@@helenamcginty4920I wasn't so much thinking about the roots undermining everything, because as long as you avoid certain trees (like cherry, poplar and willow), you should be all right. Plus, you can always remove roots, it's just a case of keeping an eye on what's going on underground. It doesn't look like this fellow has to worry about pipes and cable services. However, Ash and Elm? Ash trees are dying wholesale across Europe, giving way to a very destructive fungus that causes wood to rot with frightening speed. So that may cause weakness in the structure. Unless the Elms are the type that don't fall prey to Dutch Elm Disease, or that the current disease doesn't mutate to take advantage of the resistant type, then he's okay on that score. Personally, I would use Hazel. More manipulative, long, replacement stems to 'fix' a patch would be easy to generate and 'keep on hand' ready for use within a year of seeing 'trouble' start to appear in a structure. The use of fruit trees on the sunny wall is a great idea, just keep away from the cherry. Just have to make sure any hybrids you use are not prone to mildew. An Apricot would be a good choice in a sheltered position. Certain apples, pears, damson, slabbed peaches and nectarines, and Amelanchier maybe. I think Hawthorn would be good too. Yes, very thorny, but a hard and resilient wood. Perhaps good anti-burglary around the window? But you'd need good gloves when maintaining walls. I think this is an interesting concept. I have thought about making a 'den' in the garden, but didn't think I would have strength, energy and the ability to learn to build something out of brick. Ready made wooden cabins are beyond my means. This, however, I think I could do. It takes time to grow, so I wouldn't be rushed to finish it. I can pick up dumped wood and cement slabs in the ditches nearby. Make a nice little summer painting studio.
@@Debbie-henri Tree diseases in general are rampant in the US, dutch elm disease , ash borers. It is a real problem. Which is one draw back. But wouldn't your walls crack ,and need replaced all the time, your roof and floor would warp, and bow? At my age you begin to see how quickly things can chance. This is a new concept for me. I am 62 and can hardly keep up with my 150 year old house! But it certainly has a lovely aesthetic! Its just gorgeous. He certainly has thought this out, and is a true artist.
You are an Artist my Friend. Truely the way my group lived in the 1970s. My Real "Hippi" recyclers. Not many of us left. Just lost my dear 50 year friend recently who was a builder much like you are doing. I wish I could visit you. I live in America. Best of Everything To you and your Family Bob. Bless you as you Truely love Planet Earth! Amazing!🙏💜✌️💫💖
Humans had been an asset to Mother Nature like all the other plants and animals until very recently. This is how we find our way back to the garden . Thanks for your hard work and inspiration.
I wish everyone did this... I'm almost 100% positive that this has been done before already in the past. Or something similar for sure. We need the trees they need us the whole world could thrive easily if we worked together on more types of living and transportation etc. Such as this. Imagine just calculating where to set sail from to land you naturally exactly where you want to go. Then imagine finding out how to make those distances shorter and quicker traveled by cutting out all the indirect swirling about and making direct currents that go precisely where you want them to... amazing the things we could accomplish using ecosystems and physics.
Somewhere in Asia, I forgot where exactly they use some tree species to construct living bridges out of their roots for hundreds of years since a couple of thousand years. The generation that starts the project probably will not even walk the bridge himself but for future generations.
@@loiswagner2850I saw a documentary about it. Think it was in a mountainous part of India, or maybe some other Asian country. They would use trees like a fig tree and form it continuously to form bridges where needed on the pathways through the terrain.
No way could this function in a village let alone a city. Havent you noticed how city tree roots rip up pavements/sidewalks. Break into drains. Block sewage pipes. (I worked at a house with trees about 2 m ftom house front the roots had grown 5 to 6 m along the drains along the side of the house so toilet waste was pouring out and into the ground. The smell was unpleasant and as the drain ran alongside the kitchen and dining room potentially unhygienic).
@@helenamcginty4920 I think you missed when he said he was using rain water and a compost toilet. And where I live, in a suburb, there are no sidewalks.
He had no basement or concrete foundations , underground plumbing pipes to worry about , re: tree roots . Also , roots tend to "look for " water . ..... under a house it's going to be dry ground , so the roots will grow away from the house , in search of water . ;-) .@@helenamcginty4920
I really appreciate you and your presence Bob. The cadence and tone of your voice, your words and of course your buildings feel good to me: I experienced you as calm and connected. Wonderful seeing your daughter enjoying her “primateness”! What a wonderful way to grow up. 🙌🏻🙏🏼
@@wendyholzinger7266 I would like him and others to know (from a mom that raised four now grown children in nature): The Calif. drought and fires were visibly Engineered since 2012. The C.C. lie is for the criminal goons all EV/led/emf/dew/iot/ai/gnd/nwo "smart" con-troll grid, fast tracked by fake climate action.
very cute and creative, as long as its not forced on the world. climat change is a theoretical issue or perhaps an issue as a result of oppression on dissenters. Bless your heart and i wish you domestic pleasure in your little eden.. ❤
@@itisi6455 yeah I hate to break it to you but if anything is being 'forced on the world' right now it ain't this... quite the opposite, in fact, wouldn't you agree ?
@@itisi6455 ... also, you should really come to France and ask the local farmers if they think 'climat change is a theoretical issue', lol ! Now, they don't all agree with the governments' ecological 'solutions' (far from it in fact !), and that's another matter also worth thinking about and (calmly) debating. But to say it's 'theoretical' is simply false. Sorry.
This is a delightful and creative approach to building! It made me smile, seeing how much your daughter enjoyed her room. She’s getting fun, exercise, and great memories out of your hard work. Just lovely.
Thank you for sharing. I have not come across living architecture before. I can't wait to see how this progresses. I would like to offer a suggestion, I hope this is welcome. I feel we should all share and inspire each other when and where we can. I grew a maple tree from seed. I shaped the branches as it grew. your desk with trees reminded me of my tree. When I shaped the branches What I did was removed a small section of bark on both branches that touched. Used bees way, and Natural plant paper tape to cover the injured area and to hold them together. Then I tied Natural twine around for additional support. Using the Natural products meant they would be biodegradable. Dissolve naturally and not harm the tree. Even if you don't wish to use my method. Maybe someone else will find it useful.
This is awesome! I've been looking for more tree people :) I'm in Vancouver these days and it's very steel and glass - which feels more disconnected - but then again the city provides a lot of inspiration! I'm hoping we get to grow treehouses, but the electrical parts of this as well - we've been able to engineer bioluminescent plants, after all - it's just a matter of caring for them and connecting - I think that's the part we really need to work on as a society
Great intro to Living Architecture, and it's good to hear/see/know someone else working not only with the same concepts, but from a similar motivation! Here in Spain, I am experimenting with various Ficus species, and Mulberries, because they fuse very readily. I think there are so many possibilities for suitable species, and as you say, if someone wants to try this for themselves, see what is working in your own area. And then do a bit of research, because some species live longer than others, some have more durable wood even if the actual tree might die, and with climate changing, not all species will do as well in the future as they may be doing now.
Beautiful! There are trees where I live, they reproduce like crazy, and they are easy to shape. I like to weave the young branches, in to things like domed bench covers. I like how you get they to fuse together. I may try that in the future. Thank you for sharing!😊
I love this! Very inspirational and well explained. Such a beautiful,natural way of living. 🌻 If more people could live in harmony with nature our world could be so much better 🌿
Amazing how wonderful you live in the forest no mortgage no bills .such a relaxed healthy way of living . God Bless You And Your Family . Wood is so much better than bricks ❤
Parabéns!!!! Isso é o que se pode considerar realmente viver em harmonia com a natureza!!!! Com certeza terão uma vida mais feliz, saudável e repleta de muita paz Cumprimentos do Brasil ❤️
@@MindfulBuildingandLiving i hope he get some rock or Glass stuck beween the trees/tree... What happen iff u mix stonetree roots and crowns im' confuss.. a peach almond blum apricot, its not like normal crafting, yes yes yes!
Spending a week with Bob would be like having a 5 year rejuvenating vacation. It is the combination of ideas, follow through, and presence that is so enriching.
Fruit trees 😮 !!! How wonderful...beyond sublime and you are showimg the way i believe is back to the garden. Your "Nature" has me see this...amazing and thanks for sharing.
Oh my Goodness, That’s Absolutely beautiful. You and your family are living the best life. Sooooooooo many of us would love to live this way. I’m slightly envious but not in a bad way. Well Done. Live your best lives beautiful people.
the daughter's room is a DREAM✨✨ (my dream to be exact haha) As a child i would have totally loved it!!! So much space for creativity and playful imagination to develop!!! Also made with heart and done so prettily that my art historian heart is at rest. Beautiful idea done perfectly✨🌷 Greetings from a witch dreaming to live like this✨🌸
Epic video, you are an example to follow. I can't even begin to describe how happy finding your video made me. Long story short, I am leaving the US and moving to Europe. My son is going too so he will buy a house in town and I was giving a lot of thought to doing what you have done for my house in Europe. I'm even more excited now! 😁 Thank you for sharing and God bless. 😊♥️
What a wonderful way to live in nature, you are a very clever and insightful person, its a beautiful way for you and your wife to bring up your little daughter too, i would love to live this way! 🤗🌳
That would be really cool to do with tires to hold the soil. Like Earthship walls with trees growing from the exposed soil. I had a wall like that in Costa Rica with bonsais and plants but it could hold up willows too.
How wonderful! This is a way I would like to live and it should be how everybody lives. There is a massive housing shortage in Britain and it is a very expensive process and the making of bricks puts a lot of carbon into the air due to the smoke from the brick kilns. Our government has a very narrow view on building with natural materials I would say a head in the sand attitude. This has made me feel very happy, so nice to see such a positively Earth protecting project, thanks so much for sharing💖
Yes. I love what you have done. The path you are on is very good. Living with Mother Nature and supporting her are the best way to live. (In my opinion)
Its really stunning. I love what you are doing. I live in nature. Off grid and self-sufficient and i also wanna tackle some alternative buildings. I have done some in rock in the past, but i wanna try different different creative ideas.
I really love the idea of this kind of archtiecture. It looks so cozy and recreative. But how do you get all the official permissions to build like that? I can't imagine the permissive hurdles and how to convince the authorities where I live. Are the authorities in the Netherlands just more accepting for these kinds of projects? I really hope for this, because I'd like to see more houses like that.
OMG this is wonderful. Thank you so much to Bob and to "Mindful Building". I am in paradise when I watch programmes like this, full of hope and optimism in a world currently going crazy.
I like your spirit. If our school children could experience more nature in big cities, connection and awareness would be easier to re-establish. A social goal should be to bring plants back into cities. And the kids take home to their parents, what they experience.
This is just lovely. I love all of your recycling and use of spare wood. Hopefully as time goes on we will produce less plastic, although I suppose with the longevity of some plastics some items could be useful to hang onto, and put to use, depending on what it is used for. I love your twisted willow shelf supports, so nice. I've seen a couple of lovely wooden frame houses on the Grand Designs programme in England. One was a crook framed house with a composting toilet. Another was an octagonal house built on stilts in the Fens. There was a beautiful tree trunk in the centre of the house into which a cupboard had been cut out, and the stair risers were set into the trunk. Two very beautiful houses and both labours of love.
This is awesome. I had watch a video many years ago of an architect who did something similar, but the trees planted on the exterior of the building were more for shade and temperature regulation than structure. I’ve often played with the idea of creating a gazebo from crape myrtles and pleaching, weaving them together almost like the Lord of the Rings movie where Galadriel lived.
I would be interesting to see this again in 10years once the trees have grown.
And the roots undermined everything.
@@helenamcginty4920I wasn't so much thinking about the roots undermining everything, because as long as you avoid certain trees (like cherry, poplar and willow), you should be all right. Plus, you can always remove roots, it's just a case of keeping an eye on what's going on underground. It doesn't look like this fellow has to worry about pipes and cable services.
However, Ash and Elm?
Ash trees are dying wholesale across Europe, giving way to a very destructive fungus that causes wood to rot with frightening speed. So that may cause weakness in the structure.
Unless the Elms are the type that don't fall prey to Dutch Elm Disease, or that the current disease doesn't mutate to take advantage of the resistant type, then he's okay on that score.
Personally, I would use Hazel. More manipulative, long, replacement stems to 'fix' a patch would be easy to generate and 'keep on hand' ready for use within a year of seeing 'trouble' start to appear in a structure.
The use of fruit trees on the sunny wall is a great idea, just keep away from the cherry. Just have to make sure any hybrids you use are not prone to mildew. An Apricot would be a good choice in a sheltered position. Certain apples, pears, damson, slabbed peaches and nectarines, and Amelanchier maybe.
I think Hawthorn would be good too. Yes, very thorny, but a hard and resilient wood. Perhaps good anti-burglary around the window? But you'd need good gloves when maintaining walls.
I think this is an interesting concept. I have thought about making a 'den' in the garden, but didn't think I would have strength, energy and the ability to learn to build something out of brick. Ready made wooden cabins are beyond my means. This, however, I think I could do.
It takes time to grow, so I wouldn't be rushed to finish it. I can pick up dumped wood and cement slabs in the ditches nearby.
Make a nice little summer painting studio.
It burnt down....
and what about in 20? 50?
@@Debbie-henri Tree diseases in general are rampant in the US, dutch elm disease , ash borers. It is a real problem.
Which is one draw back. But wouldn't your walls crack ,and need replaced all the time, your roof and floor would warp, and bow? At my age you begin to see how quickly things can chance.
This is a new concept for me. I am 62 and can hardly keep up with my 150 year old house! But it certainly has a lovely aesthetic! Its just gorgeous. He certainly has thought this out, and is a true artist.
You are an Artist my Friend. Truely the way my group lived in the 1970s. My Real "Hippi" recyclers. Not many of us left. Just lost my dear 50 year friend recently who was a builder much like you are doing. I wish I could visit you. I live in America. Best of Everything To you and your Family Bob.
Bless you as you Truely love Planet Earth! Amazing!🙏💜✌️💫💖
bet you have some cool stories!
bob the builder nature version, I love it. WE ARE NATURE 🌳❤
😂❤
Saw this comment on a different video
Humans had been an asset to Mother Nature like all the other plants and animals until very recently. This is how we find our way back to the garden . Thanks for your hard work and inspiration.
Father God put humanity in charge over nature, to steward it. Permiculture is a wonderful return to good stewardship.
@@elijahsanders3547 stop bringing religion in to everything :)
@@elijahsanders3547Yes!!! thank you Jesus:]
@@scladoffle2472 it's just their perspective. We all have ours.
You just made yours public.
@@luxuriousfir stop bringing religion in to everything :D
I'm not sure I would have ever dreamt you could seriously make a living house.....like a fairy tale. 😍
Indeed right you are 😀🦄
And here I was looking it up because I wanted to make one and figured that it's been done before.
I wish everyone did this... I'm almost 100% positive that this has been done before already in the past. Or something similar for sure. We need the trees they need us the whole world could thrive easily if we worked together on more types of living and transportation etc. Such as this. Imagine just calculating where to set sail from to land you naturally exactly where you want to go. Then imagine finding out how to make those distances shorter and quicker traveled by cutting out all the indirect swirling about and making direct currents that go precisely where you want them to... amazing the things we could accomplish using ecosystems and physics.
Somewhere in Asia, I forgot where exactly they use some tree species to construct living bridges out of their roots for hundreds of years since a couple of thousand years. The generation that starts the project probably will not even walk the bridge himself but for future generations.
@@loiswagner2850I saw a documentary about it. Think it was in a mountainous part of India, or maybe some other Asian country. They would use trees like a fig tree and form it continuously to form bridges where needed on the pathways through the terrain.
What a legend. More builders should learn from him! Look at the happiness in his daughters room!
No way could this function in a village let alone a city. Havent you noticed how city tree roots rip up pavements/sidewalks. Break into drains. Block sewage pipes. (I worked at a house with trees about 2 m ftom house front the roots had grown 5 to 6 m along the drains along the side of the house so toilet waste was pouring out and into the ground. The smell was unpleasant and as the drain ran alongside the kitchen and dining room potentially unhygienic).
@@helenamcginty4920 I think you missed when he said he was using rain water and a compost toilet. And where I live, in a suburb, there are no sidewalks.
He had no basement or concrete foundations , underground plumbing pipes to worry about , re: tree roots . Also , roots tend to "look for " water . ..... under a house it's going to be dry ground , so the roots will grow away from the house , in search of water . ;-) .@@helenamcginty4920
I really appreciate you and your presence Bob. The cadence and tone of your voice, your words and of course your buildings feel good to me: I experienced you as calm and connected.
Wonderful seeing your daughter enjoying her “primateness”! What a wonderful way to grow up. 🙌🏻🙏🏼
I agree. He IS nature.
@@wendyholzinger7266 I would like him and others to know (from a mom that raised four now grown children in nature): The Calif. drought and fires were visibly Engineered since 2012. The C.C. lie is for the criminal goons all EV/led/emf/dew/iot/ai/gnd/nwo "smart" con-troll grid, fast tracked by fake climate action.
I had to go outside to climb my tree. I would have loved that bedroom!
So would my niece🎉!!
The Dutch are on another level. Bob is so interested in his lifestyle and home project but there was very little ego he needed to throw around!
The idea is totally bonkers, but I love this concept and I love when people are not afraid to experiment!
Indeed 🥰
Living soil... Perfectly fine even encouraged, Living walls? IDK man. They seem lively enough in a good storm.
very cute and creative, as long as its not forced on the world. climat change is a theoretical issue or perhaps an issue as a result of oppression on dissenters.
Bless your heart and i wish you domestic pleasure in your little eden.. ❤
@@itisi6455 yeah I hate to break it to you but if anything is being 'forced on the world' right now it ain't this... quite the opposite, in fact, wouldn't you agree ?
@@itisi6455 ... also, you should really come to France and ask the local farmers if they think 'climat change is a theoretical issue', lol ! Now, they don't all agree with the governments' ecological 'solutions' (far from it in fact !), and that's another matter also worth thinking about and (calmly) debating. But to say it's 'theoretical' is simply false. Sorry.
Wow, best dad ever
Cool
Commenting now so the algorithm will bring me back in 20 years. Checking in when I'm 78 I hope! Peace!✌🏽😊
Cool, let’s see if it works 🥸
This is a delightful and creative approach to building! It made me smile, seeing how much your daughter enjoyed her room. She’s getting fun, exercise, and great memories out of your hard work. Just lovely.
Just following your own heart and living your true self. Beautiful.
Thank you for sharing. I have not come across living architecture before.
I can't wait to see how this progresses.
I would like to offer a suggestion, I hope this is welcome. I feel we should all share and inspire each other when and where we can.
I grew a maple tree from seed. I shaped the branches as it grew.
your desk with trees reminded me of my tree.
When I shaped the branches What I did was removed a small section of bark on both branches that touched. Used bees way, and Natural plant paper tape to cover the injured area and to hold them together. Then I tied Natural twine around for additional support.
Using the Natural products meant they would be biodegradable. Dissolve naturally and not harm the tree.
Even if you don't wish to use my method. Maybe someone else will find it useful.
woow that's so sweet, thanks for sharing ❤💓
I've heard of that and was going to do it with willow and then let maple or another hardwood grow through for the permanent, stronger wood.
I welcome you to germany to take a look at my house made out of living trees, staw and mud.
Welches Bundesland? Ich wäre bei Norddeutschland interessiert. Liebe Grüße aus Spanien
I'd love to see this
Mach also ein video bitte
Wo steht es denn? Hast du eine Homepage zu deinem Projekt?
Ich hätte auch Interesse das mal zu sehen!
This is awesome! I've been looking for more tree people :) I'm in Vancouver these days and it's very steel and glass - which feels more disconnected - but then again the city provides a lot of inspiration! I'm hoping we get to grow treehouses, but the electrical parts of this as well - we've been able to engineer bioluminescent plants, after all - it's just a matter of caring for them and connecting - I think that's the part we really need to work on as a society
Great intro to Living Architecture, and it's good to hear/see/know someone else working not only with the same concepts, but from a similar motivation! Here in Spain, I am experimenting with various Ficus species, and Mulberries, because they fuse very readily. I think there are so many possibilities for suitable species, and as you say, if someone wants to try this for themselves, see what is working in your own area. And then do a bit of research, because some species live longer than others, some have more durable wood even if the actual tree might die, and with climate changing, not all species will do as well in the future as they may be doing now.
I have been interested, yet was wondering about the feasibility of it long term.
Beautiful! There are trees where I live, they reproduce like crazy, and they are easy to shape. I like to weave the young branches, in to things like domed bench covers. I like how you get they to fuse together. I may try that in the future. Thank you for sharing!😊
I love this! Very inspirational and well explained.
Such a beautiful,natural way of living. 🌻
If more people could live in harmony with nature our world could be so much better 🌿
This is just Brilliant! A Beautiful way to feel closer & more connected to Mother Nature~ Thank you for sharing this ~💚👍🌳
Beautiful approach. I hope to see how this turns out, after the trees really grow in.
I love your style, calmness and your dedication to nature.
Amazing how wonderful you live in the forest no mortgage no bills .such a relaxed healthy way of living .
God Bless You And Your Family .
Wood is so much better than bricks ❤
Indeed
God, what I wouldn't give to be your daughter and grow up in your awesome tree-style nature house!
😊
Parabéns!!!! Isso é o que se pode considerar realmente viver em harmonia com a natureza!!!! Com certeza terão uma vida mais feliz, saudável e repleta de muita paz Cumprimentos do Brasil ❤️
Nature is what we are missing in life
Yes yes yes to the inspirational builder following his heart. Another great episode from NBL
cheers bro, glad you like it 😊
@@MindfulBuildingandLiving i hope he get some rock or Glass stuck beween the trees/tree... What happen iff u mix stonetree roots and crowns im' confuss.. a peach almond blum apricot, its not like normal crafting,
yes yes yes!
Building with nature so positive
Spending a week with Bob would be like having a 5 year rejuvenating vacation. It is the combination of ideas, follow through, and presence that is so enriching.
Amazing! Walls that breathe, give you protection and you may pick fruit from!
indeed wonderful 🍀
Thank you! It’s beautiful! I love trees we chat often! Very creative, humanity is heading back to nature it’s inevitable 🥰🍀🌎🌳🌴🌲
Wonderful, just brilliant!! Thank you for sharing this incredible story with us ❤❤ way to go , well done!!
Kind of reminds me of the Beorn's house in the Hobbit trilogy; love it!! I think Tolkien was ahead of his time!!
Now if you can just get worldly people on board! It is brilliant!❤
Awesome. I hope your elms thrive
Fruit trees 😮 !!! How wonderful...beyond sublime and you are showimg the way i believe is back to the garden. Your "Nature" has me see this...amazing and thanks for sharing.
Very nice. Instead of ciment, you could have used lime, the best material ever😊
Oh my Goodness, That’s Absolutely beautiful. You and your family are living the best life. Sooooooooo many of us would love to live this way. I’m slightly envious but not in a bad way. Well Done. Live your best lives beautiful people.
So glad we've inspired you 🙂
the daughter's room is a DREAM✨✨ (my dream to be exact haha) As a child i would have totally loved it!!! So much space for creativity and playful imagination to develop!!! Also made with heart and done so prettily that my art historian heart is at rest. Beautiful idea done perfectly✨🌷 Greetings from a witch dreaming to live like this✨🌸
Epic video, you are an example to follow. I can't even begin to describe how happy finding your video made me. Long story short, I am leaving the US and moving to Europe. My son is going too so he will buy a house in town and I was giving a lot of thought to doing what you have done for my house in Europe. I'm even more excited now! 😁 Thank you for sharing and God bless. 😊♥️
The world is a better place thank you for sharing ❤
Greetings from Belize love your video you inspired me I have 2 acres I building from the land which has lots of rocks.thank you.
Good luck with your project, curious to see it 🙂
Let us know how you do please.
Thank You for following your intuition and sharing how you connect with nature. Beautiful
What a beautiful song you have sung in your new Eden! Thank you, this is a visual that will always bring me happiness!
What a wonderful kind human & nice voice & singing 😊
Awesome thanks 🙂
Congratulations, you live in the right way. I always wanted to do it myself but I'm 78 now. We are all a part of nature.
Absolutely beautiful.. thank you for sharing.. I can picture 50 years when the home becomes a living structure. Namaste 🙏
Your home is really Beautiful thank you for sharing
Awesome 🙂
Paradise is being one with nature. You are an inspiration, Bob. 🌾🌳🌱💚
That shelving is gorgeous!
True true
Some real original ideas ... It's a good feeling to create from nature.
Truly beautiful. Your creativity is fully respectful of nature and pays homage to it. Fantastic! 🌳
Простите, вы мне напомнили сказку о лесных гномах, только вы современный... Сохранить себя и свою творческую природу это 👍
I like living vine houses and bridges
Absolutely stunning, I love it.
🙂
What a wonderful way to live in nature, you are a very clever and insightful person, its a beautiful way for you and your wife to bring up your little daughter too, i would love to live this way! 🤗🌳
Awesome
That would be really cool to do with tires to hold the soil. Like Earthship walls with trees growing from the exposed soil. I had a wall like that in Costa Rica with bonsais and plants but it could hold up willows too.
Would love to see that.
tyres are a cool idea, but theres a small level of risk with chemicals as the tyres degrade
I dream of having my own place so I don't have to rent anymore. Your place is amazing!
I have had a live tree architecture ideas since I was a small boy and learned about the living bridges in Indonesia
Bro built his family a fariy home!!!!❤
Very interesting concept, that I can appreciate. Respecting nature, reusing, & living together with it.
Thank you for showing us your wonderful crafty style in a home most here LOVE what you have done
You are a friend of the earth. Good job.
You are so cool, the bedroom for your child and your child, so awesome 😊 playing in A jungle like room, right on🧚🏼♀️
I want to see more of him, his family and living. I love it! Thats exactly how i want to live. greetings from Germany!
There are more people who want a follow up indeed
How wonderful! This is a way I would like to live and it should be how everybody lives. There is a massive housing shortage in Britain and it is a very expensive process and the making of bricks puts a lot of carbon into the air due to the smoke from the brick kilns. Our government has a very narrow view on building with natural materials I would say a head in the sand attitude. This has made me feel very happy, so nice to see such a positively Earth protecting project, thanks so much for sharing💖
Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it 😀
Yes. I love what you have done. The path you are on is very good. Living with Mother Nature and supporting her are the best way to live. (In my opinion)
Beautiful and practical ❤!
This is amazing and super inspiring!! My next few years will be focused on cultivating similarly
I am so absolutely blown away by this!
"...and it's edible".
Very cool! I'm impressed that he's able to find free building materials! Nice job!
🍀
Innovative and vital integration with nature, and beautiful craftsmanship!
Indeed 🙂
Its really stunning. I love what you are doing. I live in nature. Off grid and self-sufficient and i also wanna tackle some alternative buildings. I have done some in rock in the past, but i wanna try different different creative ideas.
Love tree branches..they can be used for so many building projects.. some great ideas..it’s about collecting then to use..a magical process..😊
I really love the idea of this kind of archtiecture. It looks so cozy and recreative.
But how do you get all the official permissions to build like that?
I can't imagine the permissive hurdles and how to convince the authorities where I live. Are the authorities in the Netherlands just more accepting for these kinds of projects?
I really hope for this, because I'd like to see more houses like that.
I am so excited to see people doing this, I absolutely agree. Thank you for sharing your home with us
Wonderful! Clever man, good!
I just love this concept,not just the house but your mindset,and your approach to living,your amazing,I would aspire to be like you,just awesome
I hope he reads your comment 🙂
This is incredible.I have seen bridges built in this way with strong living vines .A wonderful magical thing .❤
Wow, this is amazing and inspiring! We need to build/grow with Nature! His daughter's bedroom is so cool and I wish I had one like it!
True true
OMG this is wonderful. Thank you so much to Bob and to "Mindful Building". I am in paradise when I watch programmes like this, full of hope and optimism in a world currently going crazy.
awesome, thanks for your comment 😀
What awesome and fantastic ideas! Would almost be a Garden of Eden on Earth again.
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So sad this beautiful home was destroyed by a fire 😢Hopefully Bob will be able to rebuild everything soon!
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Ik woon in Canada, goed dat je deze trend in nl begonnen bent
Lovely greetings to you, my brother in soul, from Serbia, with love. All the best to you and your family, dont give up.
I like your spirit. If our school children could experience more nature in big cities, connection and awareness would be easier to re-establish. A social goal should be to bring plants back into cities. And the kids take home to their parents, what they experience.
This is just lovely. I love all of your recycling and use of spare wood. Hopefully as time goes on we will produce less plastic, although I suppose with the longevity of some plastics some items could be useful to hang onto, and put to use, depending on what it is used for. I love your twisted willow shelf supports, so nice. I've seen a couple of lovely wooden frame houses on the Grand Designs programme in England. One was a crook framed house with a composting toilet. Another was an octagonal house built on stilts in the Fens. There was a beautiful tree trunk in the centre of the house into which a cupboard had been cut out, and the stair risers were set into the trunk. Two very beautiful houses and both labours of love.
awesome, thanks for sharing 🙏
This is my style how I like to build
Awesome
Fantastic and inspiring design and philosophy, and I love the creative interior designs!
Terrific 🙂
Whata beautiful creative dream land house
That tree wall is amazing, thank you for sharing and explaining. You are helping us to source, plant, and grow. Amazing.
Glad it helped you
The video was great, using living trees to hole up your house is fantastic .
Indeed
I LOVE YOU MEN. GREAT SPIRIT. I WISH I HAVE A HOUSE LIKE THIS.😊
This is awesome. I had watch a video many years ago of an architect who did something similar, but the trees planted on the exterior of the building were more for shade and temperature regulation than structure.
I’ve often played with the idea of creating a gazebo from crape myrtles and pleaching, weaving them together almost like the Lord of the Rings movie where Galadriel lived.
Cool😊
Brilliant! This is something I'd love to do, and somewhere like this, I'd like to live!
I am a total nature girl. This is amazing to me.
If only I had the property to do this!
Your a special man with amazing building skills. Such care taken and i believe you are right about everything.
This is how I imagine living off the land with a few different construction ideas if my own
I love it, be free Man
Cool!
this is amazingly wonderful!!
You took the Tree Tenant ideas of the architect /artist Hundertwasser to another level!!
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The thank you for watching song was super and i think itt should be nominated for the Oscar ❤
I think so too 😍