1. groundhouse a ‘glass and mass’ passive solar home from rammed earth
   

2. light house with rooms facing the sun
   

3. open house with opening south face onto the land
   

4. recycled house using salvaged and remade materials
   

5. eco house harvesting energy and rain and returning wastewater to the land
   

Welcome to our website, originally launched to update people with photos from the ongoing build.  As a part of the 2009 Grand Designs series in the UK (www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tFJa2aHgN4), Groundhouse has sparked a lot in interest.

We have come along way and we are very grateful to all those who have helped with their resources, time and enthusiasm, both on this build and previous projects in the UK.  We are also grateful to Kevin McCloud and everyone at Talkback for their enthusiasm.   

 

Daren Howarth and Adi Nortje