Though the outcome was a functioning home, the project’s greater value lay in its role as a series of built experiments — testing the limits and opportunities of vernacular, low-tech construction, both for the team involved and the wider community.
The Poured Earth gave the compressive strength required for a two storey building- a feat nowadays more often found with concrete buildings.
Handmade House on the opening night where the village came to celebrate completion. The double heighted space was filled with furniture and ideas of everyone involved in the build.