Our pioneer project, Casita de Tierra in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, showcases the natural building techniques of a rubble trench foundation, earthbag construction, natural plasters, earthen floors, and a composting toilet. Our earthbag wall system consists of locally available, cost-efficient, polypropylene bags that are filled with a formula of clay and aggregate unearthed from our building site. The bags are stacked like bricks in running bonds, which are strengthened by courses of barbed wire laid between each row, and tamped into place. The walls are then plastered with a mix composed of clay, sand, soil and straw, and are followed by gypsum and lime renders to create attractive walls. The casita exhibits a load-bearing wall system demonstrating that thick earthen walls, with no rebar or cement, can support a roofing structure. We, also, installed earthen floors, created an indoor dry-composting toilet system, utilized local woods for the furniture, routed all grey water to the outdoor garden, and maximized air flow by including cross-ventilating screened windows below the natural palm frond and cane roof. Casita de Tierra exemplifies an economically efficient, structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, environmentally kind, and socially responsible home.

Jessica Pearl
ハワイにある高級な小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

A view of the Carsten Lane House, a restored and renovated classic cigar-maker's conch cottage on a secluded lane in Old Town, Key West, FL. The cottage was sensitively restored repairing and replacing traditional material in kind, including the original wood double-hung windows, wood siding, and original interior Dade County pine floors.

This Iconic Lowcountry Home designed by Allison Ramsey Architects overlooks the paddocks of Brays Island SC. Amazing craftsmanship in a layed back style describe this house and this property. To see this plan and any of our other work please visit www.allisonramseyarchitect.com; olin redmon - photographer; Heirloom Building Company - Builder

Lori Hamilton
トロントにある小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

Hidden away amidst the wilderness in the outskirts of the central province of Sri Lanka, is a modern take of a lightweight timber Eco-Cottage consisting of 2 living levels. The cottage takes up a mere footprint of 500 square feet of land, and the structure is raised above ground level and held by stilts, reducing the disturbance to the fauna and flora. The entrance to the cottage is across a suspended timber bridge hanging over the ground cover. The timber planks are spaced apart to give a delicate view of the green living belt below. Even though an H-iron framework is used for the formation of the shell, it is finished with earthy toned materials such as timber flooring, timber cladded ceiling and trellis, feature rock walls and a hay-thatched roof. The bedroom and the open washroom is placed on the ground level closer to the natural ground cover filled with delicate living things to make the sleeper or the user of the space feel more in one with nature, and the use of sheer glass around the bedroom further enhances the experience of living outdoors with the luxuries of indoor living. The living and dining spaces are on the upper deck level. The steep set roof hangs over the spaces giving ample shelter underneath. The living room and dining spaces are fully open to nature with a minimal handrail to determine the usable space from the outdoors. The cottage is lit up by the use of floor lanterns made up of pale cloth, again maintaining the minimal disturbance to the surroundings.

ハワイにある小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

Liquid Design & Architecture, Inc.
マイアミにある小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (漆喰サイディング) の写真

With the emphasis on the entry to the property, two formal rust urns were used as accents and to provide a dramatic entry to the property especially when entering at night.

シドニーにある低価格の小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (レンガサイディング、マルチカラーの外壁) の写真

Alterations and additions to a very modest beach side bungalow in order to create a modest family home that provides connected flexible spaces that merge internal living zones to the landscape beyond. image by Studio Next

LeAnne Ash
マイアミにある高級な小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

Olivier Koning Photography
ハワイにある小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

Tropical Light Photography
ハワイにあるお手頃価格の小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (緑の外壁) の写真

フェニックスにある小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

Key West Cottage: Entry Porch
マイアミにあるお手頃価格の小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (コンクリート繊維板サイディング) の写真

サンフランシスコにあるお手頃価格の小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (漆喰サイディング) の写真

Jungle View - RH
他の地域にある低価格の小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観の写真

タンパにある低価格の小さなトロピカルスタイルのおしゃれな平屋の写真