Ecological housing project, Auroville
-Ar. Ram Mohan Shastry
What is Natural Architecture?
Before that, lets try and understand,
What is a Natural Building?
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“It is ironic how in the 21st century, the strength of mud is questioned in construction, when the ground everybody walks on and builds on is soil, mud.” -Manu Gopalan
The practice of ancient and natural building techniques that are suppressed in the name of development are important to be brought back again.
Earth has always been the core of construction, both in the simplest and the most complex of ways. It has provided for the materials that we use in processes both ecological and otherwise. It is our duty towards the earth to be responsible and learn the ways of ecological development to make a difference in the impact we have as people living and sharing this earth.… READ MORE...
As a kid I have spent almost every vacation at my grandmother’s place. This house is in the farms where milk is got from cow every morning, vegetables from the farm, a little water pond close to the house and a lot of trees to play on.… READ MORE...
The foundations for the first 3 houses and their water tanks were completed last week.
A mix of cement, earth and rubble in the ratio 1:9:18 is rammed into the foundation trenches. For the houses, a layer of bigger rocks is laid on top of this mix and a slurry of cement and earth is poured to fill in the gaps.
Tetrapak cartons are used all over the world and increasingly so in India where the burgeoning middle class consumes ever more and ever more un-sustainably. The problem is that this complex material can’t be recycled and, therefore, ends up in landfill.… READ MORE...
The Summer School is finished and all the students have gone back to their places. However, our hands are still on work! Architect Sunmi, from Korea, and the interns are now working on the final details of the house… sketchings and more sketchings… Carry on, team!… READ MORE...
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With the office and dormitory almost done, we now have the gateway to the community on it’s way. Made using recycled wood from trees that fell during last year’s cyclone Thane and natural, raw wood. Yash, an art student, from Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore, volunteered to help us start in the building of this gate.… READ MORE...
Say hello to the two new interns of Sacred Groves!
Sneha and Shalini are both architecture students and they come from Calcuta and Bangalore. The girls will share their knowledge and creativity with us for 6 months ( at least…). This is just the beginning 🙂
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