From Vision to Blueprint: Design Your Self-Heating, Self-Cooling Eco Home

Ready to move from dreaming to drawing your own sustainable sanctuary? Bio-Veda 2D > 3D BioTecture Draft & Build Class on BrightU is an immersive journey into Bio-Architecture, where you will learn to design and draft a professional, buildable blueprint for a self-regulating "Wautillarium" home, perfectly adapted for a cold climate.

Fusing the organic genius of Antoni Gaudi, the simplicity of CalEarth, and the radical sustainability of Earthship BioTecture, this course equips you with the thinking and the tools to turn your vision into a concrete plan. Bio-Veda 2D > 3D BioTecture Draft & Build Class is being streamed at no cost on BrightU starting on November 22, 12 PM EST and will continue to stream until December 02, 12 PM EST.

Why This Course is Unique

While our campus offers foundational workshops in Solar Home Design Principles and Advanced Passive Solar Design, the Bio-Veda draft and build class is a specialized, hands-on design lab.

We bridge the gap between theory and practical application, focusing specifically on the drafting and modeling skills needed for curvilinear, earth-integrated structures. You won't just learn principles—you'll apply them by drawing a real, buildable home.

Course Overview: A Three-Part Journey

THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS: During the free stream, we ground your design in real-world science and 15 years of hands-on building experience. Explore biological eco-design, biomimicry, the strength of catenary geometry, basic thermodynamics, and our exclusive new Vastu module.

2D PENCIL DRAFTING: Master the fundamentals. Using just graph paper, a compass, and a ruler, you will develop a complete set of sketches: top-down plans, side elevations, front views, and cross-sections. This crucial step ensures you can visualize your home from every angle before a single pixel is placed.

3D CAD MODELING: Bring your design to life! We will model the same "Wautillarium" design in the professional, intuitive software Rhino 3D (a free 3-month license is provided). You will master drawing complex elements including:

• Earthbag and tire walls
• Vaulted roofs and superadobe domes
• Glazing with frames and cylindrical brickwork
• Integrated wetlands and spiral showers
• Earthen berms

By the end of this course, you will have a professional set of blueprints ready for building authorities and the construction site. Check out the full episode guide below so you can plot your viewing schedule:

November 22 - Day 1: Foundations of BioTecture: Building Homes That Breathe

Day 1 is dedicated to establishing the core theoretical principles of Bio-Architecture and the Wautillarium concept. You will build a foundational understanding of the evolution, mechanics, and timeless design rules needed to create stable, natural homes.

What you will learn from this episode:

• Study the evolution and core mechanics of the next-generation Earthship hybrid, the Wautillarium.
• Learn essential BioTecture principles, including structural buttressing and safe distances between openings.
• Explore the properties of natural building materials to ensure your creations are durable and nurturing.
• Complete a small assignment to reinforce the day's lessons and solidify your understanding.

November 23 - Day 2: From AI to Earth: Drawing the Home You Can Build

For Day 2 of our Bio-Veda draft and build class, discover the boundless creativity of AI and the precise, foundational skills of architectural drafting. This episode explores how multi-dimensional AI models act as versatile keys, unlocking surreal visual effects by translating detailed descriptions into reality.

What you will learn from this episode:

• Unlock the potential of multi-dimensional AI models to extract specific, complex visual elements for creative projects.
• Animate static images by using detailed descriptions to guide AI in generating surreal effects and transformations.
• Draw the foundational top-view plan of a home, as this is the primary drawing from which all other views are developed.
• Learn how to slice the home design through the center to create a detailed section view, a powerful skill for bringing a 2D design into a 3D understanding.

November 24 - Day 3: The Living Blueprint – From CalEarth to 3D Reality

This session introduces 2D elevation drawings as a powerful decision-making tool, focusing on how to visualize the relationships between planting materials, structures, and your home's architecture to create a cohesive and aesthetic property design.

What you will learn from this episode:

• Study professional CalEarth blueprints to understand foundational design principles.
• Draw front, side, and cross-section elevations to bring depth and dimension to your home vision.
• Apply passive solar design principles to strategically plan for natural light, temperature, and energy efficiency.
• Construct organic architectural forms, learning the practical method for bending and installing timber arches.

November 25 - Day 4: From Paper to Pixels – Designing Your Home in 3D CAD

In this episode, we transition from 2D paper sketches to constructing your design in a professional 3D CAD environment. This critical step moves you beyond conceptual AI-generated images and into the realm of creating precise, buildable blueprints. You will learn to use real-world materials and standard component sizes, ensuring your design is not only beautiful but also practical and constructible.

What you will learn from this episode:

• Construct the foundational elements of your design, including the greenhouse, by starting from a top-plan view and building upwards into a full 3D model.
• Utilize the Rhino 3D software to draw detailed components like walls, the reactor, and the sauna, learning a professional tool used in real-world architecture.
• Apply practical knowledge by designing with standard, purchasable material sizes, such as fitting a greenhouse cover to a 6-meter sheet, ensuring buildability and cost-effectiveness.
• Access bonus vault content to learn advanced techniques, like finishing a roof structure, which provides additional context and skills for completing your entire home design.

November 26 - Day 5: Designing the Sacred Geometry Earthship (From Vault Modelling to Solar-Ready Structures)

Day 5 shifts from the theoretical principles of solar energy to the practical, hands-on electrical skills essential for integrating a power system into your Earthship design. Mastering these foundational techniques is a critical step toward making your self-sufficient structure a reality.

What you will learn from this episode:

• Understand the core safety protocols before handling any electrical components.
• Identify the different types of wires and their specific uses in a low-voltage system.
• Practice the precise technique of stripping wire sheathing without damaging the conductive core.
• Connect stripped wires securely to terminals, ensuring efficient and safe energy flow.

November 27 - Day 6: Digital Design to Living Bio-Shelter Modelling Domes, Glass Facades & Earth Berms

Day 6 of the Bio-Veda 2D > 3D BioTecture Draft & Build Class focuses on advancing the digital modeling of an Earthship-inspired Bio-Shelter and bridging the gap between virtual design and real-world construction.

What you will learn from this episode:

• Discover how to PhotoRead the core concepts of a future being shaped by innovative design and technology.
• Model key structural components, including geometrical glazing for glass facades, entrance domes, and earthen berms using 3D CAD software.
• Install practical construction knowledge by learning how to source and fit second-hand, triple-insulated glass, as demonstrated in a real Hobbit Vault Build.
• Master hands-on 3D techniques through five focused lessons that deepen your understanding of solar-passive Bio-Shelter design.

November 28 - Day 7: Mastering Organic Design in 3D From Spiral Showers to Solar Alignment

On Day 7, transition from foundational concepts to mastering advanced 3D modeling techniques essential for organic architecture. This segment focuses on applying these skills to complex, real-world structures, reinforcing your learning through hands-on video tutorials that guide you in creating detailed architectural components.

What you will learn from this episode:

• Master the creation of iconic organic structures, including a spiral shower and a tensile shade awning.
• Discover the process of merging unclosed surfaces to achieve smooth, professional-grade finishes in your 3D models.
• Learn the principles of solar orientation to naturally optimize light and temperature in a building design.
• Apply your advanced drafting skills by following along with video tutorials to complete the geometric dome and other complex assignments.

November 29 - Day 8: Building Our Future: From Concept to Community

Today's session bridges the gap between our architectural designs and the tangible realization of our community vision. This episode explores how the detailed plans you are creating form the foundation for an innovative project focused on community building, infrastructure development, and providing homes for those in need.

• Learn how the principles of Bio-Architecture directly serve larger goals of sustainable community building and infrastructure.
• Explore the future pathways for this knowledge, including potential educational collaborations to expand your reach.
• Discover the resources available at bioveda.co and their YouTube channel for deeper insights into this holistic initiative.

November 30 - Replay of Days 1–4

December 01 - Replay of Days 5–8

Ready to transform your eco-home vision from a 2D sketch into a buildable 3D reality? The Bio-Veda 2D > 3D BioTecture Draft & Build Class is your ultimate journey to master the principles of self-heating, solar-passive bio-architecture. Unlike standard workshops, this comprehensive training fuses hands-on design theory with practical 2D drafting and intuitive 3D modeling in Rhino, guided by 15 years of real-world building experience.

You'll not only learn to create professional, code-ready blueprints for your unique climate but also gain the confidence to build your own affordable, income-generating eco-sanctuary. Stop dreaming and start drawing. Your journey to a self-built, sustainable future begins now.