The modern world is getting more 
eco-conscious by the minute  so it is only natural our places of residence will do the same. The  major progress in the society of today is getting more aware about the  main issues of 
green living spaces.We are informed by every possible online and offline source about the most 
eco-friendly ways  to build, renovate or improve our homes and is no wonder that common  concepts of ecological buildings are one of the most sought and  developed topics available today.
Cob for example has been around for ages, and also for ages people  have been using it to build homes and other types of buildings almost  trying too hard to prove that the mixture of 
clay, straw and sand is not something frail that can easily be washed down by the rain.
Cob is something enduring and eco friendly, a smartly engineered  stuff able to last through centuries. The proof of this statement is the
 Cob house in Cornwall, England that has been around since the 15th century and it is inhabited even today without major modifications.
What makes the cob be so valuable? Well the chemical composition of  the material is simple and so is creating building out of it. The 
modern cob building enterprise has started as a project but currently holds an impressive number of cob homes built on private commissioning.
Perhaps the 18th century considered Ferdinand Cheval an eccentric if  not a mad man when he chose to pursue his dream of creating the Ideal  Palace, a fairytale castle built entirely out of stones.
It probably took him ages to gather the amount of rocks of all sizes  from big to tiny until he gathered enough to raise from the ground this 
amazing palace.
The history has seen this building survive over two centuries and  still meeting safety regulations to be visited today by curious  tourists.
Maybe the Ideal Palace is not a gothic cathedral but it is for sure a  temple dedicated to eco friendly art built in an age where ecology was  not yet born as a concept. Such a proof of consciousness can only make  us consider differently our 
building skills and strategies.Progressive architecture is a concept born only  recently. The way it was developed and the targeted buildings that are  carrying it are part of a trend that is sweeping over the countries  creating new concepts able to develop living spaces that are both  eco-friendly and low cost, enduring or able to easily be renovated or  improved.
This type of progressive architecture has as target 0 carbon foot  print, the complete eco building strategy including insulation, air  circulation, low energy consumption and all the safety regulations  imposed by 
architectural laws. The Timber and Stone Two Houses project in Slovenia offered the  Superform building enterprise the opportunity to bring into the world  this exact example of progressive architecture. Look at its amazing  beauty, its 
multifunctional design and add all the other above mentioned benefits. What more can we want from a house?
 
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