sandbag home plan, sandbag house, sandbag house plan on March 15, 2009| 10 Comments »
Narrow Lot House
Specifications: 435 sq. ft. interior, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 18′ exterior width, Footprint: 18′ x 32′
Description: Designed to fit narrow lots, this house has a compact yet efficient layout. Note: this plan is now listed in the free shelter category.
Posted in Free shelter designs, Rectangular/Square, tagged earth, earthbag, earthbag apartment, earthbag apartment plan, earthbag studio apartment, free, free apartment plan, free plan, free shelter plan, sandbag, sandbag home, sandbag home plan, sandbag house, sandbag house plan, studio apartment on March 9, 2009| 2 Comments »
Earthbag Studio Apartment
Specifications: 264 sq. ft. interior, fold-out bed, 1 bath, Footprint: 14′ x 26′
Description: This extremely efficient earthbag apartment utilizes all natural building materials and reduces energy costs. Building multi-unit structures reduces the number of walls required. They can be joined side-to-side and back-to-back. I used 24″ bags for this design for multi-story construction. Note: this plan is now listed in the free shelter category.
Posted in Free shelter designs, Vault, tagged affordable, compact, earthbag house plan, earthbag vault, earthbag vaulted guesthouse, free home plan, free house plan, free shelter plan, free vault plan, low cost, sandbag, sandbag home, sandbag home plan, sandbag house, sandbag house plan, thatched roof vault on March 9, 2009| 10 Comments »
Earthbag Vaulted Guesthouse
Specifications: 273 sq. ft. interior, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, Footprint: 16′ x 30′
Description: Designed to stay cool in hot climates, this Nubian vaulted guesthouse features a pole frame and thatched roof structure that shades the earthbag vault. Additional cooling is provided by breezes that blow across a lily pool. The upper part of the vault is traditional leaning adobe construction. A flagstone patio adds outdoor living space on the east side. Note: this plan is now listed in the free shelter category.
Posted in Organic/free form, tagged earth house, earth-bermed, earth-bermed house, earthbag, earthbag home, earthbag home plan, earthbag house, earthbag house plan, sandbag home, sandbag house, sandbag house plan on March 7, 2009| 8 Comments »
Earth-bermed Earthbag House
Specifications: 450 sq. ft. interior, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, Footprint: 23′ x 27′ plus entry
Description: This compact and efficient design is built into a hillside or built on grade and bermed with earth. An earthbag retaining wall creates an entryway on the right.
Posted in Round, tagged earth house, earthbag, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag house plan, earthbag tower house, sandbag house, sandbag house plan, sandbag tower, tower, tower home plan, tower house, tower house plan on March 6, 2009| 7 Comments »
Earthbag Tower House
Earthbag Tower House Loft
Specifications: 346 sq. ft. interior first floor, 227 sq. ft. upper floor, 133 sq. ft. observation deck, Footprint: 24′ diameter
Description: This intriguing tower house slopes from 21 feet interior diameter at ground level to 13 feet diameter at the upper deck. Perfect for environments with high winds and good views.
Earthbag Tower House South Elevation
Posted in Round, tagged compact, earth house, earthbag, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag plan, earthbag roundhouse, round house, roundhouse, sandbag home, sandbag house, sandbag house plan, unique, unique house plan on March 5, 2009| 29 Comments »
10 meter Earthbag Roundhouse
Description: 10 meters (33’) diameter is the maximum size of a round earthbag structure before needing buttressing. This spacious design features a large kitchen and south-facing window wall for excellent solar gain.
AutoCAD generated drawings of this plan are now available at no extra cost through Dream Green Homes.
10 meter (33') Earthbag Roundhouse
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