Housing styles part 3

Ranch to Earth Shelter

Geo-Dome house “Teen Cribs”http://tytube.net/teen-cribs-perry-jill-and-colts-cribs/

Ranch

• One story• Originally built for

warm climates• Open floor plans• Large windows

Ranch

Ranch Style Home

Ranch Style Home

Split Level

• Originally for hillside lots

• Good for noise control• Generally living room

and kitchen at ground level, laundry and garage lower level and bedrooms/baths on upper level.

Split Level

Split Level

Split Level

Contemporary

• A unique design that forms a unit with it’s site.

• Natural appearance of materials retained

• Always changing• Simple

Contemporary

Saving Energy

• In the 1970’s saving energy was very important for our country. Alternative home styles were created to accomplish this. Cards 22-24 show some of these early energy saving ideas.

Solar

• Windows should face south.

• Deciduous trees are planted on the window side.

Solar

Geodesic Dome

• Self supporting so no interior walls are needed.

• Energy efficient• Cheaper to build

Geodesic dome

Earth Sheltered

• At least one side is underground

• Windows should face south

• Also called berm house

Earth Sheltered

Saving Energy

• Saving energy and preserving our worlds natural resources is also very important today. This type of design is called Green Design. The next few slides show unusual homes that are being experimented with today.

Earth Walls – Rammed EarthEarth Walls – Rammed Earth

Green HousingGreen Housing

Rammed earth is a technique for building walls using the raw materials of earth such as chalk, lime and gravel. It is an ancient building method that has seen a revival in recent years as people seek more sustainable building materials and natural building methods

Earth Walls - CobEarth Walls - Cob

Green HousingGreen Housing

Cob is a building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe. Cob is fireproof, resistant to seismic activity (Earthquakes) and inexpensive. It can be used to create artistic, sculptural forms and has been revived in recent years by the natural building and sustainability movements.

Earth Walls - CobEarth Walls - Cob

Green HousingGreen Housing

Earth Walls - AdobeEarth Walls - Adobe

Green HousingGreen Housing

Made from available soil, adobe is abundant, inexpensive and energy-efficient. A sustainable material, it has little impact on the environment.

Earth Bag WallsEarth Bag Walls

Green HousingGreen Housing

http://www.earthbagbuilding.com/slideshow.htm

Straw Bale WallsStraw Bale WallsLoad bearingLoad bearing InfillInfill

Green HousingGreen Housing

Straw Bale WallsStraw Bale Walls

• Infill Infill • Load bearingLoad bearing

Green HousingGreen Housing

Straw Bale WallsStraw Bale Walls

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