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village logo
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Background
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Tipi
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Old Adobe
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A tipi provides simple shelter
from the elements; ambient light
flows through its canvas from
dawn ...
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Old adobe building, quaint and
rustic, still in use in small
town in New Mexico.
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Straw Bale Construction
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Rural New Mexico
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A hexagonal straw bale house,
awaiting roofing, is being
weatherproofed over its cement
stucco, ...
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stone and wood - utilizing
materials at hand -
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Light Straw-Clay with Japanese Timber Frame
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Mixing Earth Plasters
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This is elegant Japanese style
timberframe by Robert Laporte.
Once the timberframe is in
place, ...
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Robert Laporte, designer of the
Econest™assists students in
mixing earth plasters from clay,
sand, ...
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Storing Straw Bales
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Straw Bale Domed Hut
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Straw bales awaiting
construction in New Mexico. They
do need to be kept dry, and it
is a dry period ...
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A small, domed hut, constructed
from straw bales (to prove it
could be done), at a Natural
Building ...
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Creativity with Straw Bales
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Guest Cabin
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Straw bale construction allows
for creativity and unusual
shapes, such as curved walls and
window ...
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A one room cabin offers private
space for kids and guests at the
"hobbit house".
Shed
roof ...
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Gardening Indoors
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Floors for an Indoor Outdoor Lifestyle
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Flower pots by spacious windows
await fall planting for fresh
lettuces, herbs, flowers and
tomatoes ...
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Brick floors with an occasional
rug allow for an easy
indoor/outdoor lifestyle.
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Sleeping Quarters
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Straw Bale Window of Truth
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Cozy sleeping quarters, not much
between you and the great
outdoors - better like the
bears!
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Window of truth on a straw bale
wall, traditional to prove its
construction, aways ...
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Earth Stucco Best for Adobe
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Be Creative
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Buildings made from earth. A
time honored tradition. Using
materials at hand, non-toxic to
humans, ...
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Build a shelter with what you
have!
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