'Majara Residence' on the coast is 200 domed structures built using the Iranian-developed Superadobe sandbag method. It features art galleries, guest suites, prayer room, restaurants.
May 13, 2026 at 1:04 PM
'Majara Residence' on the coast is 200 domed structures built using the Iranian-developed Superadobe sandbag method. It features art galleries, guest suites, prayer room, restaurants.
Devastating California wildfires have brought renewed attention to a simple, disaster-resilient construction method that combines old and new. It’s called “SuperAdobe.”
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June 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Devastating California wildfires have brought renewed attention to a simple, disaster-resilient construction method that combines old and new. It’s called “SuperAdobe.”
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Backyard superadobe builder
December 10, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Backyard superadobe builder
Have you checked out Hormuz island?
Absolutely stunning.
Including:
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Absolutely stunning.
Including:
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Presence in Hormuz 2: A multitude of small-scale domes built with the superadobe technique by ZAV Architects
The Tehran-based architecture studio ZAV Architects has recently completed Presence in Hormuz 2, a community of Superadobe earthbag domes that empowers its residents. Built with earth-based materials,...
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April 23, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Have you checked out Hormuz island?
Absolutely stunning.
Including:
amazingarchitecture.com/houses/prese...
Absolutely stunning.
Including:
amazingarchitecture.com/houses/prese...
As California communities rebuild from wildfire, some residents are looking to SuperAdobe, which shows that the future of fire-proofing can be beautiful.
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June 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
As California communities rebuild from wildfire, some residents are looking to SuperAdobe, which shows that the future of fire-proofing can be beautiful.
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Solarpunk IRL is so fckn dope.
🛖 Superadobe structures
🌽 Milpa farming systems
❤️🩹 Land healing
Communal gardening parties
🪵 Hugelkultur
⚒️ Tool libraries
💧 Water catchment systems
And so much more
This sht is real
🛖 Superadobe structures
🌽 Milpa farming systems
❤️🩹 Land healing
Communal gardening parties
🪵 Hugelkultur
⚒️ Tool libraries
💧 Water catchment systems
And so much more
This sht is real
April 14, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Solarpunk IRL is so fckn dope.
🛖 Superadobe structures
🌽 Milpa farming systems
❤️🩹 Land healing
Communal gardening parties
🪵 Hugelkultur
⚒️ Tool libraries
💧 Water catchment systems
And so much more
This sht is real
🛖 Superadobe structures
🌽 Milpa farming systems
❤️🩹 Land healing
Communal gardening parties
🪵 Hugelkultur
⚒️ Tool libraries
💧 Water catchment systems
And so much more
This sht is real
These things are damn strong. For an even stronger design, there's 'superadobe' homes that are fired like a kiln after assembly.
July 15, 2024 at 1:27 PM
These things are damn strong. For an even stronger design, there's 'superadobe' homes that are fired like a kiln after assembly.
Protesting by investing time in sustainable living education #superadobe
April 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Protesting by investing time in sustainable living education #superadobe
Why more Angelenos are looking to build dome-shaped 'Superadobe’ homes: "My next home must be fireproof." www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
'My next home must be fireproof’: Why more Angelenos are looking to build 'SuperAdobes'
There’s been a spike in interest in earthen architecture, particularly after a photo was shared on social media showing a backyard structure that emerged from the Eaton fire intact.
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February 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Why more Angelenos are looking to build dome-shaped 'Superadobe’ homes: "My next home must be fireproof." www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
"I was curious. Could I, too, master the art of building an indestructible mud igloo?" A fascinating look at 'Superadobe' homes in California, and how an Iranian architect drew inspiration for the earthen structures traveling in the Iranian desert on a motorcycle nkowsar.substack.com/p/how-a-pile...
How a Pile of Dirt Built More Community Than Twitter Ever Did
Superadobe: The Art of Building Homes and Building Bonds
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February 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"I was curious. Could I, too, master the art of building an indestructible mud igloo?" A fascinating look at 'Superadobe' homes in California, and how an Iranian architect drew inspiration for the earthen structures traveling in the Iranian desert on a motorcycle nkowsar.substack.com/p/how-a-pile...
Really interesting alternative building method. Love this channel
#superadobe #hyperadobe #sandbag #alternativebuilding #solarpunk #construction #sustainability #sustainablearchitecture #architecture @tinyshinyhome
Full build video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MNNI3wJJH1s8
#superadobe #hyperadobe #sandbag #alternativebuilding #solarpunk #construction #sustainability #sustainablearchitecture #architecture @tinyshinyhome
Full build video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MNNI3wJJH1s8
November 7, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Really interesting alternative building method. Love this channel
#superadobe #hyperadobe #sandbag #alternativebuilding #solarpunk #construction #sustainability #sustainablearchitecture #architecture @tinyshinyhome
Full build video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MNNI3wJJH1s8
#superadobe #hyperadobe #sandbag #alternativebuilding #solarpunk #construction #sustainability #sustainablearchitecture #architecture @tinyshinyhome
Full build video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MNNI3wJJH1s8
Comment construire en urgence et à bas coût suite à une catastrophe naturelle ?
Le passage de l'ouragan #Mélissa en Jamaïque et à Haïti a laissé derrière lui un champ de ruines.
L'urgence est de reconstruire rapidement et une technique se distingue : c'est la Superadobe.
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Le passage de l'ouragan #Mélissa en Jamaïque et à Haïti a laissé derrière lui un champ de ruines.
L'urgence est de reconstruire rapidement et une technique se distingue : c'est la Superadobe.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Comment construire en urgence et à bas coût suite à une catastrophe naturelle ?
Le passage de l'ouragan #Mélissa en Jamaïque et à Haïti a laissé derrière lui un champ de ruines.
L'urgence est de reconstruire rapidement et une technique se distingue : c'est la Superadobe.
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Le passage de l'ouragan #Mélissa en Jamaïque et à Haïti a laissé derrière lui un champ de ruines.
L'urgence est de reconstruire rapidement et une technique se distingue : c'est la Superadobe.
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ZAV Architects’ Majara Residence (aka Presence in Hormuz 02) on Hormuz Island, Iran, is an eco-touristic complex of about 10,300 m² featuring ~200 brightly coloured domes built via the Superadobe sandbag technique.
September 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
ZAV Architects’ Majara Residence (aka Presence in Hormuz 02) on Hormuz Island, Iran, is an eco-touristic complex of about 10,300 m² featuring ~200 brightly coloured domes built via the Superadobe sandbag technique.
Superadobe is different from Adobe brick. The walls are about 18" thick. This is the website for the inventor's org. He has passed, but his kids are trying to keep it going.
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SuperAdobe: Powerful Simplicity
SuperAdobe is a form of earth bag architecture developed by architect and CalEarth founder Nader Khalili. Using long sandbags ("SuperAdobe Bags"), barbed wire, on-site earth and a few tools, Khalili d...
calearth.org
March 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Superadobe is different from Adobe brick. The walls are about 18" thick. This is the website for the inventor's org. He has passed, but his kids are trying to keep it going.
calearth.org/pages/what-i...
calearth.org/pages/what-i...
A SuperAdobe House by California Nonprofit CalEarth | Studied by NASA, Endorsed by the UN, Awarded by the Aga Khan Awards, these homes use traditional Earth architecture with modern global safety requirements to provide affordable housing.
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A SuperAdobe House by California Nonprofit CalEarth | Studied by NASA, Endorsed by the UN, Awarded by the Aga Khan Awards, these homes use traditional Earth architecture with modern global safety requirements to provide affordable housing.
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The barriers to owner builders are much higher. Despite the fact that easy to learn techniques like superadobe, straw bale, and cob are in the IBC, you must get engineered plans and have a special inspector because most do not know how to inspect anything but stick or steel frame construction.
February 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The barriers to owner builders are much higher. Despite the fact that easy to learn techniques like superadobe, straw bale, and cob are in the IBC, you must get engineered plans and have a special inspector because most do not know how to inspect anything but stick or steel frame construction.
[4/5] The fires brought renewed attention to a simple, disaster-resilient construction method that combines old and new called SuperAdobe:
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The Whimsy and Practicality of 'SuperAdobe'
Devastating California wildfires have brought renewed attention to a simple, disaster-resilient construction method that combines old and new.
reasonstobecheerful.world
January 7, 2026 at 4:38 PM
[4/5] The fires brought renewed attention to a simple, disaster-resilient construction method that combines old and new called SuperAdobe:
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Start the day with good news
The Whimsy and Practicality of ‘SuperAdobe’
Devastating California wildfires have brought renewed attention to a simple, disaster-resilient construction method that combines old and new.
reasonstobecheerful.world/the-whimsy-a...
The Whimsy and Practicality of ‘SuperAdobe’
Devastating California wildfires have brought renewed attention to a simple, disaster-resilient construction method that combines old and new.
reasonstobecheerful.world/the-whimsy-a...
The Whimsy and Practicality of 'SuperAdobe'
Devastating California wildfires have brought renewed attention to a simple, disaster-resilient construction method that combines old and new.
reasonstobecheerful.world
July 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Start the day with good news
The Whimsy and Practicality of ‘SuperAdobe’
Devastating California wildfires have brought renewed attention to a simple, disaster-resilient construction method that combines old and new.
reasonstobecheerful.world/the-whimsy-a...
The Whimsy and Practicality of ‘SuperAdobe’
Devastating California wildfires have brought renewed attention to a simple, disaster-resilient construction method that combines old and new.
reasonstobecheerful.world/the-whimsy-a...
Can you explain the Superadobe sandbag technique?
September 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Can you explain the Superadobe sandbag technique?
Depending on where you live, superadobe is a great way to go. It's cheap, fireproof, hurricane proof, earthquake proof, bulletproof, and requires little knowledge or skills.
March 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Depending on where you live, superadobe is a great way to go. It's cheap, fireproof, hurricane proof, earthquake proof, bulletproof, and requires little knowledge or skills.