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Hand Made Structures

Hand Made Structures. THREE RETREAT HUTS IN SPAIN made by Martin Hughes and Juliet Wallis. Keajraland - GRANADA. THE ROUND HOUSE. This is the first hut we built. The roof is a reciprocal beam design.

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Hand Made Structures

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  1. Hand Made Structures • THREE RETREAT HUTS IN SPAIN made by Martin Hughes and Juliet Wallis

  2. Keajraland- GRANADA

  3. THE ROUND HOUSE • This is the first hut we built. • The roof is a reciprocal beam design. • Walls include a cord wood wall with a pentagonal window, a straw-bale wall and a wall made with bamboo canes.

  4. The Interior

  5. The Mountain Top Hut

  6. Interior • The interior view of the roof shows the ridge and A-frame construction. This is overlaid with pallet-wood and a screen of chicken wire.

  7. Details of the Construction Looking out from the hut shows the incredible view of this location This path shows how steep the ground is A pentagon-al window set within a cord-wood wall Here you can see the stone wall used as a protective foundation for the straw bale walls

  8. The Three Year Retreat The inside is the size of a medium touring caravan and is ideal for a solitary meditator

  9. Residential Hut An extension platform Removable windows with fly screens Foundation wall, damp-proofing

  10. Finishing Details An alcove with a slab of marble, ideal for keeping food cool. An alcove lined with mirror pieces, designed to be used as a candle stand, reflecting light into the room. A window sill with tiles A simple design feature made with a spiral of copper-bar and a glass bead An alcove cut into the straw-bale and shaped with a sanding tool

  11. Alternative Structures

  12. The End

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