Natural Building Workshops 2017 The Listing

Review our workshops by:

• Location: Sussex, England, Alicante, Spain, and Poland
• Workshop type: Straw Bale, Earthbag, Decorative Clay Plastering, Designing Your Natural Home or Planning Your Dream Natural Home

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Workshops by Location and Dates

England

Held in a beautiful rural location in Forest Row, Sussex, just 30 minutes drive from Gatwick Airport. These workshops are mostly taught by architect and earthbag author Paulina Wojciechowska.

• 10-15 May – Earthbag Dome Workshop – £295
  A six day workshop where you will get to build and start to plaster a complete earthbag dome with vaulted arch entrance.
• 18-23 May – Straw Bale Workshop – £365
  A five day workshop where you will hands-on practice all the techniques of straw bale construction, with an introduction to clay plastering.
• 26-31 May – Decorative Clay Plastering Workshop  with our guest teacher from the US Athena Steen from the Canelo Project – £485
  A six day workshop with one of the founders of the natural building revolution! Come and learn from Athena how to make your dream natural home look stunning with beautiful natural colours using a wide range of clay plaster, lime, paint and carving techniques, as well as learning about the different types of clay mixes.
• 16-22 June – Planning Your Dream Natural Home Workshop – £395
  A six day workshop to learn how to go from your initial ideas to being ready to build! Includes how to choose your site, work with authorities, design your home, and understand all the building technologies to successfully manage and take part in the construction.
  
• 25 June – 3 July – Earthbag Dome and Clay Plastering Workshop – £345
  A seven day workshop where you will get to build and plaster a complete earthbag dome with vaulted arch entrance.
• 6-11 July – Straw Bale Workshop – £365
  A five day workshop where you will hands-on practice all the techniques of straw bale construction, with an introduction to clay plastering.
• 14-19 July – Decorative Clay Plastering Workshop – £295
  Come and practice how to make your dream natural home look stunning with beautiful natural colours using a wide range of clay plaster, paint and carving techniques.
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• 30 September-1 October  – Designing your Natural Home – £195
  A weekend of  learning how to progress your ideas into a real design, including the construction of a small straw clay model. – (Limited to 6 people).  Basic accomodation available for £10/night.
• 11-12 November  – Designing your Natural Home – £195
  A weekend of  learning how to progress your ideas into a real design, including the construction of a small straw clay model. – (Limited to 6 people).  Basic accomodation available for £10/night.

Spain

Our Spanish workshops are held in a beautiful olive grove in the mountains, a hour’s drive from Alicante, and are taught by Antony

• 6-14 May – Straw Bale and In-depth Clay Plastering, Workshop – 395 / 495€
  Come to the sunny Spanish mountains for a 6 or 8 day workshop to gain hands-on practice of all aspects of straw bale construction, and clay plastering to finish the walls and natural floor of an existing naturally built house.

Poland

Our Polish workshops are located on beautiful meadowland, on the grounds of a large sculpted straw bale house, near lake Hancza, in the village of Przelomka, taught by Jarema Dubiel.

• 24-30 August – Straw bale Workshop – 200€

Workshops by Type

Straw Bale Workshops

A fun, hands-on workshop where you will get to build and plaster a complete structure made from straw bales…

• 6-14 May – Straw Bale and In-depth Clay Plastering, Workshop – Alicante, Spain – 395 / 495€
• 18-23 May – Straw Bale Workshop – Sussex, England – £365
• 6-11 July – Straw Bale Workshop – Sussex, England – £365
• 24-30 August – Straw Bale Workshop – Przelomka, Poland – 200€

Earthbag Workshops

Come and build a complete earthbag dome with arched entrance in just 5 days!

• 10-15 May – Earthbag Dome Workshop – Sussex, England – £295
• 25 June – 3 July – Earthbag Dome and Clay Plastering Workshop – Sussex, England – £345

Decorative Clay Plastering Workshops

Come and practice how to make your dream natural home look stunning with beautiful natural colours using a wide range of clay plaster, paint and carving techniques.

• 26-31 May – Decorative Clay Plastering Workshop , with Athena Steen from the Canelo Project, Sussex, England – £485
• 14-19 July – Decorative Clay Plastering Workshop – Sussex, England – £295

Planning Your Dream Natural Home Workshops

A six day workshop to learn how to go from your initial ideas to being ready to build! Includes how to choose your site, work with authorities, design your home, and understand all the building technologies to successfully manage and take part in the construction.
16-22 June – Planning Your Dream Natural Home Workshop – Sussex, England – £395

Designing Your Natural Home Workshops

A weekend of learning how to progress your ideas into a real design, including the construction of a small straw clay model.

• 30 September-1 October  – Designing your Natural Home – £195
  A weekend of  learning how to progress your ideas into a real design, including the construction of a small straw clay model. – (Limited to 6 people).  Basic accomodation available for £10/night.
• 11-12 November  – Designing your Natural Home – £195
  A weekend of  learning how to progress your ideas into a real design, including the construction of a small straw clay model. – (Limited to 6 people).  Basic accomodation available for £10/night.