Cork House

Eton, Berkshire, United Kingdom, Europe

Completed · Residential · Solid-Cork House · Temperate · 2019

A small house whose walls and corbelled roof are built almost entirely from solid expanded-cork blocks, dry-jointed without mortar or glue and standing in pure compression. The 1,268 blocks can be taken apart by hand and reused or composted at end of life, and the building stored more atmospheric carbon than its construction emitted. It was shortlisted for the 2019 RIBA Stirling Prize.

Innovation highlights

  • Load-bearing solid expanded-cork construction
  • Dry interlocking joints, no mortar or glue
  • Carbon-negative at completion
  • Designed for disassembly and biological reuse

Innovations in the catalogue

  • Load-Bearing Solid-Cork Block Construction
  • Dry Friction-Fit Jointing Without Mortar or Adhesive
  • Design for Disassembly Into Biological Nutrients
  • Carbon-Negative Construction
Client / Developer
Matthew Barnett Howland and Dido Milne (private)
Architect
Matthew Barnett Howland with Dido Milne and Oliver Wilton
Engineer
Arup
Type
Solid-cork house

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