Turtle House

Turtle House ‡šŠ œŽ‡

Turtle House is based upon the mystical four elements which all matter is composed of, and which should ideally be in balance in our lives: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire. On a conceptual level, these elements represent all human needs: physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. In practice, these elements, and combinations thereof, represent all of the basic needs of a household: ’Ž–Ž”Š œŒ‹Œ–ŽŠ œ˜‡¿ˆ “˜ ––Œ‡” ‡šŠ œŽ‡ “ ‡ŒšŽ˜Š
œŒŽŠ“ ’Ž¿Œ”ˆ ,‡Œ Ž‘Š Š¿Ö”‡Œ ,’ŒÖŽŠ “‘ ŽŒ˜ ’Š”
Š”¿‡ .ˆŒ ,(Œ¿) ¿ŽŒˆ ,’Ž” ,(¿™˜) Š”‹ˆ :ŒÝŽŽ‡ •Œ¾Žˆ‡
:’‹ˆŠ Ž‘¿š “‘ œˆ ’Ž“”–” Œ“ˆŠ œŒ‹Œ–ŽŠ ,œŽ“ˆŒ™–ÝŒÖŠ
,Œ“ˆŠ œŒ‹Œ–ŽŠ ,“˜Œ™‡ .’ŽŽÝŒ¿Œ ,’ŽŽ“‘ ,’ŽŽ‰¿ ,’ŽŽ¾Ž™
.œŽ‡Š “ ’Ž–Ž–‡Š ’Ž‘¿šŠ “‘ œˆ œŒ‰šŽ” ,’Š“ œŒ‡Œ¿˜œŒ

Earth (Greenhouse)
Food is grown in the Earth
Earth-Fire (Kitchen)
Food is taken from the Earth and cooked in the Fire
Fire (Pit)
People congregate around a Fire to eat and socialize
Fire-Air (Smoking / Smudging)
Fire burns herbs, creating sweet-smelling smoke in the Air, which people breathe in and enjoy
Air (Veranda / Entrance)
In the entrance of a house, Air (and energy) flows in and out
Air-Water (Laundry)
Clothes are washed in Water, then dried by Air
Water (Bath)
We wash the dirt off of our bodies with Water
Water-Earth (Toilet)
We wash our waste away with Water, and it is composted and returned to the Earth.

(Š””) Š”‹ˆ
"›¿ˆŠ •” ’“ ˆŽšŒ”Š"
(‡”) ˆ-Š”‹ˆ
ˆ‡ ŒœŒˆ ’Ž“‡”Œ Š”‹ˆŠ” “‘ŒˆŠ œˆ ’ŽÖŒ“
(Š¿Œ‹”/•Œ“–) ˆ
“‘¿“Œ “Œ‘ˆ“ Ž‹‘ ˆ“ ‡Ž‡–” ’Ž–Ý‘œ” ’ŽÝˆ
(•ŒŽ˜ ¿‹) ¿ŽŒˆ-ˆ
’ŽŽ¿” ’ŽÝˆ ,•˜ ¿ŽŒˆ‡ ’Ž¿šŽ”Œ ’Ž”š ’Ž™¿Œ ˆ‡
ŠÝ”” ’ŽÝŠÝŒ
(œ–™¿”/Š–ŽÝ‘) ¿ŽŒˆ
ˆšŒŽŒ –Ý‘Ý (ŠŽ‰¿ÝˆŒ) ¿ŽŒˆ ,œŽ‡“ Š–ŽÝ‘‡
(Š–Ž‡‘ ¿‹) ’Ž”-¿ŽŒˆ
¿ŽŒˆ‡ ‡ŽœŠ“ ’œŒˆ ’Ž“ŒœŒ ,’Ž”‡ ’Ž‹‰‡ ’Ž–‡‘”
(ŠŽ‡”ˆ) ’Ž”
’Ž”‡ ’Žš¿œ” ŒÝÝˆ
(’ŽœŒ¿Ž) Š”‹ˆ-’Ž”
•‹”‘ Š”‹ˆ“ ¿¾Ý ˆŒŠŒ ,’Ž” ’˜ œ“Œ–™Š œˆ ’Ž‹Ž¿Œ” ŒÝÝˆ

The house is self-sufficient and eco-friendly: grey water is recycled and used to grow healthy organic vegetables. Underground, beneath the bath, lies a water cistern which collects rainwater. The house is single-story; it is essential to be as close as possible to Mother Earth. And Turtle House is designed to be a rural home, so there are no spatial limitations that should prevent lateral expansion.

’Ž”Ž”" ¿¾”” ˆŒŠ :ŒŽ‘¿š “‘ œˆ Ö™–”Œ Ž‰Œ“ŒÖˆ ˆŒŠ œŽ‡Š
œœ” ,˜Ö¿Ö“ œœ” .œŒŽÝ‰¿ŒˆŠ œŒÖ¿ŽŠ ’˜ ŠÝŽ‰‡ "’Ž¿Œ™˜
‡Œ :Žœ”ŒÖ-‹ ˆŒŠ œŽ‡Š .’‰Š Ž” ’Ž“ÖÝ ,ŠŽ‡”ˆ“
¿Œ”ˆ ‡šŠ œŽ‡ .˜‡Š ’ˆ“ ’Ž‡Œ¿Ö ¿œŒŽ Š”‘ œŒŽŠ“ ‹ˆ”
–Œ™œ“ “‘ŒŽ ˆ“ ˆŒŠ Š‡Ž– ’Œ •Žˆ ¾ˆ ,Ž¿™‘ œŽ‡ œŒŽŠ“
. ¿œŒŽ

In nature, the most important parts of an organism are always located at the epicentre of the organism. It only follows logically that if people are the most important part of a home, that the bedrooms of a home should be located at its centre, and not at its periphery. Ordinarily, this would mean the absense of natural light and fresh air. But in this home, each bedroom has a windowsill that juts onto its own small, private garden.

ÖŒŽ‹‡ ‹Ž”œ ’Žˆš”Ý ¿ŒšŽ “‘ “ ’Ž‡Œ Ž‘Š ’Ž¿‡ŽˆŠ ,˜‡‡
,œŽ‡Š “ ‡Œ Ž‘Š Ö“Š ’Š ’‹ˆŠ ŽÝ‡ ’ˆ ,‘Ž™“ .˜š”ˆ‡
,““‘ ¿‹‡ .œŽ‡Š ˜š”ˆ‡ ÖŒŽ‹‡ œŒŽŠ“ ’Ž‡ŽŽ ŠÝŽŠ Ž¿‹ ¾ˆ
“‘“ ,‡šŠ œŽ‡‡ “‡ˆ ,ŽÖÝ ¿ŽŒˆŒ Ž˜‡ ¿Œˆ ¿–Œ“ ’¿Œ‰ ŠŽŠ Š¾
.Ž¿™ •ŒÝ‰“ œ™Ý •Œ“ Ž ŠÝŽ ¿‹

The advantage of the hemispherical rooms of Turtle House should be obvious: not only are they the most energy-efficient, but they appeal to human beings at the most basic subconcious level: we are attracted to objects that are round, like breasts and buttocks. And the irregular shape of the exterior of the house that results from the circular shapes of the rooms actually carries with it a distinct advantage: because each room is surrounded by almost 270 degrees of surface area in contact with the outside of the house, each room can have more windows, more sunlight, and more fresh air than rooms in almost all rectangular houses, which have windows on only one side of a room, or perhaps two sides, at most.

Ž‘Š ’Š :’Ž¿Œ¿‡ Š¿Ž™– Žš œ¿Œš‡ ’Ž¿‹Š “ œŒÝŒ¿œŽŠ
Š¿Œš‡ ’ŠŽ“ˆ ’Ž‘”Ý ŒÝÝˆŒ ,œŽ‡Š ’Œ”Ž œÝŽ‡” ’Ž“Ž˜Ž
œŽÝŒšŽŠ Š¿Œš“ •Œ¿œŽ ‹Œ˜ ŽŒ .œœ“Œ ‹“ Œ”‘ ,œ˜‹Œ”-œœ
œŒ“˜” 270- ““‰‡ :’Ž“‰Œ˜”Š ’Ž¿‹ œ¿‹–” œ˜‡ŒÝ Š¿¾Œ”Š
¿œŒŽ ŒŽŠŽ ¿‹ “‘“ ¿™ˆ ,’ŽŽÝŒšŽ œŒ¿ŽÖ ’Š œŒ¿ŽÖŠ”
’Žœ‡Š” ‡Œ¿‡ Ž Š”” ¿ŽŒˆ ¿œŒŽŒ ,” ¿œŒŽ ,œŒÝŒ“
Ž“Œˆ Œˆ ,‹ˆ •ŒŒŽ‘” œŒÝŒ“ ’Ž¿‹“ Ž ’Š‡ ,’Ž˜‡Œ¿”Š
.’ŽÝŒŒŽ‘ ŽÝ”

The bedrooms are accessed via the Water-Fire corridor. At the centre of this corridor, where the household's positive energies are concentrated, is a living, breathing tree, whose branches reach through the skylight above. If two people chose to cohabitate, it is essential that they have shared "together" space, and that they each have their own personal "apart" space, as well. In the kidney-shaped double bedroom, each person has their own entrance and their personal area, which cannot be seen by another person located in the personal space opposite.

,•Œ¿‹¾”Š ˜š”ˆ‡ .’Ž”-ˆ •Œ¿‹¾” ¿‹ ˆŽŠ ŠÝŽ Ž¿‹“ ŠŽ‰Š
,Ž›˜ Ž ,œŽ‡Š “ œŒŽ‡ŒŽŠ œŒŽ‰¿ÝˆŠ œŒ¾‘Œ¿” Š™Žˆ
,‹Ž œŒŽ“ ’ŽŽ“” ’ŽÝˆ ŽÝ ’ˆ .Š¿ÖœŠ” ’ŽˆšŒŽ ŒŽ™Ý˜Œ
“ ’Ž ’‰Œ ,"‹Ž" “ ’Ž ’Š“ ŠŽŠŽ ‡Œ ˆ¿ŒÝ Š¾
‰Œ¾Š ŽÝ‡” ‹ˆ “‘“ Ž ,œŽ˜Œ œ¿Œš‡ ŠÝŽ ¿‹‡ ."‹‡“"
’‰ ˆŒŠ‘ ŽÝŠ” ¿œ–Œ” ŠŽŠŽ ,Ž¿™ Œ œ‹¿™Ý Š–ŽÝ‘
.Œ“ Ž¿™Š ‡ ˆš”Ý

The double bedroom is modular, and can be accomodated to suit the needs of four people who each wish to have their own single bedroom. Also, if funds permit, a porch can also be built on top of the veranda. The porch would be accessable from the central Water-Fire corridor. A door on the Air, or East, side of the central room would reveal an incline, or a flight of stairs, leading up towards the balcony. The empty space that lies underneath this incline or staircase may be used by residents of the home for the purposes of storage, and it can be accessed from the Eastern-most point of the large, circular hallway, opposite the veranda (Air).

œˆ Ö™–“ “Œ‘Ž ’‰ ˆŒŠŒ ,Ž¿“Œ‹Œ” ˆŒŠ œŽ˜ŒŠ ŠÝŽ ¿‹
.’Š“” ŠÝŽ ¿‹ ’ŽšŒ¿ ’“Œ‘ ’ŽÖŒŒ¿ Š˜‡¿ˆ “ ’Ž‘¿šŠ
“˜” œ™–ŒÝ œ–™¿” œŒÝ‡“ ’‰ ¿™ˆ ,—–‘ ÖŽ™–” Ž ’ˆŒ
•Œ¿‹¾”” ŠŽŠœ œ–™¿”“ ŠŽ‰Š .œŽ‡“ Š–ŽÝ‘‡ œ–™¿”Š
¿‹Š “ ,Ž¿¾” Œˆ ,¿ŽŒˆŠ ‹š‡ œ“‹ Ž¿Œˆ” .’Ž”-ˆ
”œŠ“ ¿™ˆ .œ–™¿”“ Œ“Ž‡ŒŽ œŒ‰¿‹” ŒŽŠŽ ,Ž¾‘¿”Š
ŠŽ‰ŠŒ ,’Žš™ •–‘ˆ“ Œ“ˆŠ œŒ‰¿‹”“ œœ” ÖŽ¿Š ““‡
“Œ” ,“Œ‰˜Š •Œ¿‹¾”‡ œŽ¿¾” Ž‘Š Š‹ŒÖÝŠ” ŠŽŠœ ŒŽ“ˆ
.œŽ‡“ Š–ŽÝ‘Š

The image below of Turtle House is not meant to accurately portray the building materials used in the construction of the house, but to allow one to see through the walls of the house in three-dimensional perspective. The actual materials used will likely be straw bale, or other environmentally-friendly and natural building materials, depending on the local landscape.

’ŽŽœŽ”ˆŠ ’Ž¿”ŒŠ œˆ ‰šŽ“ Š¿Œ”ˆ ˆ“ Š”“” ŠÝŒ”œŠ
œŽ‡Š Œœ“ “‘œ–Š“ ŒÝ“ ¿™ˆ“ ˆ“ˆ ,œŽ‡Š ŠÝ‡Ž ’Š”
’ŽŽ˜‡ ’Ž¿”Œ” Œˆ Ö” ŠÝ‡Ž œŽ‡Š ,“˜Œ™‡ .‹”Ž”-œ“œ‡
.’Ž“Öˆ‡ ŽŒ“œ ,’Ž¿ˆ

Turtle House	‡šŠ œŽ‡
Turtle House is based upon the mystical four elements which all matter is composed of, and which should ideally be in balance in our lives: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire. On a conceptual level, these elements represent all human needs: physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. In practice, these elements, and combinations thereof, represent all of the basic needs of a household:	’Ž–Ž”Š œŒ‹Œ–ŽŠ œ˜‡¿ˆ “˜ ––Œ‡” ‡šŠ œŽ‡ “ ‡ŒšŽ˜Š œŒŽŠ“ ’Ž¿Œ”ˆ ,‡Œ Ž‘Š Š¿Ö”‡Œ ,’ŒÖŽŠ “‘ ŽŒ˜ ’Š” Š”¿‡ .ˆŒ ,(Œ¿) ¿ŽŒˆ ,’Ž” ,(¿™˜) Š”‹ˆ :ŒÝŽŽ‡ •Œ¾Žˆ‡ :’‹ˆŠ Ž‘¿š “‘ œˆ ’Ž“”–” Œ“ˆŠ œŒ‹Œ–ŽŠ ,œŽ“ˆŒ™–ÝŒÖŠ ,Œ“ˆŠ œŒ‹Œ–ŽŠ ,“˜Œ™‡ .’ŽŽÝŒ¿Œ ,’ŽŽ“‘ ,’ŽŽ‰¿ ,’ŽŽ¾Ž™ .œŽ‡Š “ ’Ž–Ž–‡Š ’Ž‘¿šŠ “‘ œˆ œŒ‰šŽ” ,’Š“ œŒ‡Œ¿˜œŒ
Earth (Greenhouse) Food is grown in the Earth Earth-Fire (Kitchen) Food is taken from the Earth and cooked in the Fire Fire (Pit) People congregate around a Fire to eat and socialize Fire-Air (Smoking / Smudging) Fire burns herbs, creating sweet-smelling smoke in the Air, which people breathe in and enjoy Air (Veranda / Entrance) In the entrance of a house, Air (and energy) flows in and out Air-Water (Laundry) Clothes are washed in Water, then dried by Air Water (Bath) We wash the dirt off of our bodies with Water Water-Earth (Toilet) We wash our waste away with Water, and it is composted and returned to the Earth.	(Š””) Š”‹ˆ "›¿ˆŠ •” ’“ ˆŽšŒ”Š" (‡”) ˆ-Š”‹ˆ ˆ‡ ŒœŒˆ ’Ž“‡”Œ Š”‹ˆŠ” “‘ŒˆŠ œˆ ’ŽÖŒ“ (Š¿Œ‹”/•Œ“–) ˆ “‘¿“Œ “Œ‘ˆ“ Ž‹‘ ˆ“ ‡Ž‡–” ’Ž–Ý‘œ” ’ŽÝˆ (•ŒŽ˜ ¿‹) ¿ŽŒˆ-ˆ ’ŽŽ¿” ’ŽÝˆ ,•˜ ¿ŽŒˆ‡ ’Ž¿šŽ”Œ ’Ž”š ’Ž™¿Œ ˆ‡ ŠÝ”” ’ŽÝŠÝŒ (œ–™¿”/Š–ŽÝ‘) ¿ŽŒˆ ˆšŒŽŒ –Ý‘Ý (ŠŽ‰¿ÝˆŒ) ¿ŽŒˆ ,œŽ‡“ Š–ŽÝ‘‡ (Š–Ž‡‘ ¿‹) ’Ž”-¿ŽŒˆ ¿ŽŒˆ‡ ‡ŽœŠ“ ’œŒˆ ’Ž“ŒœŒ ,’Ž”‡ ’Ž‹‰‡ ’Ž–‡‘” (ŠŽ‡”ˆ) ’Ž” ’Ž”‡ ’Žš¿œ” ŒÝÝˆ (’ŽœŒ¿Ž) Š”‹ˆ-’Ž” •‹”‘ Š”‹ˆ“ ¿¾Ý ˆŒŠŒ ,’Ž” ’˜ œ“Œ–™Š œˆ ’Ž‹Ž¿Œ” ŒÝÝˆ

The house is self-sufficient and eco-friendly: grey water is recycled and used to grow healthy organic vegetables. Underground, beneath the bath, lies a water cistern which collects rainwater. The house is single-story; it is essential to be as close as possible to Mother Earth. And Turtle House is designed to be a rural home, so there are no spatial limitations that should prevent lateral expansion.	’Ž”Ž”" ¿¾”” ˆŒŠ :ŒŽ‘¿š “‘ œˆ Ö™–”Œ Ž‰Œ“ŒÖˆ ˆŒŠ œŽ‡Š œœ” ,˜Ö¿Ö“ œœ” .œŒŽÝ‰¿ŒˆŠ œŒÖ¿ŽŠ ’˜ ŠÝŽ‰‡ "’Ž¿Œ™˜ ‡Œ :Žœ”ŒÖ-‹ ˆŒŠ œŽ‡Š .’‰Š Ž” ’Ž“ÖÝ ,ŠŽ‡”ˆ“ ¿Œ”ˆ ‡šŠ œŽ‡ .˜‡Š ’ˆ“ ’Ž‡Œ¿Ö ¿œŒŽ Š”‘ œŒŽŠ“ ‹ˆ” –Œ™œ“ “‘ŒŽ ˆ“ ˆŒŠ Š‡Ž– ’Œ •Žˆ ¾ˆ ,Ž¿™‘ œŽ‡ œŒŽŠ“ . ¿œŒŽ
In nature, the most important parts of an organism are always located at the epicentre of the organism. It only follows logically that if people are the most important part of a home, that the bedrooms of a home should be located at its centre, and not at its periphery. Ordinarily, this would mean the absense of natural light and fresh air. But in this home, each bedroom has a windowsill that juts onto its own small, private garden.	ÖŒŽ‹‡ ‹Ž”œ ’Žˆš”Ý ¿ŒšŽ “‘ “ ’Ž‡Œ Ž‘Š ’Ž¿‡ŽˆŠ ,˜‡‡ ,œŽ‡Š “ ‡Œ Ž‘Š Ö“Š ’Š ’‹ˆŠ ŽÝ‡ ’ˆ ,‘Ž™“ .˜š”ˆ‡ ,““‘ ¿‹‡ .œŽ‡Š ˜š”ˆ‡ ÖŒŽ‹‡ œŒŽŠ“ ’Ž‡ŽŽ ŠÝŽŠ Ž¿‹ ¾ˆ “‘“ ,‡šŠ œŽ‡‡ “‡ˆ ,ŽÖÝ ¿ŽŒˆŒ Ž˜‡ ¿Œˆ ¿–Œ“ ’¿Œ‰ ŠŽŠ Š¾ .Ž¿™ •ŒÝ‰“ œ™Ý •Œ“ Ž ŠÝŽ ¿‹
The advantage of the hemispherical rooms of Turtle House should be obvious: not only are they the most energy-efficient, but they appeal to human beings at the most basic subconcious level: we are attracted to objects that are round, like breasts and buttocks. And the irregular shape of the exterior of the house that results from the circular shapes of the rooms actually carries with it a distinct advantage: because each room is surrounded by almost 270 degrees of surface area in contact with the outside of the house, each room can have more windows, more sunlight, and more fresh air than rooms in almost all rectangular houses, which have windows on only one side of a room, or perhaps two sides, at most.	Ž‘Š ’Š :’Ž¿Œ¿‡ Š¿Ž™– Žš œ¿Œš‡ ’Ž¿‹Š “ œŒÝŒ¿œŽŠ Š¿Œš‡ ’ŠŽ“ˆ ’Ž‘”Ý ŒÝÝˆŒ ,œŽ‡Š ’Œ”Ž œÝŽ‡” ’Ž“Ž˜Ž œŽÝŒšŽŠ Š¿Œš“ •Œ¿œŽ ‹Œ˜ ŽŒ .œœ“Œ ‹“ Œ”‘ ,œ˜‹Œ”-œœ œŒ“˜” 270- ““‰‡ :’Ž“‰Œ˜”Š ’Ž¿‹ œ¿‹–” œ˜‡ŒÝ Š¿¾Œ”Š ¿œŒŽ ŒŽŠŽ ¿‹ “‘“ ¿™ˆ ,’ŽŽÝŒšŽ œŒ¿ŽÖ ’Š œŒ¿ŽÖŠ” ’Žœ‡Š” ‡Œ¿‡ Ž Š”” ¿ŽŒˆ ¿œŒŽŒ ,” ¿œŒŽ ,œŒÝŒ“ Ž“Œˆ Œˆ ,‹ˆ •ŒŒŽ‘” œŒÝŒ“ ’Ž¿‹“ Ž ’Š‡ ,’Ž˜‡Œ¿”Š .’ŽÝŒŒŽ‘ ŽÝ”
The bedrooms are accessed via the Water-Fire corridor. At the centre of this corridor, where the household's positive energies are concentrated, is a living, breathing tree, whose branches reach through the skylight above. If two people chose to cohabitate, it is essential that they have shared "together" space, and that they each have their own personal "apart" space, as well. In the kidney-shaped double bedroom, each person has their own entrance and their personal area, which cannot be seen by another person located in the personal space opposite.	,•Œ¿‹¾”Š ˜š”ˆ‡ .’Ž”-ˆ •Œ¿‹¾” ¿‹ ˆŽŠ ŠÝŽ Ž¿‹“ ŠŽ‰Š ,Ž›˜ Ž ,œŽ‡Š “ œŒŽ‡ŒŽŠ œŒŽ‰¿ÝˆŠ œŒ¾‘Œ¿” Š™Žˆ ,‹Ž œŒŽ“ ’ŽŽ“” ’ŽÝˆ ŽÝ ’ˆ .Š¿ÖœŠ” ’ŽˆšŒŽ ŒŽ™Ý˜Œ “ ’Ž ’‰Œ ,"‹Ž" “ ’Ž ’Š“ ŠŽŠŽ ‡Œ ˆ¿ŒÝ Š¾ ‰Œ¾Š ŽÝ‡” ‹ˆ “‘“ Ž ,œŽ˜Œ œ¿Œš‡ ŠÝŽ ¿‹‡ ."‹‡“" ’‰ ˆŒŠ‘ ŽÝŠ” ¿œ–Œ” ŠŽŠŽ ,Ž¿™ Œ œ‹¿™Ý Š–ŽÝ‘ .Œ“ Ž¿™Š ‡ ˆš”Ý
The double bedroom is modular, and can be accomodated to suit the needs of four people who each wish to have their own single bedroom. Also, if funds permit, a porch can also be built on top of the veranda. The porch would be accessable from the central Water-Fire corridor. A door on the Air, or East, side of the central room would reveal an incline, or a flight of stairs, leading up towards the balcony. The empty space that lies underneath this incline or staircase may be used by residents of the home for the purposes of storage, and it can be accessed from the Eastern-most point of the large, circular hallway, opposite the veranda (Air).	œˆ Ö™–“ “Œ‘Ž ’‰ ˆŒŠŒ ,Ž¿“Œ‹Œ” ˆŒŠ œŽ˜ŒŠ ŠÝŽ ¿‹ .’Š“” ŠÝŽ ¿‹ ’ŽšŒ¿ ’“Œ‘ ’ŽÖŒŒ¿ Š˜‡¿ˆ “ ’Ž‘¿šŠ “˜” œ™–ŒÝ œ–™¿” œŒÝ‡“ ’‰ ¿™ˆ ,—–‘ ÖŽ™–” Ž ’ˆŒ •Œ¿‹¾”” ŠŽŠœ œ–™¿”“ ŠŽ‰Š .œŽ‡“ Š–ŽÝ‘‡ œ–™¿”Š ¿‹Š “ ,Ž¿¾” Œˆ ,¿ŽŒˆŠ ‹š‡ œ“‹ Ž¿Œˆ” .’Ž”-ˆ ”œŠ“ ¿™ˆ .œ–™¿”“ Œ“Ž‡ŒŽ œŒ‰¿‹” ŒŽŠŽ ,Ž¾‘¿”Š ŠŽ‰ŠŒ ,’Žš™ •–‘ˆ“ Œ“ˆŠ œŒ‰¿‹”“ œœ” ÖŽ¿Š ““‡ “Œ” ,“Œ‰˜Š •Œ¿‹¾”‡ œŽ¿¾” Ž‘Š Š‹ŒÖÝŠ” ŠŽŠœ ŒŽ“ˆ .œŽ‡“ Š–ŽÝ‘Š
The image below of Turtle House is not meant to accurately portray the building materials used in the construction of the house, but to allow one to see through the walls of the house in three-dimensional perspective. The actual materials used will likely be straw bale, or other environmentally-friendly and natural building materials, depending on the local landscape.	’ŽŽœŽ”ˆŠ ’Ž¿”ŒŠ œˆ ‰šŽ“ Š¿Œ”ˆ ˆ“ Š”“” ŠÝŒ”œŠ œŽ‡Š Œœ“ “‘œ–Š“ ŒÝ“ ¿™ˆ“ ˆ“ˆ ,œŽ‡Š ŠÝ‡Ž ’Š” ’ŽŽ˜‡ ’Ž¿”Œ” Œˆ Ö” ŠÝ‡Ž œŽ‡Š ,“˜Œ™‡ .‹”Ž”-œ“œ‡ .’Ž“Öˆ‡ ŽŒ“œ ,’Ž¿ˆ