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AKUTUN

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Commenced:	01/10/2008
Submitted:	21/03/2011
Last updated:	07/10/2015
Location:	San Andres de las Sierras, Tornquist, Pcia. Buenos Aires, AR
Climate zone:	Mediterranean

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AKUTUN

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Residential, Community, Demonstration, Permaculture Local Group/Transition Town/Permablitz

Project Summary

El proyecto se desarrolla en un predio de 2.200 metros cuadrados ubicados en un loteo aún sin urbanizar en la zona de la Ventania. Se propone instalar un espacio habitable para el hombre con mínimas perturbaciones al ecosistema del lugar, propiciando un contacto cotidiano con los ciclos de la naturaleza, como fuente fundamental de conocimiento y crecimiento de la humanidad.

Project Description

Luego de delimitar el terreno, comenzamos a pensar forestacion del lugar, a fin de que los árboles seleccionados brinden proteccion de los vientos, y tambien futuro alimento. La seleccion de las especies es una tarea compleja, que aun la seguimos llevando adelante. Dado que se trata de una zona de pastizal, no hay especies nativas que prosperen formando montes o bosques, y se requiere la intervencion humana para ello. Entre las primeras especies plantadas prosperaron cipreses que delimitan uno de los bordes. Actualmente estan desarrollandose unas 60 unidades, entre cipreses, kiris, paraisos, sauces, ciruelos, nogales, acacias, fresnos y ceibos.

La única construccion que nos brinda abrigo es un octogono realizado en piedra del lugar de unos 50 metros cuadrados, con un sector de servicios (provision de agua y excretas). El sistema elegido para las excretas humanas es el baño seco, con excelentes resultados evaluados luego de más de un año de uso.

El calentamiento del agua para uso humano se realiza a traves de un termotante solar.

Hemos iniciado una incipiente huerta, donde ya estamos cosechando hierbas (oregano, perejil, menta), ajos. cebollas y calabazas.

Estamos felices de haber llegado hasta aquí, y esperamos seguir avanzando en el proyecto junto con los compañeros y compañeras de la comarca que nos visitan, nos apoyan y comparten nuestros sueños. Y estamos especialmente felices de la llegada de Tierra Martinez y Bety, que junto a sus hijas apostaron a sembrar semillas permaculturales en estos maravillosos lares.

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