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Sod roofs!

By mpomo | Published: April 1, 2011
Until the eighteenth century sod or turf roofs were the norm in Norway. Pretty, practical and their time may be coming again! Personally, I think I prefer sometime a little less lawn-like for my own design… Source If you liked that post, then try these...Boat house on November 25th, 2011Mudgee Permanent Camping project on January [...]
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Flat roof / living roof / green roof

By mpomo | Published: October 28, 2010
I must admit to a growing attraction to living roofs (or green roofs as they now become under the green-wash that splatters onto even legitimately green solutions). From Travel …I’ve taken to snapping pictures or starring intently whenever I see one of them. Think I may have decided on my roof… If you liked that [...]
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Friggeboden

By mpomo | Published: May 19, 2010
I’ve long been an admirer of Scandinavian design and the Swedes certainly have some great sheds… In Sweden since 1979 when the then Housing Minister Birgit Friggebo removed structures under 15 square metres from planning regulations an innovative movement has grown up around the design and construction of small buildings. The company Sommarnöjen have some great [...]
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