Finally a client (which has now become a very good friend of ours... in fact we have partnered in business see: www.2bgreen.co.za) with vision and the ideal project to practice many of our skills, technologies and ideas of "green grandeur" on...!
This is Eva Bali from eva bali architect (email: eva@ebarchitect.co.za -082 456 0896).
Eva Bali, from eva bali achitect (eva@ebarchitect.co.za), hesitant at first when we suggested we build rammed earth walls in her new home, which she was designing.
We half convinced her by the natural beauty and awesome thermal properties of Rammed Earth and all the other stunning benefits of this ancient technology making a come back in our modern times.
The final convincing she did herself, after I believe, the research she did in her own time.
Having trained in Germany as an architect, Eva was exposed to natural building as a student... and had now come full circle, back to reality and into her own home.
InSynch assisted her with some of the alternate technology we would want to incorporate into this self sustaining home, such as solar hot water, solar PV power, grey water recycling and black water recycling though a constructed wetland.
InSynch's construction crews were assembled, some had to be trained from scratch... but soon knitted into a hard working, highly skilled and motivated team.
Eva says; "Due to its thermal properties, the Rammed Earth wall wraps around the house to form part of the eastern face along the north elevation and around the western side. Large windows not only allow the low wintersun to shine deep into the living spaces and generate heat, but also open up the rooms to enjoy beautiful views".
Architecture by: Eva Bali - eva@ebarchitect.co.za 082 456 0896
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