Crow Homestead

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Crow Homestead is a smallholding in the soft rolling green hills of the beautiful Cotswolds region of Central England. We raise goats & chickens and we grow various hardy perennials. We live in a recently built 1000 sq ft high tech one-bedroom eco house. We designed the house and project managed the build. The house is a conversion of a modern metal agricultural barn. An experimental WikiHouse build method was used - where the house components were computer-cut off-site. The build involved the assembly of thousands of Lego-kit style components. The frame was built in three days, and we moved in about three months later. The design includes substantial thermal & acoustic insulation. A fridge sized air source heat pump provides warm air heating & the hot water. We are NOT off-grid. The house style is industrial chic - with all the services (water, air, electrictity) visibly mounted on the walls internally. The place is a bit like a submarine engine room ... but it suits us!