Friday, April 21, 2006

Permaculture Solutions

Check out the new Permaculture Solutions site by some friends of mine. Very, very sleek!

Permaculture Solutions has burst onto the scene not only with the best designed permaculture site going; they also have a bright young team of designers who are set to make waves in Australian permaculture.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Barnes home rough draft.

My brother's home has been the first project I've worked on since I've arrived in Canada. The following is a rough draft of my design I'm recommending.

This first image shows the front yard. North is to the right and the yard is in shade until about 11am or noon.
















This image is taken from the house looking east towards the garage.

















This image is taken from the garage looking towards the house. An existing trellis with grape vines is visible on the right. The window will be equipped with a reflector to increase solar gain in the morning.















This image shows the rough draft for the front yard.












This is the rough draft for the back yard.