The construction technique that architect Nader Khalili created for emergency housing caught the attention of NASA
Submitted at Mar 15, 2018, 3:30 PM
Bagged earth and sand, these modest materials are the basis of the buildings created by Iranian architect Nader Khalili, for his non-governmental organization that supports the homeless, CalEarth. These conceptual and futuristic dwellings aim to provide shelter for those who have nowhere to live. live, whether due to natural or human disasters.
SuperAdobes - as the houses are called - use simple and ancestral construction techniques, which take advantage of the resources and possibilities of the location as a housing solution.
Given its practical, sustainable and functional response to the serious housing crisis experienced internationally (migrations, wars and natural disasters), CalEarth's work caught the attention of NASA, as a possible model of architecture to be made in the occupation of other planets. , like Earth's neighbor, Mars. Interestingly, for NASA, it is not an ultra-technological residence that would be most appropriate when exploring the red planet, but rather an ecological residence, which honors the ancient traditions of construction.
