Laufás turf house in eyjafjörður in north iceland is one of the bigger turf houses.
Iceland grass roofed houses.
Bustarfell turf house in east iceland.
Skogar is a splendidly put together farm cluster on the south coast but is also so.
The first icelandic turf houses generally had a foundation made of flat stones whereupon a wooden frame was built which had to hold the weight of the turf.
In most countries this sod is used for gardening but in iceland it can be a traditional architectural feature too.
Amazing turf houses you can visit today keldur in south iceland.
Icelandic turf houses were the product of a difficult climate offering superior insulation compared to buildings solely made of wood or stone and the relative difficulty in obtaining other construction materials in sufficient quantities.
Pkdm arkitektar for example modernized the concept of a traditional turf home with its 20 grass roofed bhm vacation cottages in southwest iceland which have front row seats to the aurora.
Turf also known as sod is a material consisting of grass on top of soil.
Oak was the preferred timber for building norse halls in scandinavia but native birch had to serve as the primary framing material on the remote island.
Laufás turf house in north iceland.
A turf house is a house build with earth with a roof that consists of turf and grass.
Turf houses are essentially grass roofed houses.
It s flexible so can be rolled up like wallpaper.
Keldur is the oldest turf house in iceland and is beautifully.
Here you will find the original.
30 of iceland was forested when it was settled mostly with birch.
Skogar the turfhouse at skogafoss.