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how a house makes us feel

Studying the low cost buildings in Valle de Sensaciones

Hidden in a steep-sided valley just south of Yátor in the Alpujarras, Spain, el valle de sensaciones is a marvel of art, invention and gorgeous eco-buildings. It’s original intension was to to be a cultural centre and to create an ‘artistic sustainable paradise’. This is no eco-village nor eco-community and there are... read more about 'how a house makes us feel'

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Film:

Panoramic view of the Octagono

A 3 dimensional Sensacion

Cob, Comunal living, Green building, Mandala roof,

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Panoramic view of 'la bola'

A 3 dimensional sensation

Green building, Geodesic dome, Treehouse,

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Stone domes

Andy Goldsworthy stone domes at YSP on ArtisanCam

LandArt, Sculpture, Stone,

Andy Goldsworthy at work on the stone domes for Yorkshire Sculpture Park one of a series of videos about his work on www.artisancam.org.uk.

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Film:

Gaia experience

The Iniciation to Gaia at Valle de Sensaciones

Medicine wheel, Talking stick, Sweatlodge, Shamanism, Personal growth,

A documentaion filmed in 2009

Creations

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Community-Mandala

Daily Life as a game

Medicine wheel, Comunal living, Personal growth,

The community Mandala coordinates daily and common life in an amusing way, and allows a fair and flexible distribution of daily tasks. It also gives an understanding of the different aspects of community life, supports a dynamic and creative being together and encourages to take responsability and to value de role of our flatmates. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Horno solar

Solar oven

Solar cooking, Mosaic,

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Steine

LandArt with balance

LandArt, using Stone,

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La noria

Beautyfull use of hidraulic energy

Hydro energy, Eco technology,

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Mujer

Female energie of the west

Sculpture, using Wood,

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Platonic solids

Understand and feel archetypal spacestructures

Sculpture,

The platonic bodies are the five geometrical, regular bodies, which have regular angles at which the same number of areas joint. There are just five such figures, something that already Euclid had demonstrated. Plato used them to interpret the elements. Ever since, they appear in the philosophical essays of the greatest minds, being a sign of the mystery of the cosmos. Already Plato, passing through Kepler and reaching our modern thinkers, such as Heisenberg, have recognized the special place of such bodies in the world. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Creation:

new tree out of garbage wood

Unfortunatly it was blown away by a storm, since it was an illegal placed object we didn´t have the time to set it up properly.

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Ascension

Art to Enlighten

The center of the Universe is so small, that´s why to us it seems enormous. Human Beings contain a center which makes them small and enormous at the same time. My painting style is to create an artistic and evolved reflection of the soul. An image beyond the words which helps the client convert their aspirations, fears and blocks into an open path so that their own internal light is able to materialize in their day to day life while remaining in balance with the environment.

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Creation:

Pan

der Repräsentant des Nordens

Sculpture, using Wood,

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Spiral of foot experience

Feel the base

Senses,

Take your shoes off, close your eyes, and let your feet feel the ground and feel the way that leads to the centre. This spiral way is made out of many different materials: lime, sand, foam, cork, wood ... The feet get alive and stablish a conscious contact to the ground, contact which has gotten lost in our world of concrete. Close your eyes, let yourself be guided by your feet through these changing feelings to the centre, where a refreshing bath for your feet is waiting for you.

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Illustrarium by Ainamol

Fantasy illustrations from my own world

Creatividad, using Sintetico,

Hello dear family! Here I want to share with you some of the illustrations I've been doing recently! In my paintings I try to give expression to my experiences, my dreams, what I see and feel in my life... I get the inspiration from my journeys around the world, from the different cultures and their myths, from my dreams, from the people I meet and their stories, from the nature, from the plants... n class="read-more">Read more »

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Women from the Earth

Leave me Leave from your heart

Collection Maraedentro-CaminoRojo It contains the essence of 6 years of research into the femenine side of my soul as well as the collective soul. This is a way to clean and heal the wounds which have been left on humanity throughout our evolution as spiritual beings.

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South-west

The place of the dreams

Dreams and visions, Dream masters, sacred dreams, dream symbols. Live your dream, be in touch with your vision. Let yourself be guided in your dream world, .... swinging, vibrating, dreaming .... on a sound carpet underneath the hanging wooden panel, which sounds vibrate across your body. Meanwhile, there are lots of fine sounds in the tree nearby awaiting for you to discover them.

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Astrology Consultation

book promotion

Literature,

The site is for developing awareness of Astrology and how core and fundamental Astronomy principles are to it. There are also on offer consultations from myself, along with the various tools one may use themselves to explore and understand. Information about my novels are also available here. http://www.jasonjowett.com

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Contact

Lightness in a metallic World

Collection: Maraedentro-CaminoRojo Sell

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Solar sculpture

Surprising functions in the crazy energy structure

Medicine wheel, Solar energy, Sculpture, Senses,

The energy from the sun is transformed into electric energy by some solar panels build into the sculpture. You can follow this process through some measuring electronic instruments which are visible through a glass. This installation feeds the complete illumination of the garden. n class="read-more">Read more »

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100% Zero

some examples of work i have done using materials i find in the area.

I like to design and make products and installations using a zero budget policy... were no materials are bought, but instead materials are salvaged, re-used, recycled from the local area... This is not always possible as sometimes certain things are no freely available to complete the project... but it remains the overall aim of the project. The end result is often much more creative and full of character. below are a few examples of previous projects.

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Hexagono

an artistic little house

Cob, Green building, Bioclimatic Architecture, Mandala roof, using Wood, Stone, Clay, Agave,

A small hexagonal house of just 11 square meters. Its walls are build with local clay, whereas a different mixture and technique has been used on each of the sides, so as to experiment with the process and its result. The floor is made with stones from the river, fixed with the same clay, and a coat of linseed oil make it water resistant. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Medicine wheel of the senses

An artistic, sensual, spiritual park

Art, Medicine wheel, Sweatlodge, Sculpture, Senses, Mosaic, Personal growth,

In the medicine wheel of the senses, a lot of spaces are awaiting to be discovered. They invite to: Open your senses for this journey. Open to the quality and power of each of these spaces. Experiment the thousand and one possibilities of the objects, with the curiosity and playfulness of a child, but also with respect and care. Feel what they offer for you to see, hear, smell, feel, and discover their secrets with open senses. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Sound-tree

Sounds are living between roots and branches

Musical instruments, Sculpture, Senses, using Wood,

Awake the sounds which are dreaming in cavities and niches and between the roots. Achim found this ancient olive tree which was hanging out in an artificial lake in Portugal. It must have stayed for a long time in the depths of the sea, until its rotten roots brought it to the surface. The many holes that it has tell about its maybe millenarian history. Now there is a sound dreaming in each of those holes and is waiting for you to discover it. n class="read-more">Read more »

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permaculture project

Permaculture,

training my path to change my life in a permaculture way i have planned a farm in Center of Italy. I have tried to put agriculture and cultivation in relation to common spaces, for events art, thatre and circus

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Octagon

the heart of the valley

Cob, Comunal living, Green building, Mandala roof, Culture, using Wood, Clay,

The octagon is the central space of Valle de Sensaciones. Thanks to its design it suits different uses: its a space for meeting as well as for doing workshops, it is also the kitchen and a turns into a dance floor when we party. We can tear off two of its walls and make it into a half open space for summer. Thanks to its central hole on the mandala roof and its vaporizing ground it keeps a nice climate in summer. It is made of 90% materials from our own land: clay, olive and ash beams, crushed reed, esparto and rush. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Chakra-mandala path

An artistic path along our energetic powerspots

Spirituality, Mosaic,

The access to the medicine wheel of the senses goes along the chakra-mandala-way, in which the visitor walks across the seven chakras in an ascendant way. Each of the artistic mosaics has a diameter of 1.2 meters and has one or more precious stones. It is an invitation to take your time and feel in a meditative way the energy of each of the chakras. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Swinging platform

Floating on a carpet of sound

Senses, using Wood,

The vibrating surface invites to float, swing, dream, sleep as well alone as in society. The many strings tuned to the same frequency which are installed under the surface, are activated through its movement and create a "sound carpet" which makes the visitor swing into the world of dreams. This sound is not only perceivable through your ears, but it goes through the whole body and has a healing effect.

Events

Event:

Creating paradises

With music, massage and knowledge towards a different reality

Permaculture, Rhythm, Talking stick, Medicine wheel, LandArt, Comunal living, Green building, Mosaic, Senses, Personal growth,

What a wunderfull dream.... living in paradise. ...in a place with amazing beauty, where all beings are living together in harmony where one can find magic places and spaces, which are aporting wellbeing by there selfclimatisation, where healthy food is growing in abundance, where the sun and the water generate our energy.... and where even objects can be found inviting to get involved with all fecetes of culture, artworks, musical instruments,... where there are workshops to be creative, where the people live in comunity; giving joy and support to each other, n class="read-more">Read more »

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Gaia-Initiation

Talking stick, Medicine wheel, Sweatlodge, Shamanism, Personal growth,

Gaia-initiation is a powerful healing process and self-discovering. The shamanic teacher Sunwalker has developed it from Americans and Africans shamanic teachings for people of western culture. His ceremonies and shamanic techniques will help you to experiment the union with yourself and GAIA, the spirit of the Earth. The person can experiment a new orientation, more clarity and more vitality. The life is enriched with important and deep experiences. With: inipis (Sweat lodges) Trance dance Working with the medicine wheel Shamanic journeys with the drum n class="read-more">Read more »

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Full Moon Celebration

A weekend to celebrate the magic of the moon and get in touch with the elements through the Arts

LandArt, Agriculture,

A weekend to celebrate the magic of the moon and get in touch with the elements through the Arts You can arrive on Friday afternoon; We will be getting to know each other with a tasty meal and preparing our next fullmoon day together. On saturday, we will start a land art action in communication with the earth and the water: with the gifts of the river we will make our sculptures. Working on the riverside, connected to the energy of the flowing water, will open new channels for our creativity. And when the night arrives ... n class="read-more">Read more »

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Taller GAIA

Weaving dreams with Water, Earth, Air and Fire

Creativity, Medicine wheel, Permaculture, Solar energy, Talking stick, Comunal living, Green building, Compost toilet, Music, Eco technology,

Water, air, earth and fire are the 4 elements around which our life is based. Understanding their character and potential is basic for a conscious life with nature. Whether it be designing and creating the place, a garden or biotopes; building houses and toilets or generating and making use of energy; be it through artistic expression or in the continuous interaction with the environment. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Creating furniture from reclamed wood

Creativ workshop with Peter

Creativity, Sculpture,

From old materials that others throw away we can build creative pieces of furniture. For example, an old door becomes a table or a bench, a wine barril can be made to a chair, out of old palletts we can make seats, shelves, mirrows, picture frames and a lot more. Wonderful pieces of furniture can be designed and created and there will be no limits for our fantasy. Who rather would like to build an art object will also have the possibility to realise this. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Geodesic dome

All about this ingenious structure

Geodesic dome,

Formed just by struts, which gether as triangles, it encloses space as a sphere. This structure is not just radiating beauty and magic, it's also a perfect solution in the combination of minimal need of material and weight in relation to the enclosed volume, while having an extremly height resistance. It offers us a ideal relation between inner volume and outer surface, and windexposition which reduses the loose of warmth. For all that reasons it offeres extremly interesting solutions for open structures, moble or fixed tents or solid buildings as home or workshop. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Living together

Communal living

Creativity, Talking stick, Comunal living,

During these days the Valley of Sensations is open to participate under every concept that we offer. With all participants we celebrate an intensive community life, using the community mandala, having talking stick circles, spontanous parties and much more. Under 'Experiment' we offer a stay with a minimum of engagement, in order to get the most out of the place, the objects, the works and the contact with people alike. 'Collaborate' means helping with the necessary tasks to the project.

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Welcoming the new season

Inner and outer preparation for the next phase of the year.

Medicine wheel, Permaculture, Talking stick, Comunal living, LandArt, Music, Compost,

The cicle of the 4 seasons is an essential prozess to whom is living close to nature. Each season has its magic and brings its own quality. Our life, the activities, the pleasures are off a different type. We invite you to life this cicle consiously, beeing part of the inner and outer preparation of the arrival of the new fase and celebrate its beginning. The prozess is acompanished by teoretical and practical teachings about a creative life in unity with nature. In each event we will give a introduction into permaculture, the creation of green livingspaces, comunal living and much more. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Full moon celebration

Days and nights to celebrate the magic of this little paradies

Talking stick, Rhythm, Medicine wheel, Comunal living, Music,

Days.. and nights! to celebrate the magic of this paradise, to get to know the philosophy, the constructions, the objects and the sensations of this Valle, to get together with people alike and enjoy these special nights. Rhythm and music will be with us every day. We will experience the elementary energy of the rhythm, we will learn how to play drums, we will get to know amazing sounds and learn how to play unknown instruments, we will sing power songs and we will do music jams in which everybody wil be able to feel part of a common wave of rhythm and sound. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Clay construction

Creative and healthy building

Green building,

Clay is an amazing material. It is a composition of mineral particles, which is offered by nature to us for a variety of uses. From the very first contact, the material is caressing your skin. Clay has a healing power for wounds, is able of sucking infections out of the body, heals the digestive apparatus and much more. You can get it into shape either with your hands or with some tools; in either ways it is a smooth, moldable material of great adherence. It invites us to experience our creativity, may it be doing small sculptures or artistic constructions. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Summer in paradise

Wellbeeing, creativity, learning... in a flow

Permaculture, Rhythm, Talking stick, Medicine wheel, LandArt, Green building, Music,

During the summer we open up the place for everybody who likes to enjoy its sensations in a flowing way. We offer a fusion of activities and teachings about permaculture, green building, ecotecnology, solar cooking, geodesic domes, treehouses, living construction, the medicine wheel, massage, LandArt, mosaic, clay construction and much more. The program will be adapted to the dynamics of the group and the desires of each participant. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Drum making

Make your own drum and learn how to play it

Rhythm, Musical instruments, Comunal living,

Making your own drum is a fascinating experience. To create its body with all your love, see how it comes together with the leather and hear its first sound ... Your contact with your instrument will be a different one. It won't be anymore an alien object with which you may not even know what to do without "knowing" the "right way" of doing it. It will be your very own drum and you will be able to experiment full of curiosity, and listen to what it is telling you, letting yourself be guided by its touch, its sound and its rhythm. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Solar cooker

Healthy foot made with solar energy

Solar cooking,

Imagine: it is summer, the heat of the sun is burning, and you are cooking your food with a little fire. Ok, you know it, right? it is a waste of energy. Between spring and autumn we get so much solar energy, that it makes it really easy to get advantage of it for cooking. There are different concepts for the making of solar kitchens, solar ovens, and water boilers. You can even build some models with 100% recycled materials. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Day of sensations

Presentation of the project and its sensations

Talking stick, Permaculture, Medicine wheel, Art, Solar cooking, Green building, Compost toilet, Music, Culture, Eco technology,

A walk through the land, presenting its constructions, objects and places. We will explain the reason behind things and enjoy their charm. We will be also making some music, playing the drums and getting together with everybody in our medicine wheel. Kids are welcome. From 11 in the morning until 8 in the evening. Participating is free. Donatios are welcome.

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Introduction

All the aspects of this project

Rhythm, Talking stick, Permaculture, Medicine wheel, Green building, Compost toilet, Music, Treehouse, Eco technology,

The best moment to learn about the project “Valle de Sensaciones”. We will introduce this wide project at all levels. We will walk around the area learning about all the buildings, objects and landscape's creations. We will introduce all the aspects of the project. We will feel all the sensations that are awaiting us in every object of the valley. Rhythm and music will guide us every day. We will experiment the basic energy of the rhythm, we will learn to play drums, we will learn amazing sounds and play unknown instruments. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Handiwork

working together, to realize extraordinary creations

Creativity, Comunal living, Green building, Eco technology,

We are going to work together in this artistic project and its objects. Experienced creators are welcome to bring in and develop their capacities. Other interested people have a change to learn a lot, while colaborating fittingly to their abilities. n class="read-more">Read more »

Books and media

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The Straw Bale House

Green building,

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Get a leg up on the first Little Pig with The Straw Bale House, your guide to inexpensive, durable, earth-friendly construction that will stand up to much more than the Big Bad Wolf. Authors Athena Swentzell Steen and Bill Steen founded the Canelo Project, which promotes innovative building; David Bainbridge is a California restoration ecologist; and David Eisenberg is an alternative-materials builder who pioneered straw bale wall testing. Between them, they have encyclopedic knowledge of their subject. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Holy Personal

Green building,

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he ultimate effect of a worthy spiritual life would be beautiful lives in a beautiful world. This beautiful book is an excellent start.

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Building with Straw

Green building,

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Building with straw bales is a technique pioneered a century ago in the state of Nebraska. In recent years there has been a renaissance in the use of straw as a building material largely in the American Southwest, but also in Canada, Australia, France, Holland, Germany, Austria and China. Straw is a renewable resource with excellent insulating properties. It is a cheap and easy-to-use option for self-builders, and even large-scale structures can be erected using timber framework filled with straw. This book is a practical, hands-on guide to building with straw. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Building a Straw Bale House

Green building,

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'This book is a timely and important tool for the empowerment of communities facing housing deficits. The Red Feather project is extremely important; it is truly making a difference.' Jane Goodall n class="read-more">Read more »

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Serious Straw Bale

Green building,

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This book provides the metaphorical nuts and bolts of straw bale construction for homes and other buildings. Unlike many other straw bale construction books on the market, this one looks at building design issues from the perspective of the straw bale builders and considers the particular needs of the medium. Several different techniques are discus

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Building with Straw Bales

Green building,

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'All you want to know about in situ strawbale building construction, explained in one easy-to-understand book' Tim Yates, Technical Director, BRE Ltd, and Peter Walker, Director, BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials, University of Bath. Kurzbeschreibung n class="read-more">Read more »

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Small Strawbale

Green building,

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Builders of the Pacific Coast

Green building,

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More Straw Bale Building

Green building,

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A completely re-written edition of the 20,000-copy best-selling original, it leads the potential builder through the entire process of building a bale structure, tackling all the practical issues: finding and choosing bales; developing around building plans; roofing; electrical, plumbing and heating systems; building code compliance and special concerns for builders in northern climates. Down-to-earth and complete, this book makes the remarkable benefits of straw bale building available in the most comprehensive and practical book on the subject to date.

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The Good House Book

Green building,

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This title takes an objective look at how a house is supposed to function as well as at the advantages and disadvantages of different building approaches, including conventional and alternative. From choosing the right materials to deciding on water, air, and energy sources, you'll find ideal solutions to suit your individual needs.

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The Barefoot Architect

Green building,

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Home Work

Green building,

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Building on the enormous success of his book "Shelter, Lloyd Kahn continues his odyssey of finding and exploring the most magnificent and unusual hand-built houses in existence. Among the intriguing domiciles described in "Homework are a Japanese-styles stilt house accessible only by taking a cable across a river; a stone house in a South African valley whose roof serves as a baboon trampoline; multilevel treehouses on the South China Sea; and a bottle house in the Nevada desert. n class="read-more">Read more »

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Econest

Green building,

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Shelter

Green building,

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Lloyd Kahn has managed to pull together a stunning catalog of the phenomenon of human shelter through history, across cultures and climates from around the world. Yurts and huts and tree houses and cathedrals of stone. This is an eye-opener for anyone considering building their own home, or anyone just interested in human inventiveness and creativity. With over 1000 photos and drawings of cave houses, communal huts, wooden shacks, tents, domes, towers and holes in the ground, you'll be amazed at all the different ways people have tried to keep the rain off their heads and the wolves outside! n class="read-more">Read more »

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Strawbale Home Plans

Green building,

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Categories:

Materials:

Sensations:

Studying the low cost buildings in Valle de Sensaciones

A 3 dimensional Sensacion

A 3 dimensional sensation

Andy Goldsworthy stone domes at YSP on ArtisanCam

The Iniciation to Gaia at Valle de Sensaciones

Creations

Daily Life as a game

Solar oven

LandArt with balance

Beautyfull use of hidraulic energy

Female energie of the west

Understand and feel archetypal spacestructures

Art to Enlighten

der Repräsentant des Nordens

Feel the base

Fantasy illustrations from my own world

Leave me Leave from your heart

The place of the dreams

book promotion

Lightness in a metallic World

Surprising functions in the crazy energy structure

some examples of work i have done using materials i find in the area.

an artistic little house

An artistic, sensual, spiritual park

Sounds are living between roots and branches

the heart of the valley

An artistic path along our energetic powerspots

Floating on a carpet of sound

Events

With music, massage and knowledge towards a different reality

A weekend to celebrate the magic of the moon and get in touch with the elements through the Arts

Weaving dreams with Water, Earth, Air and Fire

Creativ workshop with Peter

All about this ingenious structure

Communal living

Inner and outer preparation for the next phase of the year.

Days and nights to celebrate the magic of this little paradies

Creative and healthy building

Wellbeeing, creativity, learning... in a flow

Make your own drum and learn how to play it

Healthy foot made with solar energy

Presentation of the project and its sensations

All the aspects of this project

working together, to realize extraordinary creations

Books and media