SOUTH BAY DIGS | Digital Edition Online

July 24, 2020

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ZACH BOTH AND NICOLE LOPEZ BUILT THEIR MODERN YURT WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, GIVING A CONTEMPORARY AESTHETIC. FROM PALETTE TO LAYOUT, LINES ARE CLEAN AND THE SPACE MINIMAL, BUT HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL, SMARTLY APPOINTED AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FOCUSED. ZACH'S DIY BUILDING GUIDE— DOITYURTSELF.COM —OUTLINES THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. A R C H I T E C T U R E + D E S I G N Why a yurt? As a filmmaker who traveled North America in a self-converted campervan, I was introduced to various alternative-style homes around the country. My girlfriend Nicole and I [were] drawn to the yurt time and again because of its rich history and unique construction. As building evolves, where do you see the yurt? It's an opportunity to improve the natural environment with sustainable building practices, along with the added benefits of more affordable housing and a deeper, more intimate connection with our homes. How doable is this? The popularity of prefabricated kits has made the process of building a yurt similar to putting together a massive piece of furniture from IKEA with simple to understand instructions and pre-made parts that come together with relative ease. Nicole and I were complete novices at the beginning of this build. We stumbled through every step of the construction process from plumbing and electrical, to framing walls with sheetrock and installing salvaged wood flooring. The yurt acted as our construction laboratory where we could experiment and learn many new skills that we'll carry into future build projects. Who might build a yurt? As a place of permanent residence, the yurt's ability to bring you close to the nature surrounding it means it is best suited for people who own large swaths of untouched land. However, you can also find yurts in an even wider variety of environments, used in a multitude of alternative ways— from backyard yoga and art studios to makeshift bars on the bottom of ski slopes. The A-to-Zach on building a modern yurt.

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