Marking on Earth for cob foundation
Two natural colours were used for the grid as well as for the curved wall of cob foundation. For the basic grid points we used red mud and for curves we used lime powder.
Thannal cob homes for Thannal Workers
While designing Thannal cob homes for Thannal workers we kept this Growing tree as our center point in our design composition, so the whole structure started growing around this tree and our drain.
who am i mud hut
Who am I mud house has a loft made of bamboo and a small kitchen. West wall has an art work using broken tiles and bottles. This side is also carved using chisel.
Summer in Mud Hut
Summer started in Thiruvannamalai, our growing trees started giving shades. Especially our mud structure is really cool inside. Our beloved friend Shihab Kader, a photographer visited us
Land Art in Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
As a request from others after 3 years we all thought of putting this land art in this blog.We named this sculpture “Giri Vannakam”, means bow to a mountain, Arunachala
Earth Architecture in Tiruvannamalai
Construction photos of mud house . Children really enjoyed working with mud, as well as making sculptures. Earth architecture is really a healing process.
Finishing using coconut leaf
This hut roof and walls has been covered using coconut leaf. All the parts of coconut tree are useful, so it is called “the tree which provides the necessities of life”
Bamboo hut in Tiruvannamalai
Whole idea was to start a small bamboo hut.But we decided to make a strong hut with a loft (here in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu they call it Parni for a loft).