During 2006 & 2007, Max and Alex Edleson set about the building of Alex’s house in a clearing in the woods on a community-owned piece of land in the beautiful Rio Azul valley, near El Bolson, Argentina (Patagonia). The building is a hybrid of natural building techniques including round-pole timber framing, rustic carpentry, non-load bearing […]
In October 2009, Eva, Max and the fantastic Betty Seaman of Spirit Pine were hired by an accomplished healer in the Santa Barbara area to construct a building to do prayer in. Perscriptions for the building were that it be affordable and that it follow basic Huichol cultural guidelines for such a space which included
February 15-20, 2010 El Bolsón, Patagonia, Argentina Inquiries and registration bioconstruyendo@gmail.com Program includes: Introduction to Permaculture Permaculture and Natural Building Passive Solar Design Introduction to Natural Building Composting Toilets Solar Water Heating Grey Water Treatment Sacred Geometry Electricity Green or Living Roofs Geodesic Domes Natural Building Techniques Covered: Adobe Brick Wattle and Daub Light Straw-Clay
The tropical elements enhance this field tile and mosaic installation in a shower stall
Se enterraron del mejor video sobre la construccin natural? Vean el corto de “El Barro, Las Manos, La Casa”…. Amigos, Acaba de terminar de leer un libro fascinante sobre el asunto de estufas de albailera de alto rendimiento y pensaba tratar de compartir algunas de las conclusiones y algunos planos. El titulo del libro traducido
Living room of artists’ home, patch work mosaic done all with recycled tile.
Solar ovens will cook your food without using any earthly resources. Here are some that I built for a commission from the Argentine National Research Foundation.
