The Dragon: Cobbed Bench and Rehabilitation of Earthen Floors and Existing Earthen Benches
Natural Building
The Project
Where:
Freeport, Trinidad
When:
August 2024
Methods:
Cob
Plastering
Creation of a cob bench using recycled and repurposed materials that was cobbed using a mix of clay, sand and rice straw to form an earthen bench.
Rehabilitation of a damaged earthen floor and replastering of a base coat for a final plaster on existing benches.
Meet The Team
Project Details
Installation of an earthen bench using recycled materails to create seating in bamboo gazebo with a self supporting roof system. The tyres were stragetically placed and packed with glass bottles and covered in layers of cob to form the shape of a bench.
Students made a cob mix that was used as a base coat plaster to exisitng cob benches in preparation for a final plaster or wash.
Water damage to earthen floors from leaks in roof caused floors to erode over time, students made a cob mix that was compacted onto the floor and brought to level creating a floor that is entierly made of natural materials.
