Gabion house
update Jan. 2011: a post on its application in relief work in places like Haiti here.
Weighing around 80 kg each, the baskets can be removed individually. This enormous mass (40tonnes) has a buffer effect in winter and summer. No external guttering was allowed to detract from the sculptural effect – rainwater flows instead down a waterproof membrane behind the layer of stones.The thing I would do differently is allow all sorts of greenery to grow up the walls. Now that would be sweet.
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