Architecture

          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.    Exterior walls of pine Interior woven walls Sustainable Mountain Architecture: 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