Road Trip 2011 - Earthship
Woo Hoo~~ So excited and absolutely salute my persistence, this is the last post of the New Mexico Road Trip Chean & I did in May, yup, I've been dragging on this for literally 6 months and I'm officially ending this awesome gateway with the second most rewarding discovery we encountered along the road -- E.A.R.T.H.S.H.I.P!!! (in case you are curious, I rank Taos Pueblo the most rewarding and exciting experience throughout the trip).
Sounds cool huh? It actually kinda looks like a do-it-yourself spaceship but with zero mobility and is built on earth...
#1 Google Earthship and you will find images of these amazing buildings...
We saw all these super unique architectures along the freeway and I was screaming my lungs out to get out of the car! I must go check it out!!!
#2 But most of roads lead us to private driveways that stated: Keep out, private property.
#3 After dunno how many turns and dead-ends, we elatedly saw this super duper tiny info box. There's a earthship tour available at the show house!
#4 That's the show house, unfortunately it was closed T_______T
#5 Anyhow, we still managed to steal a couple of cool pics...
#6 These recycled materials are the "secret recipe" of constructing the Earthship Biotecture Green Buildings! So amazing.
#7 One of the buildings which is still under construction.
#8 Recycled cans and glass bottles.
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#10 This is definitely an art!
#11 We came back to the show house again after several days to quench the thirst of curiosity. That's the interior, cozy, homey, warm and surrounded by tons of plants.
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#14
Here come the most FAQ, are they people who really live there? Coincidentally, the question was answered right on the first day while we were waiting for our table at a Mexican Restaurant in Santa Fe together with a lovely couple that actually own and live in an Earthship. O.M.G! Ok, we bombarded them with zillion of questions and they patiently explained every single details to us, like a realtor, noop, way better than that.
It's utterly amazing to know that they pay a super low annual utility cost (like around US$100), harvest rainwater for daily use. And jeez, the entire building is powered by the sun and the wind, a radically sustainable green building! Bare in mind that we missed the Earthship tour and now we got to talk to the real residents, we both were in awe.
Still wondering how does it work? Uh, I'm going to let this video explain:
I truly hope to spend a night or two in an Eartship! The official Eartship site offers nightly rental. Who's in?
Happily blogged,
Bev
Sounds cool huh? It actually kinda looks like a do-it-yourself spaceship but with zero mobility and is built on earth...
#1 Google Earthship and you will find images of these amazing buildings...
We saw all these super unique architectures along the freeway and I was screaming my lungs out to get out of the car! I must go check it out!!!
#2 But most of roads lead us to private driveways that stated: Keep out, private property.
#3 After dunno how many turns and dead-ends, we elatedly saw this super duper tiny info box. There's a earthship tour available at the show house!
#4 That's the show house, unfortunately it was closed T_______T
#5 Anyhow, we still managed to steal a couple of cool pics...
#6 These recycled materials are the "secret recipe" of constructing the Earthship Biotecture Green Buildings! So amazing.
#7 One of the buildings which is still under construction.
#8 Recycled cans and glass bottles.
#9
#10 This is definitely an art!
#11 We came back to the show house again after several days to quench the thirst of curiosity. That's the interior, cozy, homey, warm and surrounded by tons of plants.
#12
#13
#14
Here come the most FAQ, are they people who really live there? Coincidentally, the question was answered right on the first day while we were waiting for our table at a Mexican Restaurant in Santa Fe together with a lovely couple that actually own and live in an Earthship. O.M.G! Ok, we bombarded them with zillion of questions and they patiently explained every single details to us, like a realtor, noop, way better than that.
It's utterly amazing to know that they pay a super low annual utility cost (like around US$100), harvest rainwater for daily use. And jeez, the entire building is powered by the sun and the wind, a radically sustainable green building! Bare in mind that we missed the Earthship tour and now we got to talk to the real residents, we both were in awe.
Still wondering how does it work? Uh, I'm going to let this video explain:
I truly hope to spend a night or two in an Eartship! The official Eartship site offers nightly rental. Who's in?
Happily blogged,
Bev