This new spa on Mango Bay on Vietnam‘s Phu Quoc island is surrounded by forest. There is a landscaped pond in the middle, with the rooms constructed with rammed earth walls and thatched roofs. This creates an airy and comfortable … Continue reading →
Shortly after moving to British Columbia, Amanda Follett Hosgood bought seven acres of raw land just outside Smithers. She started by building a garage with a tiny suite above, where she lived alone with her two huskies until meeting her … Continue reading →
Greg Parham and his company Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses has built 80 custom tiny homes for customers across the country. He and his wife live off-grid and onsite at the company in Durango,Colorado. They customized everything to their particular needs, … Continue reading →
The River Ranch project features natural materials: rammed earth, vertical grain cedar, limestone. Rainwater catchment, and an underground cistern serve the residence. Located in the Texas Hill Country, it was designed so that the structure should be integrated into its … Continue reading →
Gitai Architects used rammed earth and stones to build the Landroom observatory in Israel’s Negev desert. Landroom is intended to function both as a shelter from the sun and an observatory at night. It measures just 6 square meters (65 … Continue reading →
Adobe is one of the few materials whose production, lifespan, and disposal results in net-zero carbon emissions. In this article we will highlight the use of adobe in Araukaria Arquitectura’s project El Encuentro on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia which … Continue reading →