We have designed a community center for a village in Indonesia, based on the needs and the resources of the members involved.
RETREAT CENTRE
This dome integrates principles of Permaculture and Bioarchitecture to optimize the health and wellness of the given community. The centre is off-the-grid with all the necessary amenities, including a vermicompost system, whose blackwater then irrigates fruit trees through a subterranean irrigation.
MULTI-USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
There are many ways in which our waste water can be used and reused. Our team is proficient in installing a variety of greywater systems, so that every time you wash your hands, take a shower or run the washing machine, you can feel positive as you are also feeding your landscape. To those who like to walk the extra step, we also set up systems where the greywater is used to flush your toilet!
NETPOSITIVE HOUSING CONCEPT
Following the latest fires that ravaged parts of California, we decided to design a home that is ideal for this climate, while being resistant to both earthquakes and wildfires. The materials used to build the house are natural, non-toxic and in conformity with building codes. All sustainable systems have been added to the home design in order to achieve self-sufficiency.
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Rainwater harvesting has been practiced ever since the first human settlements. There are now a multitude of techniques at our disposal, depending on the location, situation and resources available.
In this case, the system was designed to provide a multifamily housing development in Los Angeles with enough rainwater to automatically irrigate their native landscape throughout the year.
As major cities keep on expanding while their hydric resources are running low, these types of projects need to become the norm!
Resilient Homestead
In order to be fully autonomous energetically, we build solar systems that include electrical production and storage. The capacity of the system is adapted to the needs of the client. In this case, the powerwall was also designed to be mobile.
We had the pleasure to design and build a self-sufficient center for orphans in Cameroon. During the process, local workers were trained and have since carried out their own projects using the techniques learnt.
WATER WISE LANDSCAPING
Bioswales provide a simple regenerative solution to turn parkways into reservoirs, harvesting stormwater runoff to feed plants and recharge groundwater. Rohan Guyot-Sutherland managed the construction of several of these channels for the River Project.
DISASTER RELIEF
As part of the Minga Valpo collective, we rebuilt houses, botanical gardens and community spaces for the victims of the fire that ravaged Valparaiso, Chile, in 2014.
DISASTER RELIEF
Following landslides in the Atacama region of Chile, we intervened to help victims of the tragedy. Based on their most urgent needs we built two dry composting toilets and a botanical cell that reuses kitchen water to grow food.
We plan to build a school for Masai children and housing for their teachers in Endulen, a remote Masai village in the Ngorongoro Reservation, Tanzania.
We have designed a community center for a village in Indonesia, based on the needs and the resources of the members involved.