CAL-EARTH WORKSHOP
SUPERADOBE EARTH DOME WORKSHOP
June 28th - July 5th / 2020
Place: Paterno Calabro, Calabria (Italy)
Cost: 560 euros / 640 euros
The Cal-Earth Institute (Californian Institute of Earth Architecture) in collaboration with Vide Terra organize a SuperAdobe workshop in Italy. This 8 days intensive course teaches how to apply the SuperAdobe/earthbag technique for a dome construction.
The workshop attendees will receive an official certificate of completion from the Cal-Earth Institute.
During the workshop we will build a 2,5m (internal diameter) earth dome with a door opening and a window. The purpose of the course is to give the theoretical and practical tools to design and build a small earth structure or a living space.
The dome built during this workshop will be the main element of an archisculpture designed for the permanent collection of Open-Air Museum in Paterno Calabro.
The workshop will be divided into a theoretical and a practical part.
Theory:
- Earth architecture and the importance of building with earth
- The SuperAdobe technique
- The principle of the arch and of the dome
- Designing a dome
- Practical techniques to analyse earth composition
- Introduction to waterproofing
- Designing more complex structures and living spaces based on the Eco-Dome concept.
Practice:
- Hands on construction of a complete 2,5m earth dome (foundation and structure)
- Creation of openings for doors, windows and ventilation
- Introduction to plastering
Tuition Costs:
560€ - if you book your place before 24 May 2020
640€ - if you book your place after 24 May 2020
The places are limited. The deadline for the registration is 18 June 2020
The course will be held in English and Italian.
Food and accommodation:
For 15€ per day you will be provided with a shared room with multiple beds (there are rooms with 2,3,4 and 7 beds), breakfast included. Each room has its own bathroom. The student accomodation is equipped with a fully functioning shared kitchen, a dining room and a living room. During the course you can buy lunch and dinner for 10 euros each or you are free to cook your meals in a shared kitchen. The students are free to provide themselves with a different accommodation and meal solution.
The trainer:
Davide Frasca - Founder of Vide Terra, trained at the Cal-Earth Institute, trainer and builder of earth domes, specialized in superadobe domes and vaults and sustainable architecture (more info in About me)
The host:
The workshop will be hosted by the association Progetto Paterno https://www.facebook.com/progettopaterno/
For further info and to register:
davide@videterra.org
Tel. 0039 3394178848
The workshop attendees will receive an official certificate of completion from the Cal-Earth Institute.
During the workshop we will build a 2,5m (internal diameter) earth dome with a door opening and a window. The purpose of the course is to give the theoretical and practical tools to design and build a small earth structure or a living space.
The dome built during this workshop will be the main element of an archisculpture designed for the permanent collection of Open-Air Museum in Paterno Calabro.
The workshop will be divided into a theoretical and a practical part.
Theory:
- Earth architecture and the importance of building with earth
- The SuperAdobe technique
- The principle of the arch and of the dome
- Designing a dome
- Practical techniques to analyse earth composition
- Introduction to waterproofing
- Designing more complex structures and living spaces based on the Eco-Dome concept.
Practice:
- Hands on construction of a complete 2,5m earth dome (foundation and structure)
- Creation of openings for doors, windows and ventilation
- Introduction to plastering
Tuition Costs:
560€ - if you book your place before 24 May 2020
640€ - if you book your place after 24 May 2020
The places are limited. The deadline for the registration is 18 June 2020
The course will be held in English and Italian.
Food and accommodation:
For 15€ per day you will be provided with a shared room with multiple beds (there are rooms with 2,3,4 and 7 beds), breakfast included. Each room has its own bathroom. The student accomodation is equipped with a fully functioning shared kitchen, a dining room and a living room. During the course you can buy lunch and dinner for 10 euros each or you are free to cook your meals in a shared kitchen. The students are free to provide themselves with a different accommodation and meal solution.
The trainer:
Davide Frasca - Founder of Vide Terra, trained at the Cal-Earth Institute, trainer and builder of earth domes, specialized in superadobe domes and vaults and sustainable architecture (more info in About me)
The host:
The workshop will be hosted by the association Progetto Paterno https://www.facebook.com/progettopaterno/
For further info and to register:
davide@videterra.org
Tel. 0039 3394178848
