A quick, visual post, sharing pictures of these inherently, necessarily practical; beautifully and intricately decorated earth houses in Burkina Faso:
Made from a mix of clay, soil, straw and cow dung, the mortar is layered to create walls thick enough to withstand both extreme heat and rain. What’s so immediately attractive are the intricate patterns: painted onto the walls with coloured mud and chalk, these give each hand-crafted house a unique character.
All pictures courtesy of Design Boom; see more pictures and text here
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What a lovely interesting post. A fabulous lesson in how to make a huge amount out of quite little. Thank you. Triciax
Hi Tricia, thank you. I appreciate you taking the time to write; I’m glad you enjoyed this post!
A fantastic post – and great photos too – what sort of camera do you use?
Such vivid designs.
Amazing – thanks for sharing!
Emma.
Hi Emma, Thank you! I wish I could take credit for the pictures, but this goes entirely to Design Boom (you can go to their site via a link on the post). I was intrigued and fascinated by these houses when I discovered them, and wanted to share them: I’m so glad you enjoyed it! FtDx