Sticks Stones Mud Homes: Natural Living

by Nigel Noyes

Founded on the principles of minimal impact and sustainable practice and focusing on eco-friendly living, this resource explains how, with ingenuity, determination, and a new aesthetic sensibility, seemingly unconventional materials can be adapted to use for building a home. Designed to conserve energy, create new life from old, and employ good recycling practices that work with the environment, the featured houses are all made from rammed earth, baled straw, mudbricks, recycled timber, stone, and other inexpensive and contemporary materials. With good designs and sound building principles, these homes are not only respectful of limited environmental resources, but can also be stylish, comfortable, and economical.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2006

Reviews

[Micebyliz]

It's a great idea, but the problem with many of these natural living books is that the designs are awful. There is no beauty in them and not much practicality either. They're all "designed" to be PC or fit someone's idea of their selfish existence. Seriously. It's not workable. I don't see any attempt to be part of a community, to help others, to make the world better. Only to make their own little acres into some potter's shed and grow herbs. Well, what about old age? what about contributing to making the world better for other people?
Their homes don't fit into the landscape, they aren't designed to flow and they are not aesthetically pleasing.

[Kathely · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too modernistic and rich people houses.