What is a Yurt?

With the portability of a Yurt the mongolians created an empire and in which the nomadic people of central asia still live.  

Interestingly in Ulaan Bataar, the capital of Mongolia, the city has Yurts throughout the city – it truely has stood the test of time.  See here to have a closer look, all the round white circles being Yurts.. pan back to see the city as a whole.  Doesn’t look very attractive on Google Maps, but inside, each one is decorated in a uniquely interesting way, it is their home and they decorate it as such.

A structure that uses ancient maths: Pythagoras and Pi.  It has many variants and is very flexible in its application.  It offers amazing protection from the elements coupled with a unique ambience.   Their uses range from class rooms to houses, workshops to sumptious bedrooms.  Yurts can be joined together to create en-suites, second bedrooms, extra living rooms.  We are moving away from the ‘nomadic’ aspect of the structure but many people choose these as their homes because they just work.

Being made of natural materials it has a very comforting feel whilst being robust it creates a feeling of great security and when fitted a with woodburning stove and all the trimmings, transcends camping!

You can gaze through the crown into the heavens.. star gaze and let the atmosphere of the evening filter in without the cold.

There are so many varieties of yurt; ranging from the ultra modern with steel rope and timber straight from the lathe to traditional – with coppiced wood steam bent, still in the round and so retaining all it natural strength. There are many traditional shapes, the most commonly used is a design from Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan or Kazakhstan – ours included.