India has a rich tradition in mud architecture and millions of people still live in houses made of mud. Yet, as one would expect in the 21st century, there is a growing trend of people preferring and living in concrete houses.?
However, there are people who can easily live a luxurious life, but instead, choose to lead a sustainable lifestyle. Mahesh Krishnan, for one, certainly desired the latter.?
Krishnan, a Bengaluru native,?constructed a mud house?on the outskirts of the city, all within 125 days and using just Rs 18,500.?
Having worked in the hospitality sector for about 19 years with giants like Le Meridien and Taj Gateway, one would think he would desire a concrete, luxurious house, to live the rest of his life, but he wanted to lead a sustainable lifestyle.
After quitting his job, Krishnan started learning basic life skills like natural farming and natural building attending workshops and watching several YouTube videos.?
He learnt how to build a house using natural items like mud, dung, stones, husk, palm leaves, and more.
The 300 square feet house, located in Chamarajanagar, Bengaluru, has been constructed entirely by Krishnan. He used local materials to make a space with adobe, wattle & daub walls.
The house is frequented by several visitors who are curious to build similar homes.?
Mahesh Krishnan isn't the only one who has given up the luxurious life for a mud home.?
A Bengaluru couple - Vani Kannan and her husband Balaji - moved to India in 2018 after living in England for the past 28 years. And, that's when they decided to build an eco-friendly sustainable house.??
In 2020, when they began house hunting in Bengaluru, the skyrocketing prices of apartments shocked them.?
“This is when we came across a Bengaluru firm Mahijaa that?has been building sustainable homes for over a decade?and reached out to them for our home too,” says Vani.??
The couple says they found the ideal start — a 2,400 sq ft property and an architect who was willing to sync sustainability with their idea of a dream home.??
Now, the?couple stands proud of the mud home they have created.
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