Site+Hallingelille

The Hallingelille village is a co-housing eco-village centered on the autoconstruction of individual houses. In the beginning, the village had a spiritual caracter, less present today. Instead architectural and artistic aspects are developed in construction and decoration. - Trip aller construire sa maison Founding story : a woman taking few days in countryside had a vision of living with the nature, horses, and community. It only took few years of before the foundation of the village on 2000 Surface: 70 acres Site internet: http://hallingelille.dk/ Date of visit: August 2011 Many thanks to our lovely guide Benedichte who kindly showed us around the village. =Agriculture= - Domestic Compost: - landscape transformation: forest, artificial lake with fishes, air-pomp to oxygenize water, - small food garden, production of food low - small vegetable greenhouse - 3 -10 sheeps - horses =Energy= - thermical and electrical solar pannels - heating by stone hoven - heating by geothermal energy in one house - energy production low

=Industry= =Infrastructure= > Construction hemp through glass > Willow fence > Dome houses > Shells covered roof > Glass and natural materials integrated in architecture =Economics / Politics= - large common house - few common systems : activities, food - few open to external visitors - collective ownership of common areas, individual ownership of parcels - 2 meeting a month (discussion, activity)
 * Gray water purification system with willow
 * Construction :
 * isolation : briques with big holes for isolation
 * isolation : hemp based concrete : 2 houses
 * materiaux presents sur le site : pierres, branches de willow pour clotures
 * straw walls didnt work
 * car tires rubber used as tiles
 * 3 dome houses
 * shells covered roof (isolation & esthetic)
 * integration of glass in construction
 * 12 individual houses with a large common house and farm