Hand Made Structures

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Hand Made Structures

• THREE RETREAT HUTS IN SPAIN made by Martin Hughes
  and Juliet Wallis

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Keajraland- GRANADA
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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.

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The Interior
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The Mountain Top Hut
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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.

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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
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The Three Year Retreat
The inside is the size of a medium touring
caravan and is ideal for a solitary meditator
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Residential Hut
An extension platform
Removable windows with fly screens
Foundation wall, damp-proofing
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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
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Alternative Structures
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The End