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Whareuku Earth House Project
Whareuku, or Earth House, is a University of Auckland collective founded to create a low-cost earthen housing solution for rural Maori communities. By the end of 2007 the project had successfully acquired a building consent for the proposed earthen structure and began construction in March 2008.
The objective of the whareuku construction is to create a simple and affordable modular building system that local people can build from local materials, with minimal need to draw on outside expertise like professional engineers or architects.
Whareuku, or Earth House, is a University of Auckland collective founded to create a low-cost earthen housing solution for rural Maori communities. By the end of 2007 the project had successfully acquired a building consent for the proposed earthen structure and began construction in March 2008.
The objective of the whareuku construction is to create a simple and affordable modular building system that local people can build from local materials, with minimal need to draw on outside expertise like professional engineers or architects.