• Architecture
    • Tiny Living
    • Treehouse
    • Hotels
  • Furniture
  • Interior
    • Bathroom
    • Kitchen
    • Lighting
  • Ideas
    • Home Decoration
    • Home Improvement
    • More Ideas
  • Lifestyle
    • Accessories
    • Appliances
    • Gardening
    • Food and Beverages
    • Outdoor
    • Smart Home
  • Pets
Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest creative news from HomeCrux about home, design and architecture.

What's Hot
This Spacious Tiny House With Balcony is a Dazzling Dwelling on Wheels
February 6, 2023
15 Clever Ways to Better Use Space Under the Stairs
February 5, 2023
Travel Version of Eight Sleep Pod Mattress in Works: Co-Founder Hints
February 5, 2023
Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest RSS
Homecrux
  • Architecture
    • Tiny Living
    • Treehouse
    • Hotels
  • Furniture
  • Interior
    • Bathroom
    • Kitchen
    • Lighting
  • Ideas
    • Home Decoration
    • Home Improvement
    • More Ideas
  • Lifestyle
    • Accessories
    • Appliances
    • Gardening
    • Food and Beverages
    • Outdoor
    • Smart Home
  • Pets
Facebook Instagram Pinterest YouTube
Homecrux
Home»Architecture»Dream home»This Cob House is as beautiful as its making

This Cob House is as beautiful as its making

Daniel TejBy Daniel TejFebruary 14, 2017No Comments3 Mins Read
Cob house cost
Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Email

The concept of constructing houses from mud is not new, as its been done since ages. We all have made houses as kids, creating little dwellings with mud. Cob houses are organic structures and they aren’t for everyone because they require willingness to think outside the box. A couple – Feile and Colin did exactly that, thinking outside the box, and creating a wonderful Cob House.

Architect Feile Butler and her carpenter husband Colin Ritchie spent three years sculpting their two-story abode made of mud, straw and timber. The couple embarked on this ambitious project after taking 10 days mud building course in 2005, and the following year they were up with a model of this beautiful curvy Cob House.

Eventually, Colin started working on the house in January 2008. By this time they had added two dogs and a child to their family. Feile, however had a romantic fantasy that she would help her husband in construction work with the baby strapped to her back. She got this idea from the pictures she had seen in some natural building books, which the kid had nothing to do with.

Couple had assumed that they might be ready to move into their lovely Cob Home by the time second junior entered this world, whose arrival was due in summer of 2010. So when the expected baby arrived, couple with their two children and two dogs were still waiting for the mud floor to dry. They waited and waited, but finally when their patience left them they rushed into their joy home, while the floor was still sticky.

About 80 % of the materials used to build this 130 sq. m Cob House in Co Sligo was salvaged. Since Feile is an architect and husband Colin a carpenter, so most of the work was done by them. Along with a gang of volunteers, leaping about on a mix of clay, sand and straw like a bunch of excited kids.

Entering the house almost feels like an embrace, with curved walls, shelves and lots of soft shapes without any hard corners. The wood used in door frames, windows stairs came from windfall trees. Colin had planned to give away his caravan for free but when nobody seemed interested to take it, he stripped it open and collected all its re-usable and recyclable components and used them in his new cob house.

Cob house by Feile Butler
Feile and Colin spent three years sculpting their Cob House
Cob house by Feile Butler
Cob house being constructed 
Cob house by Feile Butler
Interiors with curved walls
Cob house by Feile Butler
Bathroom of the home
Cob house by Feile Butler
Soft shaped shelves
Cob house by Feile Butler
Upper section of this Cob abode
Cob house by Feile Butler
The wood used in door frames, windows and stairs came from windfall trees
Cob house by Feile Butler & Colin Ritchie
Cob House by Feile Butler & Colin Ritchie

Cob home Cob house Cob house by Feile Butler Colin Ritchie Dream homes Dream houses Fairytale inspired Feile Butler Mud house Sligo Sligo cob house
Daniel Tej
  • Website

Daniel is a budding blogger who loves to put forward his ideas along with keeping you updated with new and interesting things in this world. Finding facts and presenting them in an interesting way is the best thing he likes about writing.

Related Posts
This Curvaceous House in Japan is Made of Wood and Clay
By Atish SharmaJune 28, 2022
By Harnessing Sun’s Energy, this Indian Physiotherapist is Healing the Earth
By Priya ChauhanJuly 23, 2019
Mud House with a Mahindra Jeep Roof Spotted in Ladakh
By Gaurav SoodDecember 20, 2018
Gaia is the World’s First 3D Printed Mud House
By Gaurav SoodOctober 11, 2018
Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.



About Us

Homecrux is an online magazine that advocates the authority of design. It allows readers to both discover and follow the most creative and interesting projects in the field of design, architecture and smart home technology.

With the aim of bringing creative and innovative designs from across the world to the fore, Homecrux believes in the power of design and the way it simplifies human lives.

Important Links

About Us
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Contact Us
Sitemap

Subscribe

To get the latest news from the world of design, architecture, and modern home decorating.

Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest RSS YouTube
© 2023 Homecrux | Powered by Flexinet Technologies

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.