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Water Cistern Ready to Install at TaínaSoy
Ory, one of the members of the family who runs the TaínaSoy Apiary and Farm, where EarthshipPR is being constructed, showed the Raíces crew the water cistern purchased through our collaborative sustainable disaster relief effort to be installed in…
TaínaSoy Family at Earthship PR - Savi
Savi, one of the members of the family who runs the TaínaSoy Apiary and Farm, where EarthshipPR is being constructed, took the Raíces crew on a tour to show us the completed first building and the progress on the rest of the site.
EarthshipPR Dome 1
The first building at EarthshipPR almost complete.
Dome Frame
Framing for the dome that will top the second building to be construction as part of the EarthshipPR build at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico.
Tire Walls
Tires filled with rammed earth provide thick insulation and help the building withstand earthquakes, while also helping reduce waste in the community. When the building is finished, the tires will no longer be visible.
Earthship Under Construction
Earthship walls and window under construction.
Inside an Earthship Dome Under Construction
View looking up from inside the second dome under construction at the EarthshipPR build at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico.
Mario Atuñez at EarthshipPR
Mario Antunez, core team member for the early phases of the EarthshipPR build, working on the first building to be constructed as part of the project.
Volunteers at EarthshipPR
Volunteers sorting recycling to see what can be incorporated into the EarthshipPR domes and walls.
Earthship Dome Frame
Rebar framing for second dome under construction at the EarthshipPR build at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico.
EarthshipPR Under Construction at TaínaSoy
The first earthship in Puerto Rico under construction at TaínaSoy in Aguada, Puerto Rico, 6 months after the devastating impacts of Hurricane María. The design of this sustainable building is meant to withstand the impacts of future hurricanes and…
Earthbag House
Earthbag house at Plenitud PR. This resilient structure made it through Hurricane María and the months of rain that followed with no damage.
Hurricane Resistant Earthbag House
The first earthbag house built at Plenitud Puerto Rico. The structure made it through Hurricane María and the months of rain that followed with no damage.
Superadobe House
Back of the first earthbag and superadobe house built at Plenitud, designed by Owen Ingley. This home did not use the dome structure that is often used in earthbag building, but was instead designed with a more conventional zinc roof. This structure…
Superadobe Doghouse
Built over 5 years ago, this superadobe doghouse was the first earthbag and superadobe structure built at Plenitud PR as a pilot and test project.
Owen in his Superadobe Prototype
When Raíces first visited Plenitud PR in 2013, their first earth bag and superadobe house was under construction on their land. Arriving in the driving tropical rain, Owen still invited us to step into the earth bag house for our first time to see…
Earthbag Building at Plenitud PR
Earthbag and superadobe construction in process at Plenitud PR.
Earthbag Corner
Detail of a corner in an earthbag house under construction.
Earthbag Building
Earthbag walls under construction in the first superadobe house built at Plenitud PR.
Earthbag Construction
View through a PVC pipe incorporated into the build of an earthbag house at Plenitud PR. This pipe will be used to provide both ventilation and extra natural lighting.
Earthbag Walls
Layers of earth-filled bags make up the walls of this superadobe house under construction at Plenitud PR.
Earthbag House Construction
Earthbag houses are constructed with poly bags packed with earth, layered and tamped around a pre-constructed frame, and then plastered with superadobe.
Earthbag House Under Construction at Plenitud PR
Earthbag and superadobe house under construction at Plenitud PR. When complete this will be used as a guest house for long-term guests like interns.
Earthbag Doghouse
Earthbag doghouse built by the team members and volunteers at Plenitud PR as a test construction.
Earthbag Building
The first earth bag house built at Plenitud was under construction during our 2013 visit. The basic layout is a round main room with two smaller rooms off to the side.