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Casa de Hybrid

This home illustrates another hybrid construction in Nicaragua in collaboration with GrupoMax, a contracting company in San Juan del Sur. Casa de Tierra laid a floating foundation and created earthbag walls for this two-story residential home.

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Filling the tubes with a specialized earthen mix

  

The earthbags are tamped into place at the top of the wall

  

We begin applying the plasters

  

Netting serves as additional adhesion for the plasters

  

Modesto and Don Felipe making the details

  

The Hybrid House

  

 

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