Week 1: Natural Building
with Michael G. Smith (October 25-30, 2019)
Week 2: Natural Plastering with Earth and Lime (November 1-6, 2019)
Hands-on Workshops @
Permaculture Center Kamimomi, Okayama, Japan
Place： Permaculture Center
Kamimomi
863 Kamimomi, Kumenan-cho, Kume-gun, Okayama 709-3621, Japan
Week 2: An
intensive training in traditional Japanese plastering and contemporary earth
and lime finishes including history, plastering procedures, materials and
tools, with an emphasis on plastering fundamentals. Techniques include:
Shikkui
(lime, hemp and seaweed glue)
Nami-Otsu
(colored clay, lime and hemp)
Kirikaeshi
(fine clay, sand and straw)
Nakanuri
(earthen plaster brown coat)
Arakabe
(clay/chopped straw)
Takekomai
(traditional Japanese bamboo lattice)
Instructors：
With
over 25 years of experience in teaching natural building, Michael is one of the
world’s authorities on building with earth and straw. In 1993, Michael co-founded
the Cob Cottage Company, which reintroduced cob building to the United States. He
is the author or co-author of many articles and books, including “The Art of
Natural Building” and “The Hand-Sculpted House”. Michael has designed and/or
built over 60 natural structures, specializing in space- and energy-efficient
hybrid design. He co-founded the Natural Building Colloquium and serves on the
Board of Directors of the Cob Research Institute.
Kyle
works as a builder, researcher and educator specializing in natural building
materials and sustainable systems such light rice husk lime insulation, natural
plasters and energy efficiency. He is a graduate of the Kyoto Plastering
Institute and the first westerner in Japan to pass the level one Japanese
National Plastering Exam. He also has a PhD in Bioresource Sciences from Nihon University
where he researched the hygrothermal environment of straw bale walls and
building practices to control moisture. In 2017 Kyle founded Permaculture
Center Kamimomi, a Permaculture demonstration and education site in Okayama,
Japan.
Language： English with
Japanese interpretation
Participation Fee：
Week One
90,000JPY (if
paid by May 1 or if taken with week two)
100,000JPY
(after May 1)
Week Two
75,000JPY
(if paid by May 1 or if taken with
week one)
85,000JPY
(after May 1)
The
participation fee includes instruction, meals and housing in a traditional
Japanese folk house. Participation limited. Full payment reserves your spot.
Airport pick-up from Okayama International Airport available.
Supporting Organizations: Ecology ArchiScape NPO, Japan Straw
Bale House Research Association, Tokyo Urban Permaculture
Facebook Event Page：https://www.facebook.com/events/380823806060489/
