Cob Houses around the World(III)


    Cob, a mixture of clay, sand and straw, is a sculptural building material that has been used to create beautiful natural homes. Part III.

1.A tiny cob home in Romania


 This is one of the cob homes built by architect and natural builder Ileana Mavrodin of Casa Verde in Banat, Romania. She, with a few others, are using natural materials in Romania to help people rediscover their local skills and community spirit. You can see the steps in the construction of Ilena's cob house on her website from the rubble trench and dry stonestem wall through to the roundwood door frame in the cob walls and round wood green roof.

2.The Cob Waldorf School in Lago Puelo, Argentina

There's an organisation of devoted women called Kleiwerks building homes like this cob school in Lago Puelo, Argentina. Their latest initiative is WASI teaching women to build natural homes and strong communities.

3.Cob House  in England

This is Adam and Katy's kitchen in their Cornish cob home. The house is a converted 17th century stone, cob, oak and thatch granary that they bought in 2008 and restored it to make it their home. They plastered the kitchen with their own clay plaster that they sell through their company Clayworks. Clay plasters absorb excess condensation, which is excellent in areas like kitchens and bathrooms.


4.Colombian Cob House  


This organic cob home in Villa de Leyva, Colombia mimics the mountains. Cob construction is attractive to many, due to its sculptural possibilities. 



5. Cob House  in Denmark


Denmark is famous for its eco-initiatives. One of them is an eco village Dyssekilde where no cars are allowed.



We tried to provide some useful and interesting information on cob houses. What do you think? Will you ever try to build or live in one?












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