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BACK TO NATURE HOUSE AR+D
from As Found Houses
half-ruined state, with trees shooting up from the ground, the house seems to have been taken back to nature. Usually, when a dug-out is abandoned the earth falls in on itself. Over time, the pit of the courtyard closes with erosion and sandy soils swept in from the north. For this house, that process was abruptly halted, and the family’s daily routine now ensures a renewed productivity. With its earthen ground, garden and bamboo grove, the house inverts the organization of fields above and house below that has characterized life in this region for centuries.
