The ultimate bush crafters retreat !!

[sandbender]

That is a fantastic looking home.

Shelter Publications have many books about unusual or inspirational homes, some quite similar to this.

 

[Bushwhacker]

Damn that's pretty.

Makes my place look a normal house.

 

[merrygold85]

A friend of mine helped build that. The guy who owned it went on to this after http://www.lammas.org.uk/ecovillage/news.htm

 

[ganstey]

I've heard of building using wood in the round, but that's... ... MAGICAL! :notworthy
Graham

 

[kodiakjoe]

very cool house and an interesting website too, ta for posting

 

[Miyagi]

I can get 3k for one of my kidneys on ebay right lol?

Hahahahahaha. That's my financing sourced too!

What a great wee place, reminds me of the Grand Design programme featuring Ben Law.

Liam

 

[Hugo]

I don't think they bothered with anything like that, I'm not sure they even owned the land it was built on.

Call yourself a traveller and you can build what you want.
I do like this, better that Ben Laws one in my mind.

 

[Ronnie]

Damn that's pretty.

Makes my place look a normal house.

Yes, but the MkII Scirocco marks you out as an exceptional individual

If anyone is serious about building this kind of structure, I sincerely recommend "Woodstock Handmade Houses"

It's short on technicalities, but the images are something to behold.

 

[Miyagi]

Bushwhacker has a MkII Scirroco? Damn fine, spoke to a lad a few months back who still has a Shamal.

Sorry for the hijack.

Liam

 

[Dave]

Its unimpressive compared to these Canadian Cob homes....The homes in the video cost all under 35 grand!!


[video=youtube;GbM2In5Hfx4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbM2In5Hfx4&feature=player_embedded[/video]

 

[nuggets]

Its unimpressive compared to these Canadian Cob homes....The homes in the video cost all under 35 grand!!


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soooooooooo !! what you not impressed with ??? The lay out of the house or the price ???

 

[Dave]

I'm all for being allowed to build your home. Good luck to them. Been aware of it for a few years. I would imagine there would be quite a few spoilers for anyone who tried to do it though...
What do you think of the Canadian Cob Homes?

 

[Toddy]

I think the Canadian ones look 'architeched', while the hobbit ones look organic
I think the Canadian ones are beautiful but the hobbit ones are magical
I think the Canadian ones are energy rich, but the hobbit ones are part of their surroundings re fuel, food and waste.
I think the Canadian ones cost over 10 times the price of the hobbit one.
I think the Canadian ones don't fit into their environment while the hobbit ones belong there.
I think the Canadian ones would be an awful lot easier to clean but I don't think you'd notice in the hobbit one if someone did a bit of carving beside the hearth

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Dave]

If given a [fantasy] choice, I would prefer to live in one of the Canadian Cob Homes.
Their is an Eco community that Simon Dale is involved with building called The Lammas Project.

http://www.livinginthefuture.org/index.php/1

 

[Miyagi]

I agree Mary.

Liam

 

[Toddy]

D'you think we could take over the farm and turn it into the first central Scottish hobbit type ecovillage? There's one on Loch Tayside but it's been kind of hijacked.

cheers,
M

 

[Miyagi]

Don't give me ideas like that!

Yes, we'll do it over a weekend so no one notices

Liam

 

[BoonDoc]

This looks like the perfect bushcrafter house but how does it work with planning permission?

 

[nuggets]

I think the Canadian ones look 'architeched', while the hobbit ones look organic
I think the Canadian ones are beautiful but the hobbit ones are magical
I think the Canadian ones are energy rich, but the hobbit ones are part of their surroundings re fuel, food and waste.
I think the Canadian ones cost over 10 times the price of the hobbit one.
I think the Canadian ones don't fit into their environment while the hobbit ones belong there.
I think the Canadian ones would be an awful lot easier to clean but I don't think you'd notice in the hobbit one if someone did a bit of carving beside the hearth

cheers,
Toddy

To quote an old honda advert ---- "I couldn`t have said it better myself "

cheers

 

[Bushwhacker]

Bushwhacker has a MkII Scirroco? Damn fine, spoke to a lad a few months back who still has a Shamal.

Sorry for the hijack.

Liam

Hell yeah! It's the Scala version too.