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Ork

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Hollyhock house mimicks Devon UK styles, on Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada. Cob, as this style of construction is known, has been used by crafty home-builders as far back as the 11th century. Evidence of these ultra-stable, fire-resistant structures has been found in... more

Reviewed by Nan Jan 20 2009, 04:02am ( 215 reviews ) • yahoo.com

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Rated by CompostMan on Sep 16, 12:06pm

The ways of the past are becoming the ways of the future.
Rated by wanderingdove on Jun 19, 3:25am

The Three Little Pigs have nothing on these digs. Ancient technique and modern groove set these structures apart from the little hillside boxes filling our neighborhoods. There are no cookie-cutter house plans here. Just clean, green, natural buildings smoothed from dirt, straw, clay, and loads of ingenuity. No Big Bad Wolf will blow these down.
Rated by Britney90210 on Jun 08, 8:45pm

Wow.
Reviewed by Zirben on May 11 2009, 1:13pm

Brilliant! Question?are they suitable for all environments?
Rated by saltwatermatt on Apr 23 2009, 9:19am

Earthen houses. Design inspiration for low impact construction.
Rated by Moonflower3260 on Apr 22 2009, 7:50pm

A 2007 family home, measuring 2,150 ft2, fitted with solar power and sub-floor heating ran a mere $210,000 CAD (112,000 GBP), making cob construction one of the most economical means of home-building, in addition to being among the most ethical. Impressive stats in these wild economic times, and positioning this rustic style of design at the forefront of charitable efforts to house the poor.
Rated by geriartic1943 on Apr 11 2009, 1:31pm

Interesting. The costs seem pretty high though. Perhaps it is all the technology needed.

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