Jason Dash is the manager of Kindlehill’s building works. His has undertaken the daunting task of constructing and renovating a series of buildings that, if conventionally sourced, would cost way in excess of the available funds. Plus he is passionate, nigh obsessed, with keeping the building process as environmentally sustainable as possible. In short, he […]
Since his student days, Jamie, one of Kindlehill’s two architects, has been interested in sustainability in all it’s aspects. Design is fundamental, but there are considerations beyond the drawing board. A state-of-the-art solar passive house may be energy efficient though not be constructed from sustainable building materials. In his search for solutions, Jamie discovered the […]
Have you heard of the Ikea Effect”? It’s a term coined by a Harvard academic to describe the enhanced affection a person has for an object they made themselves, even if it is a wonky bookshelf from Ikea. At Kindlehill, the “Ikea effect” is in full flight, as the construction methods for the new buildings […]
Every Tuesday, Amy devotes a good part of the day to preparing a feast for Kindlehill’s wwoofers. Last week she made spinach pie and brownies. The week before it was mushroom lasagne and strawberry flan. This week pumpkin cannelloni with a tomato sauce and salad was on the menu followed by pear and apple crumble […]
Georgina leads the Window-making Group, one of four parents who have volunteered their time to create bespoke windows and French doors for the school. (If you want to admire their work so far check out the new windows in Kindy). Georgina is a fine wood maker with fourteen years experience crafting everything from high-end, sculptural […]
Kindlehill’s team of artisans bring an impressive array of skills to the building process, but perhaps the most eclectic craft belongs to Matt, who specializes in pre-medieval construction techniques. A native of Kent, he grew up surrounded by centuries old timber buildings, but thought little of them when he turned his professional attentions to mechanical […]
Rudolph Steiner was an architect, as well as a philosopher, scientist and social thinker. A quick glance at his major buildings – The First and Second Goetheanum and The Stuttgart Eurythmeum – show an abiding interest in geometric forms. Steiner contended that too many straight lines, flat planes and right angles, stifled the imagination and […]
Pippita and Lynne have set their own challenge. Over the holidays they sculpted a stairwell rail that evokes a twisting vine. Pippita came up with the idea after she heard that the garden between the spiral shell and original building will feature rainforest plants. The stairwell, at the lower end of this garden, with […]
The new verandah near the entrance is a beautiful creation, that provides shelter from sun and rain. Now that it is complete, the front garden has been tended to by the younger children.
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