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Rammed-earth house on an Ensenada cliff

elgatoloco - 3-3-2012 at 09:25 PM

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2012/03/rammed-ear...

Caca de caballo construction no less. Muy bueno!

:dudette:

Paulina - 3-3-2012 at 10:32 PM

I like that very much.

DianaT - 3-3-2012 at 11:06 PM

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Originally posted by Paulina
I like that very much.


What she said!

oladulce - 3-4-2012 at 12:18 AM

They must have had a crane to move that wood around. Did you see the size of some of the beams and floor planks and the 1000 lb kitchen table? Creative.

Looks like they have a bank of floor-to-ceiling sliding glass "NanaWalls" that open the front of the house to the ocean. Brrrrr! Those always look really cool in Architectural Digest, but I've gotta wonder how often people actually use them unless they live in Tahiti? Maybe they designed the house while still living in (tropical?) Oaxaca and didn't realize that wind blowing at you off 50-60 degree water is frrrio. In coastal Ensenada I'd be more worried about the house's warming features. Probably great sound proofing with the poop walls tho.

chuckie - 3-4-2012 at 05:22 AM

I think the Cool part is spot on, in both ways...Lotsa sweaters gonna be worn in that place..Wonder what the cost sqft was...????

durrelllrobert - 3-4-2012 at 09:18 AM

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Originally posted by elgatoloco
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2012/03/rammed-ear...

Caca de caballo construction no less. Muy bueno!

:dudette:

?? am I missing something??? -experimental walls are composed of reeds mixed with dirt, lime and liquid from nopal cactuses.)

elgatoloco - 3-4-2012 at 10:26 AM

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Originally posted by durrelllrobert
Quote:
Originally posted by elgatoloco
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/home_blog/2012/03/rammed-ear...

Caca de caballo construction no less. Muy bueno!

:dudette:

?? am I missing something??? -experimental walls are composed of reeds mixed with dirt, lime and liquid from nopal cactuses.)


Click on link to Photo Gallery in article for more info :dudette:

Bajatripper - 3-5-2012 at 07:24 PM

Nice house, but I wonder about the logic of building anything on one of those cliffs around Ensenada. You can see the rubble they're made of in one of the photos, and I still remember the years that half of a house was left up high on one of them after some seismic activity.

But I'm sure they'll enjoy that view while it lasts.

BajaBlanca - 3-5-2012 at 08:01 PM

it would really be scary to be so on the edge of the mountain ... in an active seismic area.

J.P. - 3-5-2012 at 08:41 PM

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Originally posted by BajaBlanca
it would really be scary to be so on the edge of the mountain ... in an active seismic area.




















I have lived in some unsual houses in unusual places , I love my American built stick frame ,stuco exterior, sheetrock interior double pane windows built on a cliff 200ft above the water with a 180degree view of Ensenada I have ben here almost 9 years and if it falls in the ocean tomorrow it will have ben worth every penny it cost.:yes::yes::yes: