The adobe houses mark a growing trend in architecture, hard to imagine while ago when this construction material was usually associated with pauperism. But as we pay increasing attention to costs and show more concern for the natural environment, the adobe homes become real housing alternative, viable and efficient. In brief, these are eco-friendly homes, built from a healthy material (a mixture of clay, straw and water, cut in bricks dried in the sun), a very good insulator and resistant to earthquakes at costs inferior to traditional houses made from bricks. Here are more details on how to build an adobe house.<\/p>\n
Our example below is an adobe hut built in Thailand, with instruction and pictured coming via Matadornetwork.com The overall cost was assessed to be around 750 USD since the builders only used materials abundantly offered by Mother Nature. Of course, we are talking about an adobe hut, but the basic building principles can be extended to any other plans.<\/p>\n
Start by drawing the plan of the house. Since you will mostly work with mud or clay, you can play with the design as the imagination dictates. Do not hesitate to turn to organic round shapes so the house gets an original final look.<\/p>\n