This tiny egg shaped treehouse shelter is hiding in the hemlock forests of Whistler, Canada. It's made using reclaimed materials, some of which came from Craigslist. Like all unique shelters Joel Allen's treehouse was a labour of love. Joel wanted the treehouse to be in harmony with the land. This is a process all natural builders go through trying to find the right local materials and the right design for the right plot of land.
This is a traditional turf home for the Sami people of the northern Scandinavian countries. This one is in Staloluokta, Sweden where it is known as a Goahti. The same architecture in Norway it called a Gamme. This particular Goahti is a church, possibly the only one of its kind. In Norway you can stay in these Sami turf homes, sleeping on reindeer skins warmed by an open stone circle fire, while you attend a workshop in Sami crafts, duodji.
There's an organisation of devoted women called Kleiwerks building homes like this cob school in Lago Puelo, Argentina. Their latest initiative is WASI teaching women to build natural homes and strong communities.
These are clay catenary domes, called obos, of the Musgum people in the Cameroon. They provide efficient cooling in the baking heat with a round ventilation hole at the top and a small entrance with no windows. The high dome collects the hot air moving it away from the living space. The patterns on the exterior of the obos aren’t just for decoration. You can find out what they are for here in this article about the catenary arch and discover other structures including Gaudi's work.
This is 'La Cabane Cocon' (The Cocoon Treehouse). It uses a light steel
framework to support the woven branches but otherwise it natural. The same
structure could be built with a bamboo frame or similar. It was built
by Jean-Yves Behoteguy, a French 'sculpteur sur bois' (sculptor of wood).
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For more information and Nature Homes see link below:
http://naturalhomes.org/treehouses.htm
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