Hemp House @ Narara Ecovillage
A family home in the new Ecovillage development in Narara on the Central Coast of NSW. Sitting within a bushfire prone zone and owned by a climate activist, this house exceeds the strict environmental design codes chosen by the community. With a focus on natural, low impact materials, and a compact size to minimize its footprint, the house focuses on the available views over a food production garden to the valley beyond.
Hemp house, permaculture food garden, tiny home in ecovillage community
Large eave overhangs above hemp external walls
A lush and productive food garden
Exposed hemcrete on the external walls
A comfortable, low-chemical interior
Low VOC, chemical-free, healthy interior with natural light and passive heating/cooling
Hemp house in Narara Ecovillage was published in the June 2021 edition of Sanctuary magazine: https://renew.org.au/sanctuary-magazine/house-profiles/hemp-hemp-hooray/
Photography by Lucid Vision and Geoff Cameron