Comments on: Sand-bag houses by MMA architects 4

By: R.Manivannan

R.Manivannan — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:27:10 +0000

Great ,Wish to do similar a housing project in India using Bamboos.If somebody could help pls contact manicbe@yahoo.com .

By: trimtab21

trimtab21 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:55:04 +0000

there are much cooler sandbag buildings on calearth.com

By: Jeff Adcock

Jeff Adcock — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:16:46 +0000

how can i get more info on this kind of bilding.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:04:30 +0000

resource efficient
inexpensive
durable?
comfortable
easy to build
hybrid of
post and beam
and earth technologies
adaptable

maybe a powerful confluence
of simple ideas

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:59:54 +0000

Great, project with possily great implications.

By: ...KrLoS...

...KrLoS... — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:49:35 +0000

I totally think that this is a great job, architecture is for people not only for magazines and books. A project like this is really valuable, maybe not for the people complaining here….. but for sure the people that will receive this house…….they´ll be really thankful. Just think about it 1 min.

By: socialicious

socialicious — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:17:54 +0000

ooh yeah.. gimme more, stroke that social conscience.. ohh uh uh harder harder yeah uh oh aaah….

By: d h kay

d h kay — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:46:28 +0000

MMA must be congratulated for proving that cost-efficient eco-friendly housing can be built in South Africa using local skills and materials. Nevertheless, the construction techniques are not revolutionary and do not require such exhaustive coverage.

Moreover, its saddening to see that the design merely proposes replacing the materials of the typical South African match-box low-cost house (the design is merely four walls and a roof). The actual formal design is inefficient (the two houses under construction make no attempt at sharing walls/roofs/services/circulation/etc..) and do not explore macro-scale efficiencies. Density is of critical importance if we are to address both the environmental and social problems facing South African cities.

By: Mia

Mia — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:05:48 +0000

Isolate and insulate are two different words.

By: oz

oz — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:44:11 +0000

I don´t think it is so important here that the houses look great…the point is that the people get a chance to live in properly isolatet and good houses that only cost a fraction of a normally built house with similar standard.