Survey of Arno's house (2019)

Posted on za 21 september 2019 in surveys • Tagged with permaculture, survey, site information, urban design, mapping, building design

Background

Ina and I live in a house in a bloc constructed in 1957. Our house is a terraced house; we share two side walls with our neighbors. The house has three floors: the ground floor, the first floor and the attic.

Over the last years, Ina and I have …


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Haybox from common household items

Posted on ma 14 januari 2019 in designs • Tagged with permaculture, urban design, appropriate technology, CEAP, zones and sectors, ethics, attitudinal principles, haybox

This is a small design I did to show the different options available for making a haybox at home.

haybox in use

Another, more recent article documents our current (2025) use of the haybox.

Background

In our household we try to reduce our need for fossil fuels. One way is to prevent cooling …


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Design balcony

Posted on do 27 december 2018 in designs • Tagged with permaculture, urban design, SADIMet, 9 ways of observing, ethics, Holmgren principles

Background

Ilona and Stefan want to limit the view from the neighbors. They would like a nice environment to look out onto from their living room.

Design team

The design was done by:

  • Arno Peters (permaculture designer)
  • Ina Heinz (permaculture designer)

Design strategy

We used SADIMet for this design.


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