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ECO-BUILDING – PART 9 – Custom bales

ProVillage wrote 4 weeks ago: A lot of custom trimmed bales are required in any straw bale home. The areas with windows serve as g … more →

Tags: Architecture, energy saving, Finland, low impact, Alternative Energy, Sustainable Development, Woodworking, low technology, eco

ECO-BUILDING – PART 8 – Framing

ProVillage wrote 1 month ago: Post and beam systems Straw bale building are not the same as conventional buildings. This is an adv … more →

Tags: energy saving, Finland, low impact, Sustainable Development, strawbale, Eco-tourism, DIY, low technology, carbon footprint

ECO-BUILDING – PART 7: THE BEST BALES FOR THE JOB

ProVillage wrote 1 month ago: Once you have gathered some knowledge of the land and a design which you have found appropriate, the … more →

Tags: Architecture, cob building, Ecology, energy saving, Environmental Studies, low impact, Woodworking, DIY, technology

ECO-BUILDING – PART 6: DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR STRAW BALE

ProVillage wrote 1 month ago: Design Styles Before the final decision is made, many variables have to be considered before that fi … more →

Tags: Architecture, cob building, crafts, EcoEducation, Ecology, energy saving, Environmental Studies, external rendering, Finland

ECO-BUILDING – PART 5: THE PROS OF BUILDING WITH STRAW BALES

ProVillage wrote 2 months ago: Why build with straw bales? It can be said with great certainty that tens of thousands of people hav … more →

Tags: Architecture, cob building, crafts, EcoEducation, Ecology, energy saving, Environmental Studies, external rendering, Finland

ECO-BUILDING – PART 4: DIY and drawings - Artisan & craft-village project2 comments

ProVillage wrote 2 months ago: These 3D-drawings are made by Tero Syvänen and are parts of our Artisan & Craft-village project. … more →

Tags: Architecture, cob building, crafts, EcoEducation, Ecology, energy saving, Environmental Studies, Handcraft, low impact

ECO-BUILDING – PART 3: Strawbales are outstanding as insulation!

ProVillage wrote 2 months ago: The construction of strawbale homes has grown enormously around the world. The reason for this is th … more →

Tags: Eco-tourism, Architecture, cob building, crafts, EcoEducation, Ecology, energy saving, Environmental Studies, external rendering

Eco-building – Part 2: Is it possible to build a 10.000 €uro house, which can also be lived in during the winter?

ProVillage wrote 2 months ago: The objective is to build a house in accordance with the regulations and norms of the European Union … more →

Tags: Eco-tourism, Architecture, cob building, crafts, EcoEducation, Ecology, energy saving, Environmental Studies, Handcraft

Eco-building - Part 1: Establishment of a family-oriented village for artisans

ProVillage wrote 2 months ago: Displayed are some on the main building materials incorporated with the construction. Picture: Tero … more →

Tags: Architecture, EcoEducation, Ecology, energy saving, Environmental Studies, Handcraft, low impact, Drawing, self sufficient

ProVillage

Tero Syvänen wrote 4 months ago: ProVillage is a venture with an aim of establishing a community for artisans in Heinävesi, Finland. … more →

Tags: ProVillage, EcoTourism, Google Sketchup, Ecological Building, Architecture, cob building, crafts, EcoEducation, Ecology

SketchUp drawing for ProVillage

Tero Syvänen wrote 5 months ago: The model here is the principled illustration of a house for the ProVillage -ventureThe model from t … more →

Tags: ProVillage, Google Sketchup, Architecture, cob building, energy saving, low impact, Sustainable Development, Drawing, Woodworking

A pile of books

Pixie wrote 1 year ago: … more →

Tags: General, Architecture, Books, Documentation

Architect with a big "A"

Pixie wrote 2 years ago: At a party of friends of ours, we met R, a friend of friends. You know, one of these people you meet … more →

Tags: architect, General, Design, Ecology, Bokrijk, straw bales, Economics, tradition

About us

architex wrote 2 years ago: … more →

The process

architex wrote 2 years ago: Searching for a nice location We travelled a lot in the Czech republic to search for a good location … more →

The building method

architex wrote 2 years ago: … more →

Adventures with land2 comments

Pixie wrote 2 years ago: We had (beware, I say had, not have) finally found a piece of land. It met all of our expectations: … more →

Tags: architect, General, land, bank, dishonest, building regulation, Buy and Sell, Finances, Politeness

Workshop strawbale building

arq wrote 2 years ago: The center for sustainable building of the province organised a workshop strawbale building at Kamp … more →

Tags: Workshop, architect, Casa Calida, Kamp C, Technique, straw bales

Strawbale building

Pixie wrote 2 years ago: When we saw an article in the newspaper about “Casa Calida” we were completely sold. Wha … more →

Tags: architect, General, Ecology, Casa Calida, Pictures]


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