Turf Houses – Biophilic Design on Steroids!

Goodness, I LOVE these! The BBC brings worldwide attention to the turf homes that have gotten people from Iceland through the winter for many generations.  Their use of materials, placement in situ, and really the whole mindset behind their original design and subsequent use couldn’t be more biophilic. Turf Houses, according to Waterson are “All things considered, it’s surprising Iceland’s settlers even survived. That they did can be attributed to one factor above others: torfbæir (turf houses), which were used…

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