2023-06-27 08:30:18
Even in the heat of Delhi, can anyone live without fan and AC? Yes, but only in ‘Van Bhoj’ made of clay!
As you walk up to the entrance of the forest feast, you will find a door made of wood to enter. This is not a designed modern gate; Rather an ordinary girl has been used as a gate here. As soon as you enter inside, there is a view of greenery all around. And the path passing through this mini forest leads to a two-storey mud house.
This is the specialty of this house located in Faridabad area of Delhi-NCR! This mud house is built in very simple and natural ways and has been running like this for years. But it is not at all simple in qualities. There are many such things here, seeing and experiencing which you will find yourself very close to nature and understand the importance of sustainable living.
Despite being in the city, this house situated in the middle of the forests was built about 27 years ago by the famous architect duo – Revathi and Vasant Kamath. Earlier there used to be a mining mine, after its closure, this 1.25 acres of land had become completely barren. But the Kamath couple reclaimed it and built a 2,000 square feet eco-friendly home here using local materials like stone, wood and mud. forest feast
This house is today known as Van Bhoj and people come from different places to see it.
This unique house made of sustainable materials takes you to the world of nature
About 80 percent local ingredients have been used to make it. Soil, wood, Badarpur sand, stone and all other construction materials have been taken from around this house.
Just as in the olden days most of the houses were made of mud, in the same way mud has been mainly used in Van Bhoj. From time to time the floors and walls are plastered with wet mud, husk and cow dung. That is, this house, despite being near the capital Delhi, gives a village experience, pure and indigenous!
Van Bhoj features indigenous flora and fauna, as these are best suited to the weather and climatic conditions of the region and also provide home and food to many birds and animals.
This house is surrounded by animals, birds and plants
Surrounded by many Peepal, Neem, Lemon trees, this house is designed in such a way that the morning and evening sun rays come directly inside and every room gets natural light. Be it dawn or dusk, a different form of this house is seen in every hour of the day.
Stays friendly in all seasons!
All the time this wonderful house echoes with the sounds of animals and birds. Rarely seen in the city, creatures like Neelkanth, Squirrels, Butterflies, Parrots and Peacocks can be easily seen here. The best view of the greenery outside from the big glass windows present in the house is going to fascinate everyone. Grass roof in the forest feast!
Due to clay and sustainable materials, Van Bhoj remains cool in summer even without fan-AC and keeps the household warm in winter. Moreover, the layer of green grass on the roof of the house helps in regulating the temperature and keeps the house cool from inside.
Van Bhoj: An example of sustainability
There are three ponds in the premises of the house itself for rain water harvesting. With their help, rain water is collected and used for many purposes. Arrangements made for rain water harvesting and water waste management in Van Bhoj
In addition, the waste water coming out of two bathrooms and one kitchen of the house is used for proper purposes with the help of anaerobic bacteria and the trees and plants of the forest are irrigated with clean water. Van Bhoj runs on the principles of solar cooker, composting and water conservation.
You can also come here and spend the whole day and have a close look at this mud house and the surrounding natural scenery. To maintain the decency, beauty and sustainability of the house, the guests who come here cannot stay at night, but to visit the forest feast throughout the day and to taste the pure and organic hymns here, you can book it on ecoplore.com can do.
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