This document describes an eco-village housing solution for rural communities. It includes sustainable houses that operate off the grid using local resources like grasses, reeds, timber and sunlight. The eco-village has facilities like a waste recycling center, communal laundry, organic gardens, grey water storage, and solar power for lighting and hot water. The houses are designed to be cool and pest-free using local building materials and open wall designs. Support is also provided through domestic and agricultural kits that help residents be self-sufficient.

1. Eco-Village Housing
Options Using Local
Roofing Materials
Giving Dignity to the
People

2. What is a Eco-Village
• A sustainable housing solution for rural communities
• A house that operates off the grid and using local
resources- grasses, reeds, timber and sun light
• A house designed for local conditions to be cool
and free of mosquito infestation

3. Eco-Village Site Plan

4. What does a Eco-Village
have in it?
• Waste recycling facility
• Communal enviro laundry
• 100m 2 organic garden
• Grey water storage system
• Solar house lighting (12v)
• Solar path lights
• Solar Geysers
• Also available DC appliances 12v- fridge, TV, radio, etc)

5. Structure Using Light
Steel Frames

6. Interior Plan

7. High Pitch IBR Roof

8. Low Pitch IBR Roof

9. Eco-Village Open Plan
Version using Reed Roof

10. Open Plan Designs

11. Interior Design for Open
Plan House (40 m2)

12. Front View

13. What does the house
Include?
• Block house of 40 m 2
• 10 Watt Solar lighting system with 3 LED lights
• Has open gauzed walls in rooms for cooling and
Mosquito proofing

14. What does the Recycling
Centre look like?
• 50 m 2 shelter with
concrete floor
• All waste is collected in
trolleys and deposited
here
• Separated and non
recyclable remove to
landfill
• Recyclables are stored
in large PP bags and
sold for revenue

15. What does the Enviro
Laundry look like?
• 50 m 2 shelter with
concrete floor
• 12x basin for cloths
washing
• Solar hot water geyser
• Washing lines
• Grey water harvesting
into tank and used in
the gardens

16. What does the
Permaculture Gardens
look like?
• 100 m 2 garden area
• Uses all the phosphate
rich grey water from
ablutions
• Fruit trees, vegetables,
herbs all organically
grown
• Traditional crops and
Medicinal plants

17. Energy System
• All houses are fitted with
off-grid solar PV lighting
systems which cater for 2
lights and cell charger
(12v)
• Alternative larger systems
exist for basic appliances
• Solar street lights are also
supplied for evening
movement (12v)
• Solar water heaters used
on all ablutions (LP)

18. Support Domestic Kits
Available
• Basic needs for a house
off grid:-
• Water purification unit
• Solar cooker
• Gel stove
• S/s cutlery and crockery

19. Support Agri. Support
Kits Available
• The pack caters for the
planting of food gardens
and includes :-
o Mini garden fork
o Mini garden spade
o Bowsaw 300mm
o Machete
o Hoe head
o 20l water carry bag
o Foldaway barrel for water storage
(200L)
o Combo pliers /hammer
o PVC Twine (roll 20m)
o Assorted vegetable seeds
o Nitrosol- 200ml (organic fert)
o Insecticide organic
o Training manual permaculture
o Carry bag for all tools and
equipment

20. Conclusion
• This eco-village caters
for a comfortable and
humane housing
solution.
• It addresses the basic
needs of people with a
off the grid system.