Deep green
Natural building in New Zealand - slide shows
Devons - Tiny House
We turn Devon's old shed into a cute tiny house space with outdoor kitchen and loft. Motueka area - Nelson Bays, NZ |
Deb's - Round Tiny House
In the latest Round-House design we did light earth walls (straw coated with clay slurry) covered with earth plasters on the interior and lime plaster on the exterior. Upper Takaka - Golden Bay, NZ |
The Pataka - Round Tiny House
This is an extremely windy site. So we built a earthen berm as a windbreak. Glass bottle insulation floor with piping for future in floor heating. Polystyrene walls covered with a lime plaster on the exterior and earth plaster on the interior. Takapau- Hawkes Bay, NZ |
Backyard sleepout - Earthbag Building
This earthbag structure was designed to have a flat back to fit a bed, flat front for sliding glass door, and more conventional shaped roof to fit the pvc tarp roof. Takaka - Golden Bay, NZ |
Luminate Festival - Large Portable Round-House
This is the largest portable structure we built. Measuring 30'x 50'.
We built this large round house with center round room and up to six outer rooms as a healing space for Luminate Festival for 5 years.
Canaan Downs - Takaka Hill, NZ
This is the largest portable structure we built. Measuring 30'x 50'.
We built this large round house with center round room and up to six outer rooms as a healing space for Luminate Festival for 5 years.
Canaan Downs - Takaka Hill, NZ
Awhi Farm - Budget Round-House
This Round-House was build in 3 days for only $1000. We built it during a workshop with 13 participants.
Awhi Farm - Turangi, NZ
This Round-House was build in 3 days for only $1000. We built it during a workshop with 13 participants.
Awhi Farm - Turangi, NZ
Solscape - Earthbag Dome 2
The second dome was built without a loft to save time and cost. This dome took around 2 months to build with a material cost of around $5,000 NZD
Solscape Eco-retreat - Raglan, NZ
The second dome was built without a loft to save time and cost. This dome took around 2 months to build with a material cost of around $5,000 NZD
Solscape Eco-retreat - Raglan, NZ
Solscape - Earthbag Dome 1
Bomun designed and built this dome as a demonstration project. It took around 3 months to build with an average of 7 volunteers. Material cost was around $8,000 NZD. It lives at Solscape Eco retreat where it can be rented by the night.
Solscape Eco-retreat - Raglan, NZ
Bomun designed and built this dome as a demonstration project. It took around 3 months to build with an average of 7 volunteers. Material cost was around $8,000 NZD. It lives at Solscape Eco retreat where it can be rented by the night.
Solscape Eco-retreat - Raglan, NZ