A laboratory
in the open air.
Where nature is the apparatus, the delta is the dataset, and every guest is invited to contribute observation.
We exist to prototype the next hundred years of ecological living — and to publish every blueprint, recipe and failure as a free gift to anyone who will use it.
Six questions we are living inside.
Each domain runs as an open studio. Hover any card to enter the working file.
Sustainable living
Slow-life protocols, low-impact rituals and metrics for a post-extractive household.
Eco construction
Mycelium brick, rammed earth, woven bamboo — load-tested in real cabins, not whitepapers.
Water systems
Constructed wetlands, blackwater loops, rain harvesting calibrated to monsoon delta cycles.
Organic agriculture
42 heritage rice varieties, biodynamic rotation, mycorrhizal soil rebuilding.
Renewable energy
Hybrid solar + micro-hydro + biogas, integrated invisibly into vernacular forms.
Circular economy
Zero-waste kitchen flows, hyacinth-to-textile pipelines, open-source process documentation.
The lab log, live.
A continuous record of what is currently being tested in the field. Updated weekly. Every dataset, blueprint and source file is downloadable from our open archive — no signups, no paywalls.
Mycelium load-bearing brick
Live · Month 18+42% compressive strengthHyacinth → breathable textile
Open source · 20241.2 t invasive biomass / yrSolar adobe roof tile
Prototype · 202511 kWh/m² · invisible PVWetland blackwater loop
Field trial98.6% pathogen removalBamboo carbon sequestration
Annual census−118 tCO₂e / hectareLake biodiversity index
Citizen science214 species logged
Borders dissolve in shared soil.
Thirty-one universities, NGOs and design studios share the lab. Each year, eight resident researchers join us for three-month field stays — stipend, room and full lab access provided.
The lab is porous.
Every finding flows back into the villages, schools and farms that surround us.
Open seed bank
Free heritage rice and vegetable seeds for any farmer in the delta — over 4,800 packets distributed.
Village water mapping
Co-designed clean-water systems for 11 neighbouring villages, built with local masons.
Builders' school
Six-week residency teaching low-cost earth construction to young rural builders.
Open archive
Every blueprint, recipe and dataset published under Creative Commons. No patents, ever.
Learn with your hands.
Earth-block masonry
5 days · with Marina Tabassum studioBio-material lab
Weekend · mycelium, hyacinth, juteWetland engineering
3 days · field installation includedOff-grid energy primer
2 days · solar + biogas systems
