It may look directly out of a fictional novel, but in Kazakhstan it is far from Cob House imagination; In fact, it gives a blueprint to resume ancient construction techniques for the present time sustainable architecture“When people face our home for the first time, they struggle to believe that it is a residence.” “Most assume that it is a public place – a restaurant or a return. People just do not build such houses.” Almetti, Kazakhstan, the rugged Alatau region around the house of Majahitova is really secured against a hill, which takes into account the Cavalic Villa designed by Maverick French architects. Jacques coulall In the 1950s and 60s, or the rustic residence of the middle-Earth of Tollkin.
In fact, the inspiration of the house is completely elsewhere. Mazhitova and her husband, Vladimir Radostovets, a hand -chosen construction team and an interior designer designed and designed it themselves with the help of an interior designer. The couple were originally a lawyer, but it only represents an excerpt from their talents: Mazitova has since replaced the entrepreneur, project manager and art dealer, while Redostovates are also a builder and inventor, especially in the field of sound engineering. The couple has also set up a factory which specializes in geosynthetic material. These creative varieties proved important, when one day, Redostovates had a radical idea: to make a cob house from scratches.
What is Cob House?
The cob house is an ancient form of adobe manufacture used worldwide, produced mainly with localized natural materials such as soil, sand, straw and water. They are highly ecological, produce a little waste and have natural insulation properties that reduce energy consumption. For the last centuries enough sustainable, they may be quick to build: The initial plan was to be constructed more than three months for this house. However, it was not how things went out. “Vladimir bought several books on Kob Construction and began to study the subject,” Mazitova remembers. “Finally, the project was spread over 10 years, as the house had turned into an art piece that we sculpture, modified and completed.”