Earthbag Dome Project in China 在中國建土袋圓頂屋 (03/2012)
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WHAT
The page is about a project to test build may be the first earthbag dome in China. Earthbag dome is a kind of new eco building technique using bags filled with dirt/soil and barbed wires only to build a strong structure in a dome shape. The finished dome will have a diameter of 4m long and the top of the dome will be 4m high. The exterior wall and roof of the dome will have grass grown on it. The interior wall will be plaster with adobe. Though experimental, the finished dome will probably be used for meditation or as a tea house.
這網頁關於一個用土袋來建設圓頂屋的計劃,像這樣的建築可能這是中國的第一個。土袋圓頂屋是一種利用裝了泥土的土袋和鐵線來建出堅固房屋的環保方法。計劃要建的圓頂房直徑4米,最高點也是4米。建成後,屋頂和外墻會種草,屋裏會涂上粘土泥。完成後可以當冥想或品茶室。
WHERE 地點An organic farm near Huizhou, Guangdong Province.
Driving distance: From Huizhou: 40 mins From Shenzhen: 2 hours From Guangzhou/Hong Kong: 3 hours 在一個位於廣東省惠州市附近的有機農場。 大概駕車距離: 從惠州40分 從深圳2小時 從香港、廣州3小時 |
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WHY 爲什麽
In the ancient times, people live a harmony with the nature and they built houses with natural materials like earth, soil and stones. In China, you can still find many old houses built with stones and adobe bricks. These buildings are cool in the summer, warm in the winter. They have very low impact to the environment and provide people with a comfortable place to live in. Building with natural materials is very labor intensive and in the good old days neighbors helped each others to build houses.
Nowadays in China and many other places concrete, steel and machines have become the standard and ugly buildings are everywhere. Natural buildings are considered outdated and impractical, and people tend to have an image of third-word country or poverty linked to them.
However, some genius names Nader Khalili (1936-2008) has invented a way to use sandbag/earthbag and barbed wires to simplify the way to build natural buildings. Their method was fully tested and certified in the California, USA (http://calearth.org/) where earthquakes are not uncommon. This method spread like wild fire and many are following and improving this method for building earthbag structures and homes. They showed that it is possible to make modern, beautiful and cozy buildings with natural materials.
Although there are many more alternative natural building methods, after some research, this earthbag method seems to be very promising. This could be a test project that leads to many more to come.
Reason for choosing the dome shape:
The dome structure has a very special physical property that disperse any stress evenly across the whole dome and to the ground, making it a super strong unit. Also, it has the best ratio of construction material to constructed space which means that it uses the least building material to make the maximum space in the structure.
Nowadays in China and many other places concrete, steel and machines have become the standard and ugly buildings are everywhere. Natural buildings are considered outdated and impractical, and people tend to have an image of third-word country or poverty linked to them.
However, some genius names Nader Khalili (1936-2008) has invented a way to use sandbag/earthbag and barbed wires to simplify the way to build natural buildings. Their method was fully tested and certified in the California, USA (http://calearth.org/) where earthquakes are not uncommon. This method spread like wild fire and many are following and improving this method for building earthbag structures and homes. They showed that it is possible to make modern, beautiful and cozy buildings with natural materials.
Although there are many more alternative natural building methods, after some research, this earthbag method seems to be very promising. This could be a test project that leads to many more to come.
Reason for choosing the dome shape:
The dome structure has a very special physical property that disperse any stress evenly across the whole dome and to the ground, making it a super strong unit. Also, it has the best ratio of construction material to constructed space which means that it uses the least building material to make the maximum space in the structure.
自古以來,人類跟大自然和諧共處,房子都是用自然的材料建的。在中國還可以見到一些老房子,是用泥土磚和石頭來建的。這些房子對大自然的傷害很少,而且冬暖夏凉,給人舒適的家。用自然材料來建築是很肥人力的,以前都是靠鄰居的互相幫忙才能建屋。
到近代在中國和世界大部分地方引進了水泥鋼筋和及機器成了建築標準,用自然材料建的屋卻被淪爲過時,陳舊,不實際,給人的印象是貧窮,低等。結果很多城市都被水泥蓋得要窒息了。
幸運地,近年在國外自然建築再受關注,一位名Nader Khalili (1936-2008)的建築師研發出用土袋和鐵線的簡單建築方法,非常有效。他的建築法跟土袋屋在美國加州都通過并遠遠超出了政府指定的,適用於地震區的安全標準。隨後這建築法像野火般傳開了,很多人用類似的方法建了各種房子,花園,護土墻等等。這些人證明了用自然材料可以建築現代,美觀,舒適的房子。
雖然還有很多其他的環保建築方法,考慮以後,土袋建築法看來最簡單實用,也適合廣東的天氣,决定先建一個,成功的話可以更廣泛利用。
到近代在中國和世界大部分地方引進了水泥鋼筋和及機器成了建築標準,用自然材料建的屋卻被淪爲過時,陳舊,不實際,給人的印象是貧窮,低等。結果很多城市都被水泥蓋得要窒息了。
幸運地,近年在國外自然建築再受關注,一位名Nader Khalili (1936-2008)的建築師研發出用土袋和鐵線的簡單建築方法,非常有效。他的建築法跟土袋屋在美國加州都通過并遠遠超出了政府指定的,適用於地震區的安全標準。隨後這建築法像野火般傳開了,很多人用類似的方法建了各種房子,花園,護土墻等等。這些人證明了用自然材料可以建築現代,美觀,舒適的房子。
雖然還有很多其他的環保建築方法,考慮以後,土袋建築法看來最簡單實用,也適合廣東的天氣,决定先建一個,成功的話可以更廣泛利用。
WHEN 時間
Starting on March 27. We hope to finish at least the earthbag structure within one month.
從3月27日開始動工,期望在一個月内最少用土袋建好屋的基本結構。
從3月27日開始動工,期望在一個月内最少用土袋建好屋的基本結構。
HOWThere are many books and web sites with useful information about constructing an earthbag dome. After some research we found that this book "Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques" is most practical for us with detailed step-by-step instructions. So we will be following this book closely in our project.
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WHO 幫忙
We have 3-5 people to work on the project at the moment. If you are interested to come help us or drop by, we warmly welcome, please email us (address shown below).
如果你有興趣幫忙,親近自然,勞動一下,一起學習,非常歡迎,萬分感謝。
日期:3月27日-4月26日
對象:希望能找到可以來最少一個星期的幫手,大概是體力活,不怕辛苦就行,没有特别要求。
資源:簡單的食宿都有安排,但要自備睡袋。
交通:農場的位置地圖:http://g.co/maps/hhc3f。最近的鎮是叫矮坡(發音ai pei)鎮,還有橫瀝鎮。到了那可以接送。兩個地方從惠州市公車站都有公車去,要塔大概一個小時。
如果你只能短時間的來,比如是週末,都隨時歡迎。但是食宿和接送將没法安排,請自己安排。矮坡鎮上的旅館也很方便。
聯絡,查詢請E-mail:
如果你有興趣幫忙,親近自然,勞動一下,一起學習,非常歡迎,萬分感謝。
日期:3月27日-4月26日
對象:希望能找到可以來最少一個星期的幫手,大概是體力活,不怕辛苦就行,没有特别要求。
資源:簡單的食宿都有安排,但要自備睡袋。
交通:農場的位置地圖:http://g.co/maps/hhc3f。最近的鎮是叫矮坡(發音ai pei)鎮,還有橫瀝鎮。到了那可以接送。兩個地方從惠州市公車站都有公車去,要塔大概一個小時。
如果你只能短時間的來,比如是週末,都隨時歡迎。但是食宿和接送將没法安排,請自己安排。矮坡鎮上的旅館也很方便。
聯絡,查詢請E-mail: