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Dream Design for Our Community
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Tierra Sagrada Dream Design

Property
Our ideal property could be 10 to 40 acres, sunny, good soil for organic gardening, trees, year round water, a main house and out buildings or existing structures, multi-unit zoning, and is located 1.5 - 3 hours from a larger city.

Most of our structures will be medium to small sized, using a combination of natural building techniques, recycled, natural, locally supplied building materials, and renewable energy. Some examples of building types might be one or a combination of: Passive Solar Cabin, Cobb &/or Straw-bale Buildings , Bamboo & Timber, Yurt, Adobe and/or Stone.

Solar Music Recording Studio
Soundproofed Workspace for sound design, music producers, and musicians.

Strawbale Rehearsal Studios
Soundproofed band/musician rehearsal space with instruments and PA.

Multi-Media Center / Offices
Workstations for Graphics, Website Design, Website Hosting, Photo & Video editing; Computer for Internet research and literary department.

Multi-Use / Conference Room / Dance Hall
Space for meetings, presentations, classes, workshops or dancing with hardwood floors, mirrored wall, small stage with lights and a PA.

Art Studio
Workspace for crafts such as: sewing, knitting, collage making, painting, sculpture, pottery, jewelry making, glass blowing, stained glass, etc.

Resident's Homes
Designs varying from individual to cluster design. These spaces will be low impact, blend in with the natural landscape as much as possible, and may have kitchenettes and small bathroom.

Guest / Client Lodging
Hostel, bed & breakfast, cabin rental, camping areas.

Spa/Bath House
Wooden Hot Tubs, sauna, cool water pool, private bath tubs & showers, small massage rooms, dressing area, exercise equipment, floor mats, indoor tropical plants & a waterfall, as well as a healing center.

Laundry Room

Shared Energy-Saver washer & dryer, sinks for hand washing, table for folding, and a laundry line.

Community Kitchen

Shared Commercial kitchen design with a large oven for baking, spacious food prep area, pantry, espresso machine, dining area, and a deck.

Canning Room/Herb Drying Area / Root Cellar
Supplement area to the kitchen used for canning & bottling, drying herbs, making tinctures, making wine and brewing beer.

Landscapes & Gardens
Portion of land untouched open space to protect habitat and native plants. Other areas used for various organic food gardens including: vegetables, edible flowers, fruit trees, berry bushes and vines, edible mushrooms, legumes, beans, grains, cooking herbs; composting, vermaculture, beekeeping, gray water system, bird feeders, garden sculptures, small spaces to sit and get inspired.

Tea House & Zen Garden
Small structure (with no electrical or plumbing) dedicated to the ancient art of tea drinking and quiet reflection.

Goddess Center
Structure designed with natural building techniques, in the shape of the Neolithic Temple Gigantica located in Malta, dedicated to the Divine Feminine, including: an art gallery, library, and a meditation/ Altar space.

Green House

Warm climate plants, plant starts including: native plants, and trees, and restoration starts; and flower cuttings.

Barn
Goat yard (milk, kefir & cheese), pig pen (compost help), chicken coop (eggs), horse stables, etc.

Workshop
Area for carpentry, cabinet-making, repairing and building instruments, and other wood craftwork.

Garage/Storage
Space for mechanical repairs, and a service area for Bio-Diesel vehicles.