Veronica HillCal-Earth, a sustainable cluster of SuperAdobe buildings in the Mojave Desert, is revered around the globe for its Earth-friendly materials and methods.
It was the brainchild of the late architect Nader Khalili (1936-2008), who developed his revolutionary designs for possible lunar use by NASA, and as a freely available housing option for the world’s homeless.
Dubbed among the most “environmentally friendly homes” on Earth, Khalili’s adobe creations are warm in the winter, and cool in the summer.
Highlights of Khalili’s sustainable architecture buildings include the Moon Cocoon (a 400-square-foot dome house with four pods which can be used as a living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom); Emergency Sandbag Shelters (beehive-like structures made with sandbags and barbed wire); and the Earth One House (made to withstand California’s strict earthquake building codes, harsh summer temperatures, and floods).
“Superadobe is an adobe that is stretched from history into the new century,” said Khalili. “It is like an umbilical cord connecting the traditional with the future adobe world.”
Cal-Earth workshops, where you’ll learn the fundamentals of building your own eco-friendly dome home, are scheduled throughout the year. Mini Open Houses are scheduled throughout the year. Cost is $15.
