We designed the house around what we had. On the path to greater self-sufficiency.

In an area of Ngatimoti, four neighbours who share green values in their lifestyles are about to open their properties to the public. Labor of love: The Laufkotters’ home in Ngatimoti was constructed from 80 percent straw and 20 percent clay over a two-year period. Sixteen years ago, Peter and Mechthild Laufkotter decided their seaside …

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