I actually got to spend a couple hours cobbing a wall in this round house while visiting the dancing rabbit...I loved this home and wish soooo badly that I could live there. Hassan was great and I am blessed to have met him...I hope to build something similar to this at The Farm in Tennessee... which is where I currently reside.
Really beautiful work! I like that he has so many different natural and upcylcing things happening in that house. Can't wait to see the color paper floor!
This so awesome! When I saw it, it was only two rounds walls. So to see it with this much progress is so great! It looks beautiful! He has done an amazing job.
Hi Dan, I got the opportunity to work in a brief workshop on this home in Dancing Rabbit during the September Permaculture class. The house Being built was amazingly beautiful. I wanted to live there. I am glad you captured it while it was being built. Does anyone have an update on where it stands now? Hason is an unique and and unbelievable builder of natural homes.
Hi Mary, I don't know how much more has been done since I took this footage. I will be sure to make an update video when I get back to DR if there has been significant progress. Take care!
Looks good but will this work in lets say Italy where we have strong winds of up to 90 Km/h really gusty? In this construction I dont see a thick beams, it looks like very tiny sticks holding it all together- what is your experience with the building now when done - is it enough or do you recommend to use much thicker beams for more solid construction? Just good to know before starting my own one thanks 🙏
You could use thicker post and beam construction to make a similar house. The round structure gives it a lot of strength. I believe the walls are framed with 2x8s spaced at the width of a strawbale with bales in between. Doesn't appear to be any diagonal bracing in the walls, which I think would have given the structure a lot more strength side to side. The plaster on the walls acts to some degree like sheathing. It looks like the roof structure is pretty heavy duty. I think the structure is probably okay for Missouri winds. Not sure about Italian.
The tank is a cistern for water catchment for water use in the house. All the houses with water systems at DR have cisterns and catch rainwater to supply their water needs. The water tank also serves as a very good thermal mass to prevent freezing in that berm, which is also part of a root cellar. It's a brilliant design that a few people at DR have used for bermed houses. It's an alternative to putting the cistern underground where you don't get the benefits of the thermal mass, and you don't have to pump the water up against gravity as much in order to use it. It may even have some gravity pressure that is usable in a water system.
Wow.... Impressive.... Subscribe! One day I may need your advice. Me and my daughter looked into paper floors. All kinds of videos on this. FYI..... Too I dont know how you planned on sealing it.... I know its probably finished a while ago. But they say different sealers turn colors over time. I cant remember all if them but if you are building something later you might need to look into it. Especially if you want or need something to stay clear.
How resistant to Storms in Missouri is this structure? Do yall get Tornados, or any Monsoon-like heavy driving Rain wearing on the walls? Is Lime Plaster cured to a "shell" the best way to do an outside finish in Cob and earthern finish plasters over strawbale?
I don't know for sure the resistance of our structures. We have yet to have a tornado hit the village and hope we never have to test it. It's pretty hard to build any structure that will not be totally destroyed by a tornado. We've had close calls and 60+mph winds here and only ever had a roof blow off, and that was because it was under construction at the time. People weatherproof exterior earthen plaster with linseed oil treatment. It will protect for a while but does need to be maintained over the years. People have tried lime plaster on top of earthen, Hassan included, and it hasn't worked. I prefer all lime exterior plaster because it will last a really long time. Mine has been up with a fresco pigment for about 6-7 years now and it looks little different from when I put it on.
NOt a stupid question. If you protect the walls well with a good plaster coat and a roof, and keep animal pests out, they should hold up indefinitely. If you watch my more recent video about redoing the lime plaster on a strawbale wall, you'll see that the bales on that house were somewhat degraded from the exterior plaster crumbling and pests and moisture getting in. This was after almost 20 years in the wall. If you build a strawbale house right, the wall should breathe and moisture shouldn't build up and pest shouldn't be able to enter the wall and tunnel in it. Funny thing too, strawbale with earthen plaster is incredibly fireproof. There was a house here that recently caught fire, but it was because there was a heater boiler located too close to the wall and it was being fired too often. A typical house probably would have gone up in a short time, but the strawbale wall just smoldered. The fire department was called and they just knocked out the bales that were smoldering and put them out.
Not sure which part you are talking about. The exterior earthen plaster needs a good several coats of linseed oil and will need to be resurfaced every few years where it gets rainfall. The metal roof and large overhangs help keep the rain off, but not all of it.
I love the cordwood/bottle walls. About the berm: Since the wall is breathable, and the inside doesn't seem to be sealed off, it seems like moisture would build up in the wall. Is that wrong, or are you handling it somehow?
If you look at the early part of the video where Hassan is explaining the berm you will see it is covered on the outside with epdm (pond liner). That creates a moisture barrier between the berm and the wall. The storage and utility room there is insulated with polyiso so I doubt there will be a big temp difference on that wall where moisture will condense inside. I think that berm wall you are talking about is not insulated. He says it's outside of the insulative envelope of the building.
Yeah, I'm guessing that particular section of wall isn't straw bale (since it's not meant to be insulative), and maybe a utility closet would have less moisture anyway. Thanks!
Where's this? I am in Abilene TX, although very Conservative ( oh boy no offense to anyone ) and I am extremely interested in the construction. If offended please remove my comment, oh two thumbs up
Hey there, I'm very liberal, but as long as you are courteous and basing it on facts, you have a right to express whatever opinion you want. Glad you are interested in natural building. Texas is a great place for materials like adobe and cob. This is in northeastern Missouri.
That's the sound of spring peepers. One of my favorite sounds. They are tiny frogs and they are the first sounds of spring, sometimes starting in late February to help us through the hard long winter. These frogs are no more than one inch long, but they make a deafening sound that carries over long distances. I'm guessing it's too loud for you or you are sensitive to certain sounds.
To see more about Hassan's house and other projects go to:
www.cobwallbuilder.com/
Love the air-conditioned shirt. Love this design!! Beautiful home!!
I actually got to spend a couple hours cobbing a wall in this round house while visiting the dancing rabbit...I loved this home and wish soooo badly that I could live there. Hassan was great and I am blessed to have met him...I hope to build something similar to this at The Farm in Tennessee... which is where I currently reside.
I am thinking if visiting and taking a workshop, would you recommend it?
@@marc7585 yes. I recommend Hassan and The Dancing Rabbit
I looked up that brown paper bag floor and was shocked at how good it looks.
Alexander Smith
It looks nice but doesn’t wear well.
Really beautiful work! I like that he has so many different natural and upcylcing things happening in that house. Can't wait to see the color paper floor!
Color paper floor is that natural then?
Thanks Dan. Hassan is a gifted builder with a beautiful imagination.
This so awesome! When I saw it, it was only two rounds walls. So to see it with this much progress is so great! It looks beautiful! He has done an amazing job.
i would love to. uild a strawbale house when i retire soon. Thank you for posting and the very helpful information. More power.
I love it super well thought out! I would only use very durable flooring especially for the kitchen, paper bag floor do not last with heavy use.
Love the Strawbale! Natural building rocks!
Thanks so much for sharing this with me 💖 from texas
Wow love the eco friendly techniques, thanks, j
I like this man simplicity love from 🇮🇳
Beautiful
would be great to see an update on this place
Keep up the good work 🙏❤️
Hi Dan, I got the opportunity to work in a brief workshop on this home in Dancing Rabbit during the September Permaculture class. The house Being built was amazingly beautiful. I wanted to live there. I am glad you captured it while it was being built. Does anyone have an update on where it stands now? Hason is an unique and and unbelievable builder of natural homes.
Hi Mary, I don't know how much more has been done since I took this footage. I will be sure to make an update video when I get back to DR if there has been significant progress. Take care!
Very well thought out, very practical but also really cool 😂
Sounds really nice.
beautiful work....and great design
I wish I had a home just like yours...
Love this Guy!😊
So Chilled😄
Hassan is cool!
Love his building. Does Hassan build out of state.
He does. He has since moved away from Dancing Rabbit. Last I knew he was in California. You can check out his website for contact info.
So beautiful!
True Artist!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
:) great video thats beautiful house to
Amazing!
Beautiful.. wire cage with rocks.. plantable wall!
Looks good but will this work in lets say Italy where we have strong winds of up to 90 Km/h really gusty? In this construction I dont see a thick beams, it looks like very tiny sticks holding it all together- what is your experience with the building now when done - is it enough or do you recommend to use much thicker beams for more solid construction? Just good to know before starting my own one thanks 🙏
You could use thicker post and beam construction to make a similar house. The round structure gives it a lot of strength. I believe the walls are framed with 2x8s spaced at the width of a strawbale with bales in between. Doesn't appear to be any diagonal bracing in the walls, which I think would have given the structure a lot more strength side to side. The plaster on the walls acts to some degree like sheathing. It looks like the roof structure is pretty heavy duty. I think the structure is probably okay for Missouri winds. Not sure about Italian.
Thankyou
What is the purpose of the underground water tank built into the north slope of the house?
The tank is a cistern for water catchment for water use in the house. All the houses with water systems at DR have cisterns and catch rainwater to supply their water needs. The water tank also serves as a very good thermal mass to prevent freezing in that berm, which is also part of a root cellar. It's a brilliant design that a few people at DR have used for bermed houses. It's an alternative to putting the cistern underground where you don't get the benefits of the thermal mass, and you don't have to pump the water up against gravity as much in order to use it. It may even have some gravity pressure that is usable in a water system.
Wow.... Impressive.... Subscribe! One day I may need your advice. Me and my daughter looked into paper floors. All kinds of videos on this. FYI..... Too I dont know how you planned on sealing it.... I know its probably finished a while ago. But they say different sealers turn colors over time. I cant remember all if them but if you are building something later you might need to look into it. Especially if you want or need something to stay clear.
How resistant to Storms in Missouri is this structure?
Do yall get Tornados, or any Monsoon-like heavy driving Rain wearing on the walls?
Is Lime Plaster cured to a "shell" the best way to do an outside finish in Cob and earthern finish plasters over strawbale?
I don't know for sure the resistance of our structures. We have yet to have a tornado hit the village and hope we never have to test it. It's pretty hard to build any structure that will not be totally destroyed by a tornado. We've had close calls and 60+mph winds here and only ever had a roof blow off, and that was because it was under construction at the time. People weatherproof exterior earthen plaster with linseed oil treatment. It will protect for a while but does need to be maintained over the years. People have tried lime plaster on top of earthen, Hassan included, and it hasn't worked. I prefer all lime exterior plaster because it will last a really long time. Mine has been up with a fresco pigment for about 6-7 years now and it looks little different from when I put it on.
Stupid question - does the straw not break down or decompose over time.
NOt a stupid question. If you protect the walls well with a good plaster coat and a roof, and keep animal pests out, they should hold up indefinitely. If you watch my more recent video about redoing the lime plaster on a strawbale wall, you'll see that the bales on that house were somewhat degraded from the exterior plaster crumbling and pests and moisture getting in. This was after almost 20 years in the wall.
If you build a strawbale house right, the wall should breathe and moisture shouldn't build up and pest shouldn't be able to enter the wall and tunnel in it.
Funny thing too, strawbale with earthen plaster is incredibly fireproof. There was a house here that recently caught fire, but it was because there was a heater boiler located too close to the wall and it was being fired too often. A typical house probably would have gone up in a short time, but the strawbale wall just smoldered. The fire department was called and they just knocked out the bales that were smoldering and put them out.
How about heavy rain..can it survive or it's just melting when water pouring..just wondering
Not sure which part you are talking about. The exterior earthen plaster needs a good several coats of linseed oil and will need to be resurfaced every few years where it gets rainfall. The metal roof and large overhangs help keep the rain off, but not all of it.
Everything he is using is reclaimed for the most part... Which means it doesn't wind up in a landfill...
Polyurethane floor coating? Thought this was a natural home? Cool stuff none the less.
Where is this?
At Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in Missouri, USA
I love the cordwood/bottle walls.
About the berm: Since the wall is breathable, and the inside doesn't seem to be sealed off, it seems like moisture would build up in the wall. Is that wrong, or are you handling it somehow?
Moisture would build up in which wall?
The wall behind the berm.
If you look at the early part of the video where Hassan is explaining the berm you will see it is covered on the outside with epdm (pond liner). That creates a moisture barrier between the berm and the wall. The storage and utility room there is insulated with polyiso so I doubt there will be a big temp difference on that wall where moisture will condense inside. I think that berm wall you are talking about is not insulated. He says it's outside of the insulative envelope of the building.
Yeah, I'm guessing that particular section of wall isn't straw bale (since it's not meant to be insulative), and maybe a utility closet would have less moisture anyway. Thanks!
mmmmhh Interesting
Somehow I don't think this was shot in February, lol.
No it wasn't. I have a bunch of footage I took of DR before leaving for Florida but I haven't posted it all yet.
Om Ah Houm
funky shirt. lol
Where's this? I am in Abilene TX, although very Conservative ( oh boy no offense to anyone ) and I am extremely interested in the construction. If offended please remove my comment, oh two thumbs up
Hey there, I'm very liberal, but as long as you are courteous and basing it on facts, you have a right to express whatever opinion you want. Glad you are interested in natural building. Texas is a great place for materials like adobe and cob. This is in northeastern Missouri.
@@HardcoreSustainable thanks, I am part Cherokee and was curious just IDK ahh ok it's cool ty
Man... Hassan looks nothing like a Hassan. More like a Hans.
😁
The paper will fade
As shall we all.
It will be beautiful and fade over time into a lovely aged patina
Most aggravating sound at the opening graphic...yikes!
That's the sound of spring peepers. One of my favorite sounds. They are tiny frogs and they are the first sounds of spring, sometimes starting in late February to help us through the hard long winter. These frogs are no more than one inch long, but they make a deafening sound that carries over long distances. I'm guessing it's too loud for you or you are sensitive to certain sounds.
dont paint wood you never clean it if it gets water,,,,,,,,, the old Polish highlanders say wiifii's no like cant scrub it clean,, soap water