Sustainable Mountain Architecture, Hariyo Ghar

         Hariyo Ghar – a decent house for farmers


  • Hariyo Ghar is a sustainable house designed by reusable and locally available materials. 

  • It was prepared for the Gardeners of ICIMOD.

  • It will protect the gardeners during cold rainy days and has a private space for changing, adequate storage for their tools and their own pantry. 

  • For this house they’ve re-used existing clay tiles for the roof and the pine timber planks for exterior wall texture.

  • For thermal insulation rows of up-cycled bottles are assembled inside the walls.

  • The double corner window in the South West lets the afternoon sun into the house and lights up the beautifully crafted bamboo mats. 

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Exterior walls of pine Interior woven walls

Sustainable Mountain Architecture:

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  • Sustainable Mountain Architecture is a non profit initiative firm that focuses on sustainable design and improving building methods especially in the mountains.

  • It was founded in 2013 at Kathmandu by Anne Fenestra. It is  Nepal based team with national and international members.

  • believes in architecture that is rooted to its locality in terms of climate, materials, skills and culture.

  • SMA has been able to successfully create 21 buildings, 8 pavilions, 6 interiors, 6 landscapes and 5 exhibitions.

  • Some of their popular projects are Transitional home, Red panda conservation center, ICIMOD headquarter landscape.


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