The Brief
Demonstrating how to make cob and how to make a cob oven with the Meadow Orchard volunteers.
Client
Meadow Orchard Project
The Outputs
- Created an additional reason for new people to visit the site.
- Creating a new activity to entice new and existing members
- Encourage more people to get involved with the building of the community centre
- Feed volunteers to the garden and to the building teams
- Fundraise at open days and special events
We ran a series of workshops on cob building including:
How to make clay mortars – instead of using cement
How to make natural renders – instead of using harmful gypsum
Best practice on making cob for different construction purposes
How to harness and maximise the heat storing properties of clay by using natural and recycled insulants such as recycled bottles, straw and sawdust
More Projects
the drawing shed
- Courses
- Ovens
First Hand Experiences
- Courses
- Events
Surrey Docks Sculpted Wall
- Courses
- Renders
- Roofs
- Sculpted Structures
Lauriston School Waste Bench
- Courses
- Renders
- Roofs
- Sculpted Structures
The Brief
Community Centre 25m2 hybrid cob and straw bale build single story structure with reciprocal roof located in a meadow in north London. Cob in the Community were engaged to manage the cob building and rammed earth tyre stem wall aspects of this build.
Client
Meadow Orchard Project
The Outputs
The community participants, and the site benefited from deep participation in the design, creation of materials build of the community centre. The choice of natural materials – in the case of cob sourced directly from the foundations dug for the building itself, were supportive of protecting this space – a rare, beautiful meadow.
- Engaged wider community to engage with the space and with low impact natural recycled materials.
- Targeted specific community users including those with special needs (referrals).
- Over 270 people learned how to make cob, how to build with cob and take part in making their community centre.
- Promoted and gave talks about the build at London ‘eco/green’ fairs.
We ran a series of workshops on cob building including:
Mud and mindfulness
Mud and music
Family build days
Youth volunteering days
How to make rammed earth tires with an expert from Brighton Permaculture
More Projects
the drawing shed
- Courses
- Ovens
First Hand Experiences
- Courses
- Events
Surrey Docks Sculpted Wall
- Courses
- Renders
- Roofs
- Sculpted Structures
Lauriston School Waste Bench
- Courses
- Renders
- Roofs
- Sculpted Structures