![]() Recently, Geeli Mitti erected a Hobbit-style mud home under the guidance of French sculptor Brice Mathey, known for his dome-shaped sustainable structures. So you’ll find the structures in semi-urban and semi-rural areas,” says architect Malaksingh Gill, who has been practising eco-friendly architecture since 1999 and has worked on projects in Karjat, Palghar, Wardha and the outskirts of Pune where future owners helped build their living spaces. “These homes generally belong to people who are moving from an urban lifestyle to a more rural or sustainable one. They’re learning how to hand-sculpt elements of a home and, in certain cases, build and live in one too. Writers, firefighters, government servants, marketing executives, senior citizens, housewives, teachers and even children are getting their hands (and feet) dirty as they explore new ways to build homes. I would also like to explore how I can incorporate lime in the wall plasters.” “I plan to incorporate mud plaster in parts of my house. All it requires is knowledge and some practice,” says Rana, who plans to use these techniques at her 2BHK flat in Malad. “I realised that working with natural materials isn’t difficult. Rana was among 22 participants, architects and non-architects, who attended a workshop organised by the sustainable architecture firm Put Your Hands Together. ![]() ![]() ![]() Uttarakhand-based social enterprise Geeli Mitti holds workshops to teach people to build homes using natural materials, such as earth-filled jute bags. She learnt to identify different types of soil, figured out how to use lime in a mud plaster and covered a wall with it. This month, Mumbai-based digital marketing executive Nidhi Rana, 32, spent a week in Manali building a home out of natural materials. ![]()
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