Natural Building

Biophilic architecture is redefining the ways with live with and in nature. Check out these 58 gorgeous modern examples.

If you think that using a natural building method, building tiny, or even using shipping containers will help you build on the cheap, you're only half right. Here's what you need to know before you build.

What if there was a low-cost way to build an eco-friendly, fire-proof, water-proof and insect-proof home? That you could do all yourself with readily-available materials like water, concrete and detergent? Meet DomeGaia! A company committed

You dream of building a home or homestead, but money is tight. Here are some strategies to get the materials and services you need for cheap or for free.

Take a tour round my kitchen and reading room which I built for next to nothing.

Jeff Shelton Architect - Santa Barbara Architect and Designer.

A quick-start guide for natural homebuilders to navigate code approval. Contains helpful tips for dealing with code officials and finding resources.

Just because your house is small doesn't mean you can't live large.

Along narrow winding streets, with a view to both forests and fields, we arrive to Karen and Flemming Abrahamsson’s rustic farm in Stenlille – placed approximately in the middle of Zealand. W…

Jeff Shelton Architect - Santa Barbara Architect and Designer.