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Natural Building implies the use of local, natural and recycled materials whose production has a low ecological footprint and does not require a high proportion of industrial processing of materials. The most common building materials are straw, wood, stone, earth, brick, hemp, sheep's wool and reed. Natural Building takes care of energy efficiency by using renewable energy sources for the functioning of buildings, relying on a rich construction tradition and modern green technologies.
During May, June and July 2023, a hobbit house was built underground. The built hobbit house has a massive organic wooden structure with wooden cladding, layers of waterproofing and a triple drainage system. The front wall of the hobbit house is made of straw bales plastered with lime plaster on the outside, the interior with clay plaster, and the carpentry is made of recycled ship hatches. The floors and terraces are made of massive blue stone, the roof covering is an extensive green roof, and a raktena stove was built for heating. The hobbit house was designed by the British designer Matthew Holmes.
Igor Štavlić is one of the participants who successfully completed the 5th Academy of Natural Building in 2023 at the Recycled Estate educational center in Vukomerić from the ZMAG association.
All programs took place under the professional guidance of our teachers Kristijan Perlić, Matko Šišak, Jakov Radošević, Goran Brumić Mex, Matthew Holmes and Mihael Stošić.
We worked, we built, we studied, we celebrated!
Thanks to the entire professional team for their excellent leadership. Thank to my team of students of the 5th Academy of Natural Architecture and the new friendships made. Great experience…

Photo: Matej Marjanović and Ana Kolarević
More about it: www.zmag.hr