This project is in collaboration with Smokey House Center’s textile lab that researches animal and plant fibres including hemp and wool. This project required ten homes, three different layouts, all under 150 sq.ft. The residents of these homes are data researchers, students, architects and material researchers. The homes are built using wild clay, yellow birchwood treated with juniper, hempwool insulation and screw pile foundation, sourced all on site and within Vermont. The houses are built using wood joinery and steel screws. The interior of each home consists of a minimal built-in furniture design to maximize space. The exterior includes gardens with indigo, used for dyeing textiles. 

The education and research center of this project experiments with the implementation of textiles in architecture. The education center includes research labs to experiment with natural materials and gain information on these materials which can be used for data collection. 

An artifical intelligence model was built using data collection of these textiles to create a webpage which identifies and provides information on these materials, including the R- Value and classification of each material. I beleive open access to information on natural materials enables architects and designers to have a source for alternative and sustainable materials for their designs, leading to a sustainable construction process overall.