Garden Cabin
This tiny house is one of the closest projects to my heart. To me it represents natural building at its best. The client Joyce, trusted me fully to make decisions. With a general idea of her needs, location, size, and budget, we agreed to a proposal, and got to work....
Barn Loft Apartment
Here is the apartment I built in the attic of the house at the Vague Estates. This house seems to have started its life as a barn, and this was the hay loft, a dirty unfinished place with lots of potential. John, the owner/architect designed a high energy efficiency...
Cob Kitchen Workshop
Hey folks! I'm finally getting around to updating the blog with some of my activity from the year. Here are photos from the cob outdoor kitchen workshop Mark and I taught at the Vague Estates in Troy, NY this summer. This little open air building was designed to...
Natural Building Workshop – Troy, NY
I'm really looking forward to the upcoming cob outdoor kitchen workshop July 17-23 in Troy, NY. We've been preparing the site, gathering stone, choosing trees to use for framing. There is still availability in the class, so get in touch if interested!
Troy Green Renovation
We enjoy the challenge of restoring an old house, and making it function even better than when it was new! Over the past few years, we’ve gotten a lot of experience in doing renovations in the Capitol Region and Mid Hudson Valley.
French Straw Bale
We were hired to install the straw bale insulation and colored lime plaster finishes on this new construction home in the Hudson Valley.. It was quite a unique house with a number of fun straw and plaster details like circular windows and arches. Designed by David...
Garden Cabin
This tiny house is one of the closest projects to my heart. To me it represents natural building at its best. The client Joyce, trusted me fully to make decisions. With a general idea of her needs, location, size, and budget, we agreed to a proposal, and got to work....
