Living

The farm buildings to keep the animals and to dry grass were situated on the outskirts of the village, forming a protective ring around the villagers’ houses within. These houses were dense and small but configured and built such that villagers could live and work collaboratively with each other. This system is now what we refer to as the concept of shared living.

The villagers lived socially and pragmatically and had to collectively respond to the shifting axes of both climate and natural resources. Houses were built from natural, local materials with efficient construction methods that were both cost-effective and provided shelter from the west coast climate. They cultivated the landscape sustainably allowing them to harvest the land and sea for generations.