Peggy Building Presentation Sept 2009
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Earthen building uses natural materials like mud, straw, and bamboo as building materials. Traditional earthen construction techniques have been used for shelter in places like Yemen, Taos New Mexico, and Wualate. Approximately one third of the world's population lives in earthen homes. The earthen building movement promotes these traditional methods as a renewable and affordable building solution. The process involves mixing mud with materials like rice husks or straw, forming adobe bricks, and stacking them to form walls. Various finishing techniques like plasters, paints and roofing materials are then used to complete earthen structures. Examples of finished earthen buildings from around the world demonstrate its design possibilities.
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This document discusses earth architecture and its importance in contemporary construction. It begins by defining earth architecture as buildings made largely of soil. The document then outlines various traditional earth construction techniques such as dug outs, cut blocks, and rammed earth. It also discusses innovations like hourdi blocks, pottery insulation, and pivoted windows. The document analyzes the appropriateness of earth as a building material today, noting advantages like low cost, availability, and environmental benefits. Examples of contemporary earth architecture like a handmade school and the Chapel of Reconciliation are provided. The overall aim is to emphasize earth's continuing role in sustainable construction.
Earth materials
Architecture involves use of various different construction materials that require a unique constructiontechnique. But most of these construction techniques are energy intensive techniques.
Mud construction system is less energy intensive and very effective in different climatic conditions.
Earth is one of man's oldest building materials and most ancient civilizations used it in some form. It was easily available, cheap, and strong and required only simple technology.
educational program cob, lime and straw
The document outlines a teaching programme to introduce students to traditional building methods using cob, lime mortars, and stonework. Over the course of several sessions, students will learn skills like mixing and applying cob, lime plastering, stone masonry, and lime washing. They will build a block base and cob oven, applying cob by hand and plastering with lime mortars on lath and block backgrounds. Students will also learn to set stone walls using string lines and lay a brick arch. The goal is for students to gain hands-on experience with traditional building techniques using natural materials.
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The document describes Sanskriti Kendra, a cultural center in New Delhi established in 1993. It was planned by architect Upal Ghosh with landscape architect Professor Mohammad Shaheer. The center spreads over 3 hectares and accommodates various art and cultural activities. While the buildings have a semi-rustic appearance, modern construction techniques such as RCC, bricks and tiles were used with some vernacular elements like mud plastered walls and timber doors.
Vernacular architecture
Vernacular architecture is characterized by the use of local materials and knowledge without professional architects. It uses simple, practical designs suited to the environment. Materials may include bamboo, mud, timber, stone, and later plastics and concrete. Each example follows traditions of the region. Factors like climate, available materials, culture, and lifestyle influence the forms. In different climates, structures are adapted through site orientation, insulation, ventilation, and other techniques. Vernacular architecture evolves over time based on the environmental, cultural, and historical context.
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The purpose of writing this paper is to understand the viability of a material like mud in contemporary time, as I had
a question that is it viable to think that mud is contemporary material or not, it was the only available building material in the
history, Even today it is available in many areas of world and people do build their dwelling using it, but when the modern
materials were introduced such as reinforced concrete, steel, and bricks. These materials triumphed over it. Keeping the
question in mind, I decided to investigate mud wall construction techniques. To explore the idea, I have gone through different
books and articles. So keeping it in mind, I decided to comparative analysis of mud wall construction techniques and some
perception.
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Ecovillage proposal
Evovillage design and proposal to develop sustainable communities using permaculture and to thus address poverty.
Earth Homes- eamapct PDF.pdf
Earth homes use natural and sustainable building materials like soil, wood, and straw that have lower embodied carbon than traditional materials like concrete and steel. Different earth construction techniques are suited to different climates, with adobe and rammed earth working well in dry areas and earth-sheltered designs providing temperature regulation in cold climates. Proper design and use of local materials can allow earth homes to withstand various climate risks, but they may require additional insulation or barriers in very wet or cold areas compared to the original techniques.
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1. The document summarizes various low-cost construction techniques for building housing, including using natural materials like stone, mud bricks, compressed earth blocks, and bamboo.
2. It describes construction methods like rat-trap bond, corbel arches, and filler slabs that reduce costs compared to standard practices.
3. The document provides details on over 15 different low-cost materials and building techniques that can be used to help provide quality, affordable housing.
Evolution of shelters
The document discusses the evolution of shelters from early prehistoric times to modern periods. It describes how early humans initially took shelter in trees and caves for protection, before beginning to construct more rudimentary shelters using stones, wood and other natural materials. Over time, shelters incorporated new building materials like clay bricks and glass, and architectural styles advanced with developments in building techniques during historical periods such as the Stone Age, Early Modern Period and contemporary styles of kachcha, semi-pukka and pakka construction. The document traces the progression of shelter design and materials in tandem with human technological and societal development.
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This document discusses various mud construction techniques that have been used for thousands of years. It begins by explaining that mud has been one of the most essential building materials since early humans and that approximately 58% of buildings in India are made of mud bricks. It then provides details on different mud construction methods like stacked earth (COB), rammed earth, adobe, wattle and daub, formed earth (straw clay), earth filled in, compressed earth blocks, extruded earth, and cut earth. For each method, it describes the materials and construction process. It also discusses mud roofs and provides advantages and disadvantages of mud construction.
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- 1. Earthen Building Movement History of Using Mud for Shelter
- 2. Yemen
- 4. Wualate
- 5. 1/3 of world’s population live in earthen homes
- 6. Traditional decoration and culture
- 7. A way of life
- 9. Traditional building - bamboo
- 10. Hardwood homes – became unaffordable after deforestation occurred
- 11. Earthen Building
- 12. Earthen Building Movement Materials Needed
- 13. Get in there!
- 14. Necessary tools
- 15. Rice husk
- 16. Straw
- 17. Helpers
- 18. Earthen Building Movement Building Process
- 19. Designing – making a model
- 20. Good overhang and gooddrainage
- 22. Digging the mud pit
- 23. Mixing the mud
- 24. Dancing in the mud
- 25. Passing the mud
- 27. Adobe Brick Making-Pour the mud in the frame, level it off..
- 28. Pull it up and start again
- 29. Viola!
- 30. Leave to dry in sun 7-10 days
- 31. Laying out foundation with adobe bricks
- 32. Raising up foundation for termite protection
- 33. Laying bricks with mud mortar
- 36. Adding in door and window frames
- 37. Putting up the walls
- 38. Two stories
- 39. Arches
- 40. Hand plasters
- 42. Clay paints
- 43. Roofing laid on top of walls
- 44. Roofing laid in wall
- 45. Thatching
- 46. Earthen Building Movement Examples of Finished Buildings and Ideas
- 48. Adobe fireplace, North America
- 49. Meeting hall, Wongsanit Ashram, Bangkok, Thailand
- 51. Women’s Center- International Women’s Partnership for Peace and Justice, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai
- 52. Adobe Restaurant, Chiang Mai
- 53. MunYeun – Sustainable Village, Chaiyapoom, Thailand
- 54. Tractor shed – bamboo in mud detail
- 55. Simple handmade windows – bicycle chain hinges and bamboo
- 56. Youth Center in Laos
- 58. Pun Pun
- 61. Relief tree
- 62. Fun with clay paints
- 63. Bathrooms with lime finish
- 64. Bathroom with cement plaster on bottom
- 65. The possibilities are endless…