snakeappletree

these are really inspiring, hobbit~homes and bee~hive villages, what an idyllic way to live!

the design I came up with for a quick temporal dwelling is a series of simple tipi~frames in a circle with beams between the apex. if you are using pine to build with, leave a few inches of the branches on as notches so that more beams can be hung on them as the external walls. an alternate is a larger central tipi surrounded by smaller ones with a round~house roof. the roof obviously is covered with all the cut branches. tarpaulin sheets and fabric can then be hung from them. obviously a pre~requisite is living near a pine forest. this would give a larger more permanent building rather than an elegant tipi which is less difficult construction work than a typical roundhouse since the support beams aren't dug into the ground. its not as sturdy but could possibly be piled with earth up the sides. make sure each tipi~frame can support the swinging weight of two or three people so it will stand a harsh wind.

I recommend you take the shorter pine trees that haven't made it to the forest canopy to build with rather than deforesting, they take fifteen~twenty years to get big enough to make a tipi. plant three new trees for every one you take and a whole bunch more for the oxygen you've used in your time here and you can't go far wrong. most the fruit you eat has seeds to be collected; its all about self~reliance.