Fengzhong 風中之星

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Taoyuan Property Visit

Perimeter green barrier of camphor trees, cassava, and natives
Looking toward the southwest corner of the property
View of adjacent plot with family company structure
Northwest perimeter
Rocks and rubbish
Tammy, Zhongren, Jianhong
Pond in the south corner
Talking with the property owner
Collecting road surface runoff
Itinerant garden-farming

Tammy and Philip are invited to consult on a homestead design project.

Walk back from vegan cuisine restaurant
Walking roots
Property owner and her friends
Philip helps get a flower off the Yulan tree 玉蘭.

Visit with Natural Builders 風中之星

Workshop in covered hoop house
Stars in the Wind entrance
Workshop area
Zhongren cuts wood with a large self-made CNC machine
Lots of machinery



sculpted oven




Wood shavings saved to make light bricks
Comparing weight, density, structure of different earthen bricks
Brick made with yellowish clay and rice straw
Various kinds of bricks
Samples of bricks
Clay from Taidong 台東
Discussing various combination of earthen building materials

Sink basin and counter made from old sewing machine
Inside of house looking toward front door
Looking out of the house to the kitchen area
another inside shot
Skylights
Talking about cooperation
Stove heater
Cordwood wall
Corner near front door