Over the past 10 years, Nigel Kermode on the Isle of Man has designed and built his art-deco-influenced house using hempcrete, made from the waste pith of the hemp plant stalk mixed with lime and water. A former art student … Continue reading →
This article describes simple, inexpensive way to make a recycled rainwater, solar-heated outdoor shower. Using materials found at a local hardware store, you first craft a rectangular rack to hold the shower head using 2x4s and 2x2s. Then screw eye … Continue reading →
Christopher Alexander, architect, academic and writer, died 17 March 2022; he was 85 years old. Christopher saw buildings and cities as living frameworks for human beings. He sought “to provide a complete working alternative to our present ideas about architecture, … Continue reading →
The Matter. Space. Soul restaurant pavilion in Bangladesh is minimal in that entire elements constituting the mass of the structure are stripped away. What remains is a beacon of extreme utility related to vernacular construction and materials. The restaurant owner … Continue reading →
Mud architecture in India has a rich history. Even today, more than 65 million of about 118 million houses in the country are made of mud. But this architecture is slowly being supplanted by concrete as the country progresses. A 47-year-old … Continue reading →
Sketch Design Studio designed and built this Mud House in Rajasthan to reference the multi-storeyed stepwells, which date back to the seventh century and are characterized by grids of crisscrossing diagonal staircases. The house combines rammed earth and stone walls … Continue reading →