The materials he used in the home are wood, stone, straw and a sod roof. The heat comes from a fireplace and it uses solar panels for power. A big portion of the materials were scavenged and refurbished. The end result is not some run-down shack but a very creative elegant and in fact magical dwelling.
Amazingly, it didn’t take Simon years of experience or planning to construct this home. He actually had none. He’s no architect, no carpenter or an engineer. Simon started this whole thing from zero , he told the Daily Mail: “Being your own have-a-go architect is a lot of fun and allows you to create and enjoy something which is part of yourself and the land rather than, at worst, a mass-produced box designed for maximum profit and the convenience of the construction industry.”
Using only natural materials means that the corporations don’t receive more funds and the carcinogenic cocktail of poisons in modern buildings is gone.
A charming home that looks like a very fine hobbit home.