
Guba
Permaculture Training Centre
“Less is only more where more is no good.”
- Frank Lloyd Wright
New tourist facilities for de Hoop Nature Reserve, (World Heritage Site) Western Cape.
The brief consists of 3 x 12 Bed lodges and a 1 x 40 Bed lodge with conference & restaurant facilities. The completely off-grid development includes Photovoltaic, Hot water Solar heating, Wind power, Biogas on-site sewage treatment & LED lighting. Additional green technologies being used are Sandbag Construction, Planted roofs, Stone Construction, Thatch Roofs, Natural Pools with Constructed Wetlands, Moon phase Harvested Timber & non-toxic natural materials & finishes.
Project Data:
Project Timeline:
2010
Status:
Complete - Nursery Structure
Un-buillt - Roadside stall, Reception,
Ablution water tower, Training centre
Project Type:
Permaculture Training Centre
Location:
Malkerns, Swaziland
Architect:
Andy Horn from
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