Historic England Films
Looking at earth buildings and talking to builders about maintenance, repair and conservation.
Project Lead: Tom Morton
2021-2023, UK
The richness of the material Jeffrey is looking at for our project with Historic England is multi-dimensional. There are the materials themselves, the dynamics of clay, earth, fibres, stone and wood which are doing so many different things, from structures to fine finishes via hybrid composite walls and framing. Then there is the elements of design for domestic, commercial and agricultural use, the robustness of the detailing for the varied needs of the buildings. And then there is time, how these buildings have been used, maintained, repaired, altered, retrofitted, upgraded across centuries.
Cob cottage
Cob repair
“Style isn’t everything, neither are materials, but together they can always be creative...”
The Historic England website has more on the project background
The photos page on the EBUKI facebook page has more images
Relevant EBUKI links:
Watch this space on YouTube for the release of the films…
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Approach to care of buildings made using traditional earth materials not easily viewable or documented
Training work in this skills sector has been lost due to Covid
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Transfer the knowledge, skills and materials of existing trainers into a comprehensive yet concise series of 10 short films
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Funding from Historic England
Team of videographers and specialists
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Inception & research, expert interviews, storyboarding, shoot planning, filming content, editing and voiceover
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10 finished open-source short films released on HE website and EBUKI YouTube
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Owners of buildings made with traditional earth materials will have a freely accessible resource to learn how to take care of their buildings and where to go for more information and advice.
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Views of the films, volume of interaction with building-owners
Applications for further training