Clear As Mud
Since his student days, Jamie, one of Kindlehill’s two architects, has been interested in sustainability in all it’s aspects. Design is fundamental, but there are considerations beyond the drawing board.…
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Hand made with love
Have you heard of the Ikea Effect”? It’s a term coined by a Harvard academic to describe the enhanced affection a person has for an object they made themselves, even…
Soul Kitchen
Every Tuesday, Amy devotes a good part of the day to preparing a feast for Kindlehill’s wwoofers. Last week she made spinach pie and brownies. The week before it was…
Blessed are the Windowmakers
Georgina leads the Window-making Group, one of four parents who have volunteered their time to create bespoke windows and French doors for the school. (If you want to admire their…
The Modern and the Pre-Medieval
Kindlehill’s team of artisans bring an impressive array of skills to the building process, but perhaps the most eclectic craft belongs to Matt, who specializes in pre-medieval construction techniques. A…
Artisans at Work
Rudolph Steiner was an architect, as well as a philosopher, scientist and social thinker. A quick glance at his major buildings – The First and Second Goetheanum and The Stuttgart…
Divine Challenge
Pippita and Lynne have set their own challenge. Over the holidays they sculpted a stairwell rail that evokes a twisting vine. Pippita came up with the idea after she…
Kindlehill verandah and front garden
The new verandah near the entrance is a beautiful creation, that provides shelter from sun and rain. Now that it is complete, the front garden has been tended to by…
Recycle Reuse Reimagine
The large quantities of concrete used in the construction of the new performance space may seem to run contrary to the school’s commitment to use materials with a low embodied…