An interesting half-demonstration / half-lecture on the history of stonewall building. The expert, Kevin Gardner tells an interesting historical story on the surprisingly fascinating topic of fencing (!) (and enclosure, land rights, forestry management and all the rest…) while building a minature stone wall.
The Phoenix Commotion is a local building initiative created to prove that constructing homes with recycled and salvaged materials has a viable place in the building industry.
Or to give a full title, “Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts”
“…is a culmination of my love for ultra-tiny living, and covers some of the small houses and cabins I’ve unprofessionally built. “Lark”itecture is my self-coined/invented term (never seen it used anywhere else) , as I have no professional training, and have instead built my “abilities” off of years of simple and unschooled fort building, chicken coop construction, and small cabin erection.” says author Derek ‘Deek’ Diedricksen.
What do beer cans, car tires and water bottles have in common? Not much unless you’re renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent housing.
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