The Natural House is an art & architecture project supporting sustainable building methods and inviting artists to creatively respond to theme of home and sustainability.

In 2007 we are introducing CBT (clay built technique) in England. CBT is modern, sustainable and carbon neutral technique of building houses / buildings using primary materials such as, clay, straw and water.

Photo by Wojciech Brzeski

The project has two phases:

Phase One: Education and Interpretation (Architecture Week 2007)
Phase Two: Building and Putting into Practice (2008)

Rammed Mud House at The Festival of Xtreme Building

The Festival of Extreme Building in Partnership with Ramboll Whitbybird are about to undertake an experiment in sustainable construction technology in Birmingham ...

The Wife’s Blogg!!!! (2)

Dear Heretics and Fruitcakes Well I have to say it’s amazing what things spring to your mind at the funniest times of the day or night as it’s now 11.55pm. Maccarinelli has just retained ...

Second Workshop

Coming up to the next workshop at Fox Hollies school, the shape of what the final work will be was taking better shape in my head. I'm planning to try to express ...

Work is Worship

Growing art and architecture together in the verdant landscape of the Natural House Project produces a Temple... This Hermitge at Compton Verney is now radiant and alive... wheat grains are sprouting ...

Greenprint

The first workshop I did with pupils at Fox Hollies school was designed to introduce the project: what I was doing there, and what that had to do with the ambitious changes ...

The Wife’s Blogg!!!! (1)

Dear Heretics and Fruitcakes Eight years ago I was a fishing widow! That is until the day I could smell rotting mackeral upstairs and had been assured by nearest and dearest that ...

Ideal Home (4)

On Sunday 24th June I created the final print! I have really enjoyed this opportunity to work in an experimental way to create piece of work that I wouldn't normally produce. I ...