LIVING within a sculpture
The builder of this rammed earth house in Oratia, West Auckland, calls it a ‘sculpture of cast sandstone’ because of the warm, light colouring of the earthen walls. It is far from a mud house, more an ode to classic, Apollonian form and fuelled by an interest and love of aesthetics and the philosophy of space.
Every earth builder is blessed by the opportunity to reflect on and manifest their internal landscapes and spaces into one of the greatest forms of sculpture: living sculpture no less. From the magic of humble
