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I'm going to design a house for you - What do you want to see?
Hey guys, I had an idea for a new video where I'm going to record the screen of me designing a cob/natural home for you so you can see the process I go through. I want to hear some of your thoughts on what you'd like to see in a house design? - Size/square footage - Shape/rooms needed - Style - What climate it will be for? - Materials (timberframe, cob, hemp, etc) Let me know in the comments. Thanks!
I'm going to design a house for you - What do you want to see?
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Ideally it would be 1500 sf with at least 2-3 bedrooms with open area outside bedrooms. I’d like it to be 3 sided earth like a hobbit house (not sure if that would be cob, mud, clay or combo walls?), but with the south facing front have windows for light and hopefully indoor gardens/plants and a lockable door perhaps hobbit round shaped :). It would be in southern Missouri for climate. Ideally I don’t want any utility bills, so hopefully the earthen sides (and maybe dug down a few feet, not sure what will have to be done to keep temps in 65-75 range year round if possible?) would regulate the temp year round so no AC or heating is needed. Ideally well water would be available in the house for bathing and cooking, but not sure if possible without being attached to city water or electricity and I don’t want either. Perhaps solar with battery system and well with backup water collection? Ideally I will be fully and completely self sufficient and ideally have learned all this along the way to help educate and empower others to do the same. To create a community, connected, but with the skills and knowledge to withstand whatever may come individually and collectively.
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