{"id":22988,"date":"2019-03-29T14:56:14","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T13:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=22988"},"modified":"2020-05-22T14:41:53","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T12:41:53","slug":"stone-house-croatia-fairytale-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/stone-house-croatia-fairytale-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Stone-house in Croatia, Fairytale of a Land that reborns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some children dream to become a good doctor or an astronaut, someone wants to get married or to travel the world. Vilson dreamed to build a stone house, where he could live in total connection with nature. He got the chance to realize what he wanted, after working and travelling a lot. He made it by creating a sustainable and comfortable place. Join us and let’s discover his story.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Once upon a time – well, truly, just 8 years ago – there was a land left out in the cold. And there was a boy, named Vilson, traveller, hotel-industry expert, nature lover. And it was love at the first sight. Do you want to know what happened then and how this eco-story<\/strong> began? We tell you about it.<\/p>\n

\"Entrance<\/p>\n

How it all began<\/h2>\n

Vilson Bratovic had a dream<\/strong>: building a stone house<\/strong> which was self-sufficient<\/strong> and sustainable<\/strong>, similar to the one that he saw on a newspaper when he was just a young boy. He cut the picture out and brought it with him in all of his travels. Eight years ago, his dad was trying to sell this huge land – about 10 thousand square meters – in Croatia<\/strong>, but nobody seemed interested. So Vilson decided to take care of the property and to catch the opportunity of fulfilling the dream of a lifetime<\/strong>. The first step was a tribute to his family tradition, and especially to his grandfather. He planted 365 olive trees<\/strong>, the perfect number to produce enough oil but without any external aid. He still heal the trees with his own hands.<\/p>\n

And then, with a little help from a couple of friends, he started to build his off-grid mansion.<\/p>\n

Building a dream\u2026<\/h2>\n

Stone by stone, Olive Garden Paljka<\/strong><\/a> started to take shape. Vilson recovers boulders in the ground and he cut them to the right size. He buys the missing one from a pit. The choice of material is not casual: everything in his property must be environmental friendly<\/strong>. Stone is also a natural<\/strong> insulating material<\/b>: the temperature remains around 21\/25 degrees, even when it reaches almost 40 degrees outside. The house has a surface of 41 square meters, and it’s perfect for two.<\/p>\n

\"Aerial<\/p>\n

The wooden<\/strong> roof is sloping; doors are made of wood as well. Vilson builds a flue pipe and a tank<\/strong> for rainwater collection, which contains up to 32 thousand liters. Electricity is produced by a photovoltaic system<\/strong>: another choice would have been impossible with 2500 hours of sunshine per year. The system has 1 Kw<\/strong> of power and it is designed to work up to 7 days without sunlight. It employs the best regulators and batteries on the market, there are LED lights and the small appliances are class A+++.<\/p>\n

Warm water\u00a0<\/strong>is produced by a solar thermal pump that made up 150 liters for more than 6 months a year. The other months you can use a gas boiler.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0leitmotiv\u00a0<\/em>of Vilson’s project is easy: living off-grid<\/strong><\/a> without harming the environment. But he made his ideal real in today’s world. To “unwind” and live in a responsible and eco-friendly<\/strong> way doesn’t mean pretending to be back a century. Olive Garden Paljka has modern appliances, Vilson has a smartphone… Modernity and technology don’t make us careless about what we have around. How we decide to use these tools makes the difference.<\/p>\n

\u2026And living it<\/h2>\n
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Let’s step in. Immediately on the left, there’s the bathroom door. And then there’s the open space<\/strong>, which makes feel welcomed and pampered. The kitchen is made of Slovenian and Croatian wood. The dominant element is a beautiful sink, created with local stone<\/strong> by a friend of Vilson.<\/p>\n\n\t\t