Earthship
In the Rio Chama Valley of New Mexico, amidst Ansel Adams landscapes and the haunts of Georgia O’Keefe (not to mention wild burros, meth labs, hot springs, and rodeos), is a a structure that remixes the surrounding archetypes of trailers and traditional adobe structures: an Earthship.
Three decades after the first Earthship, some still sling invectives like “hippie-tecture,” “hobbit-hole,” or even “junk heap” to dismiss the style. However, the Earthship manual (from which most of theses homes are built) is a model for materials, process, and interaction with the landscape, rather than a blueprint for a singular structure. This example looks like a humble earth-formed hummock from one side (below), but the southern side turns a modern face to the sun (above). In Earthship tradition, it is entirely off the grid, and built largely sustainable materials, down to a clay floor. Its construction swallowed up used bottles and cans like a little Sagrada Familia—and like the famed church, it’s still a work in progress.
For more information on what may still be the ultimate model of a sustainable home, visit Earthship Biotecture in Taos, New Mexico.
Three decades after the first Earthship, some still sling invectives like “hippie-tecture,” “hobbit-hole,” or even “junk heap” to dismiss the style. However, the Earthship manual (from which most of theses homes are built) is a model for materials, process, and interaction with the landscape, rather than a blueprint for a singular structure. This example looks like a humble earth-formed hummock from one side (below), but the southern side turns a modern face to the sun (above). In Earthship tradition, it is entirely off the grid, and built largely sustainable materials, down to a clay floor. Its construction swallowed up used bottles and cans like a little Sagrada Familia—and like the famed church, it’s still a work in progress.
For more information on what may still be the ultimate model of a sustainable home, visit Earthship Biotecture in Taos, New Mexico.
Posted by: Chelsea Holden Baker on Mar 14, 07 at 09:00 AM PDT
Posted by sohbet on 11/13/08 04:12PM PST
earthships truly are incredible - check the site: www.earthship.org
Posted by Sarah Rungee on 07/29/07 01:54PM PDT
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