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-# Roundhouses+This topic is part of [[gt:buildings|Buildings & construction]]. 
 +====== Roundhouses ======
  
  
-![](https://www.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/roundhouses.jpg)+![](wiki:roundhouses.jpg)
  
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-## What are roundhouses?+===== What are roundhouses? =====
  
 Roundhouses are cylindrical - a common building shape that has popped up independently in many cultures and in many parts of the world throughout history. A circle would have been the most popular building footprint on the planet at one time - think [[wp>mud hut]]s, [[yurt:yurts]], [[tipi:tipis]] (ish), [[wp>igloo]], [[wp>wigwam]]s (OK, they're both domes), as well as [[wp>hogan]]s, [[wp>crannog]]s, [[wp>trullo]], [[wp>palloza]]s, [[wp>rondavel]]s, [[wp>clochan]]s and [[wp>broch]]s. Roundhouses are cylindrical - a common building shape that has popped up independently in many cultures and in many parts of the world throughout history. A circle would have been the most popular building footprint on the planet at one time - think [[wp>mud hut]]s, [[yurt:yurts]], [[tipi:tipis]] (ish), [[wp>igloo]], [[wp>wigwam]]s (OK, they're both domes), as well as [[wp>hogan]]s, [[wp>crannog]]s, [[wp>trullo]], [[wp>palloza]]s, [[wp>rondavel]]s, [[wp>clochan]]s and [[wp>broch]]s.
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- +===== What are the benefits of roundhouses? =====
-## What are the benefits of roundhouses?+
  
 - The reason they appeared so often in history is possibly practical - a cylindrical shape is one of the easiest ways to make things stand up - try it with twigs. - The reason they appeared so often in history is possibly practical - a cylindrical shape is one of the easiest ways to make things stand up - try it with twigs.
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-![](round4.jpeg)+![](https://www.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/roundhouses-charlie-1.jpg)
  
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-About to remove the 'Charlie stick' from a reciprocal frame roof  +//About to remove the 'Charlie stick' from a reciprocal frame roof  
 (Wholewoods roundhouse in London). (Wholewoods roundhouse in London).
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-## What can I do?+===== What can I do? =====
  
 Attend a course and read books (especially Tony Wrench's _Building a Low-impact Roundhouse_) to learn how to do it yourself, or hire a specialist to build one for you. If you're going to build yourself, you can choose from various walling materials (see above), and they can potentially be more than one storey. Here are some tips for foundations and reciprocal frame roofs. Attend a course and read books (especially Tony Wrench's _Building a Low-impact Roundhouse_) to learn how to do it yourself, or hire a specialist to build one for you. If you're going to build yourself, you can choose from various walling materials (see above), and they can potentially be more than one storey. Here are some tips for foundations and reciprocal frame roofs.
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-## Further resources+===== Forum ===== 
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 +This topic belongs to the section [[gt:buildings|Buildings & construction]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/buildings). 
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 +===== Further resources =====
  
 - ['That Roundhouse'](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/posts/3k-eco-home-attitude-building-codes-regulations-interview-tony-wrench) - the story of Tony Wrench's roundhouse and his battle with the planners in Pembrokeshire. - ['That Roundhouse'](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/posts/3k-eco-home-attitude-building-codes-regulations-interview-tony-wrench) - the story of Tony Wrench's roundhouse and his battle with the planners in Pembrokeshire.
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-## Specialist curators of this topic+===== Related topics ===== 
 + 
 +- [[buil:building|Low-impact building]] 
 +- [[plan:planning|Planning permission]] 
 +- [[rwtf:Round wood timber framing]] 
 +- [[tipi:Tipis]] 
 +- [[yurt:Yurts|Yurts/gers]] 
 +- [[geod:Geodesic domes]] 
 +- [[chsw:chainsaws|Chainsaws]] 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
  
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