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Traditional Flat earthen roof using Eeta leaves
May 4, 2016
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Traditional earthen roof with a vapor barrier in 3 Storey home in two floors made with out concrete but mud and eeta leaves
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Devan’s Earthen Plaster using lime, husk & cow urine
May 3, 2016
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Recipe for Earthen Plaster using lime, husk & cow urine for a beautiful wall finish of Devapriyan Kanjankat‘s Cob home from the Coast of Kerala.
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Clay plasters in Ash Cottage
April 28, 2016
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Article by Natural builder Becky Little about how she used clay plaster in her home & studio space to render an interior wall.
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Path way to Lime Kilns
September 15, 2015
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The glory isn’t lost, we can reintroduce lime back into our lives into our homes, in this age of global warming they could be the
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Alchemy in Architecture
June 3, 2015
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Standing proudly, on the edge of the road was a charming remnant of the local architectural tradition of Tumkur. This flat mud terrace roof home
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Earth buildings still smile under the veil of Lakkundi village
June 1, 2015
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You can find on earth buildings in Lakkundi multitude textures from stone, wattle & daub, mud, wood and lime to satisfy the natural building lover’s
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Flowing Palm Leaf Lean-To roof
September 10, 2013
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We are lucky enough to get this 18 feet height wood from nearby village. Tied rope at the top most point in different direction to
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Marking on Earth for cob foundation
July 24, 2013
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Two natural colours were used for the grid as well as for the curved wall of cob foundation. For the basic grid points we used
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Thannal cob homes for Thannal Workers
July 15, 2013
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While designing Thannal cob homes for Thannal workers we kept this Growing tree as our center point in our design composition, so the whole structure
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