(28 Sep 2024)
BULGARIA STRAW HOUSE
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Zhelen, Bulgaria – 3 September 2024
1. Wide of architect Kamen Pramatarov walking on green roof of his house in village of Zhelen
2. Pan right of mountains surrounding gorge of Iskar River
3. Low angle of green roof
4. View of house, designed and constructed by Pramatarov
5. Various of views through windows of house
6.SOUNDBITE: (Bulgarian) Kamen Pramatarov, architect:
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"The green roof plays a role in the thermoregulation of the house, because the flat roof is extremely heated by the direct sun, and even if it has good thermal insulation, this leads to heating of the entire house. Here, the vegetation perfectly copes with the overheating of the house. And in winter it is additional thermal insulation."
7. Close of wall seen behind door
8. Close of hand on wall
UPSOUND (Bulgarian) Pramatarov: "Besides I wanted to use local materials for the house, clay and straw.
9. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian) Kamen Pramatarov, architect:
"The wall is solid and serves as a base for the clay plaster, which allows moisture to freely pass through it and evacuate to the outside."
10. Wide low shot of house
11. Various of wooden facade
12. Close of Pramatarov’s hand showing cavity of ventilated wooden facade
13. Close of weather station, showing inner and outer temperatures
14. Close of leaf print on concrete stairs
15. View from green roof of house
16. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian) Kamen Pramatarov, architect:
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"The tranquility of this area, the clean air, and the close bond with nature is incomparable to the big city and cannot be compensated either by healthcare or by a higher luxury or standard of living. That’s why I decided to build my home here, even though it’s relatively small."
17. View of street in village of Zhelen
18. View of old uninhabited house in village
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Dolni Rakovets, Bulgaria – 17 September 2024
19. Close of Borislav Slavchov, Institute for Environmental Construction (IEC), showing clay from old wall
20. Close of Slavchov showing material used for clay plaster
21. Wide of abandoned school building, intended to become a training centre for the Institute for Environmental Construction
22. Various of building interior
23. SOUNDBITE: (Bulgarian) Borislav Slavchov, Institute for Environmental Construction (IEC):
"We created IEC with the mission to promote ecological construction in Bulgaria and in the Balkan region. Ecological construction and ecological lifestyle, ecological philosophy, by transmitting the knowledge that comes from our roots, from our ancestors, in a modern new way. The aim of this institute is to train specialists, people who work in construction, as well as people who can change their environment on their own in their daily lives and even inspire young people."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yana, Bulgaria – 16 September 2024
24. Close of straw in large sack
25. Wide of Vladimir Gochev working on straw construction panel
26. Mid of straw panels for building
27. Close of straw construction module
28. SOUNDBITE: (Bulgarian) Velin Nikolov, Viverde Straw Modules:
"Upon entering a straw house, you immediately notice a comfortable temperature – cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Thanks to its excellent insulation, the house maintains a stable temperature, resisting fluctuations caused by the outside weather conditions."
29. Various of straw on production line as it is packed into panels
30. Various process of trimming straw panels
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