Children of Warmond build with Clay

Children of Warmond build Clay Houses

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May 31 1997 a festival was held on the Village Square of Warmond in front of the Old Town Hall and the Gallery "De Pomp". This was organized by the Foundation Kali Mata Ki Jai! Netherland.
As part of the festival children made clay houses.

The ingredients for the building feast was moist clay blocs in two colors, red and yellow, and willow branches and ropes.

This price winning model house shows a megalithic building appearance as a result of cutting the slabs of the clay blocs. Her key object for a living environment seems to be the swing.

Another price winning project was molded and decorated with patterns through overlap of forms of different colors. On the rooftop the frame structure remains exposed.

But most innovative and original in form and imaging is the following awarded project with sloping walls that create overhangs.

This very homey structure has a detailed window with bars and a person behind the window.
The maker insists this to be a model of a prison.

The one that should be awarded for perseverance is the son of an architect. Meticulously he builds up the frame and fills it with clay.

This complex is the result of a family effort with the helping hand of mother and a little girl. It is certainly the most idyllic environment with animals in the yard and a well. A swing is included in the setup.

This house is build around a well. It has a roof like a pointed hat with a wide flap to protect the walls against the rain.

Photographer architect Enno Wiersma takes the pictures of the work of his pupils. This last 4 pictures by Kali Mata.

The maker of this beautiful and very detailed house kept it wet for weeks until the competition. Others of the school project saw their work crack and fall to pieces.

Looking at the houses created by children has an "Other Worldly" character. It may give us another view of the world.

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