Month: September 2021

  • 1 Bedroomed, 2 Bedroomed, 4 Bedroomed Earthbag houses, Ruai, Nairobi, Kenya

    , 1, 2, 4 bedroomed earthbag houses, Ruai, Nairobi. Design by www.a4architect.com

    The extreme left side above is the 4 bedroomed house unit. The front door is to the living room. The 2 domes contain 4 bedrooms, each dome has one bedroom on the ground level and the other on the dome attic level.

    In the middle is the 2 bedroomed unit. It has a dome that houses a bedroom in the ground level and another in the dome attic level.

    On the extreme right side is the 1 bedroomed unit. It has a dome that houses the living room and kitchen and the bedroom is on the dome attic level.

    Architect Francis Gichuhi Kamau.

    gichuhi@aarchitect.com

    0721410684

  • Steel Prices , Nairobi.

    3×3 3mm 6500

    4×4 3mm 9500

    2×2 3mm 2250.

    Chicken wire 1400

    2×2 2mm 2300

    Mabati colour 3m 1500

    Cement kes 550 per bag

  • Earthbag Training Workshop in Kenya.

    Earthbag technology is a form of natural building where soil is filled in bags and stacked up together to form a building wall. The soil can be stacked up to form a dome where the wall also serves as a roof.

    a4architect.com organizes trainings on how to self build with the earthbag technology. Training center is located between Matasia and Kiserian as shown in the map below.

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    Earthbag technology is environment conscious.

    The a4architect.com earthbag training workshops a a good way for recreation, be it for family, corporate or Government and NGO employees.

    The workshops help to enhance bonding and also the training gained can be used commercially to build self homes or as a business whereby graduates can be earthbag home builders in their societies.

    Earthbag training workshops are a fun way of learning while at the same time entertaining.

    The workshop training includes theory and history of earthbag technology, various earthbag technology walling styles, finishes, 2 level construction methods with stairs and earthbag indoor and outdoor furniture.

    To book for the workshop, contact the below.

    Architect Francis Gichuhi Kamau.

    0721410684

    gichuhi@a4architect.com