While browsing around the Earthship Biotecture website, I stumbled upon an earthship in India. Somehow it did not show on the global earthship map. It has a nice website with lots of info.
Kodaikanal is not in exactly the same climate (it is Aw, w standing for dry winters), but it is close enough to be an interesting reference. As you can see in the first picture, the ground is wet and orange – just like Yaounde!
A thing that strikes me directly is the circular shape, just like the one in Jamaica, it will also have a dome roof. This seems to be the most logical setup for A climates.
Interesting to read is this paragraph:
The building is not bermed with soil since we are in a sub-tropical climate. It will be insulated around the exterior walls prior to final plastering. The roof will also be insulated with natural materials sourced locally.
So, no berm needed - that saves some work!
In the picture below you can see that there are windows which are perpendicular to the ground. This is also typical for earthships close to the equator, you do not want too much sun!
This is also interesting to see, the ‘foundation’ is ‘waterproofed’ , there is a water outlet (or air-inlet?) and a rain funnel(?).
The toilet seems to be a hole in the ground, still need to look into how this is going to work.
After looking at the earthships in Jamaica and India my first basic setup notes are:
- waterproofed foundation
- rain funnel / water-outlet (?)
- domed roof
- circular shape
- no berm
- windows, perpendicular to the ground
- skylight with air-outlet (manually operated)
I think there was a cold-air inlet in the Jamaican earthship, still need to study that one a bit more.
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