Earth bag homes

Casa Antakarana / Vivienda Rural / La Calera, Cundinamarca / Diseño: Jose Andrés Vallejo / Constructor: Jose Andrés Vallejo / Área Cubierta: 150m2 / Superadobe / Año: 2012

(strawbales using an expensive conventional foundation and roof making not alot of sense for me and not even saving money much of the time by what I hear) Heck you could almost put stick built walls up to save time (as earthbags are a big cost in time and hassle per cubic foot filled whereas the walls are the cheapest by comparison to roof/foundation) and things like that is almost what i'm now thinking. Why aren't we already doing this?

Specifications: 545 sq. ft. interior, plus 14 sq. ft. pantry, plus 282 sq. ft. loft space, 2 bedroom, 1 bath, Footprint: 27′ x 36.5′ Description: Lower walls are 24″ earthbags; up…

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