Projects

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EARTH & BROOM

Technique: Superadobe + experimental broom thatching
Place: Calabria region, Italy
Description: Earth dome waterproofed with an experimental broom roof. The dome has been realized during a superadobe earth dome workshop organized by Vide Terra and Cal-Earth Institute. The roof has been realized in collaboration with master thatcher Alan Jones (a leading expert in thatching) during a thatching workshop organized by Vide Terra. This is an experimental construction built during an R&D activity (promoted by Vide Terra and Progetto Paterno), the prototype aims at investigating the combination of earth domes with waterproof solutions which use local and invasive Mediterranean plants.

SAUNA / WARM ROOM

Technique: Superadobe
Place: Piedmont, Italy
Description: 2.1m internal diameter earth dome designed as a sauna or warm room. The dome has been realized during an superadobe earth dome workshop organized by Vide Terra and Cal-Earth Institute. The dome is plastered with cocciopesto.

EARTH SHELTER FOR LAYING HENS

Technique: Superadobe
Place: Piedmont, Italy
Description: 2m internal diameter earth dome designed as a shelter for laying hens. The reed roof made with local materials assures protection from the rain and an efficient thermic insulation for Summer and Winter.

PARTIALLY UNDERGROUND DOME

Technique: Superadobe
Place: Abruzzo, Italy
Description: 2m internal diameter earth dome. Internal height 2.20m. Half of this dome is built below ground. Designed to cool passively it functions as a small summer bedroom. Additionally to a side window the dome has a skylight the diffuses the light indoor.

VAULT DORMITORY

Technique: Superadobe / Strawbales
Place: California
Description: A vault made with superadobe designated as dormitory. The internal dimentions are 3m x 4m (2.8m high). The walls are made of earth while the "roof" is made of stabilized earth. The front and back walls are made of strawbales. The vault was plastered inside with earth and straw and outside with stabilized earth. It was designed to perform well without the use of any heating or cooling. It utilizes a solar passive strategy, in combination with thermal mass, insulation and natural ventilation.

LITTLE HOUSE

Technique: Superadobe
Place: Kosovo
Description: 7 square meter small earth house composed by 2 domes connected to each others. One dome is 2.5m internal diameter while the second dome is 2m.

_REFUGE

Technique: Superadobe
Place: Italy
Description: Earth emergency shelter realized in a chestnut forest. It is an half dome big enough for two people. It has been realized with single bags filled with earth. It is a demostrative structure built at the Sonica Dance Festival. It was built in 2 days by 3 people using the earth and the tools found in the forest.

DOME
Technique: Superadobe
Place: California
Description: Earth dome realized with superadobe. Internal diameter 1.8m

BENCH
Technique: Superadobe
Place: California
Description: Earth bench realized with superadobe

DOMES WITH EARTH BRICKS

Technique: Compressed earth bricks
Place: India
Description: Domes realized with compressed earth bricks and clay mortar

EARTH HOME

Technique: Cob
Place: Spain
Description: Partecipation as a volunteer to the construction of a cob house

WOMEN DOME

Technique: Superadobe
Place: Calabria region, Italy
Description: Earth dome, 3m internal diameter, built during a Cal-Earth and Vide Terra workshop. The dome was built for the AntiViolence Center for women of Paterno Calabro.

EARTH GARDEN WALL

Technique: Superadobe
Place: Vignale Monferrato, Italy
Description: Earth garden wall built with the superadobe technique. The wall was plastered with cocciopesto.

EARTH SPIRAL

Technique: Superadobe
Place: Italy
Description: This earth installation was built in a public park in collaboration with Donato Mancini. It is a spiral which embraces a black locust tree. The spiral it is both a creative landscape element and a  functional table and bench.

GARDEN RAISED BED

Technique: Superadobe
Place: Vignale Monferrato, Italy

GARDEN RAISED BED

Technique: Superadobe
Place: Pontestura, Italy
Description: Garden raised bed built during  the one day course "Introduction to superadobe" organized by Vide Terra.

EARTH BENCH

Technique: Superadobe
Place: Vignale Monferrato, Italy
Description: Earth bench plastered with cocciopesto.

DOME 222

Technique: Superadobe
Place: Tunisia
Description: Earth dome built with the superadobe technique. This is a 2.22 m internal diameter dome. It was realized during a superadobe workshop in Tunisia.

WALL
Technique: Superadobe
Place: California
Description: Earth wall realized with superadobe. Length: 11 meters; height: 1.8 meters

EMERGENCY DOMES
Technique: Superadobe
Place: California
Description: Earthquake proof emergency earth domes realized with superadobe. These domes can be built in a day and are ideal for creating fast and secure shelters in post earthquakes events. Internal diameter 1.8 meters.

WOOD OVEN

Technique: Cob
Place: Italy
Descrizione: Wood oven realized with earth and straw

PLASTERING AND DECORATION

Place: Italy
Description: Earth plastering and earth decoration