One of a Kind: Bidayuh Bridge, Design and Build Course, Borneo 2025

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Charlotte Chambers, TERATAI Design Studio, Affordable architecture Bali,

Ngapuh Homestead, Community Rest House

Ngapuh Homestead

Ngapuh Homestead is home to a working farmhouse and a comfortable community rest house.

Your on site hosts, Jerome (Lelem), a Bidayuh permaculturist, and Charlotte (Lottie), a British trained architect, live and work year round at their self built Red River Farmhouse. Together they grow food, raise animals and lead design and build projects that celebrate natural building.

Life here is grounded in care for the land and a commitment to supporting the local Bidayuh community.

Join us. Stay. Learn. Create.

HOMESTEAD

WORKSHOPS

BUILDS

Community Rest House

The Rest House is a community non profit initiative and a grassroots effort to enrich village life through thoughtful ecotourism and workshops that celebrate local crafts and skills. Visitors are welcomed into this unique setting as active participants in a shared experience that sustains and uplifts the community.

VIST

"In today's bustling world it’s easy to overlook our humble origins as hunter gatherers and the profound adaptability ingrained in humanity."

- Three Drops of Rice Wine

Find out about our Red River Farmhouse design and built story here:

CHAMBERS FOUNDATION

Red River Farmhouse

The farmhouse on site was designed using the latest architectural design tools. Inspired by the Bidayuh kampong style, this modular timber home is easy to build, with an open plan layout, rooted in both tradition and innovation.

The design stands as a testament to resourcefulness and the beauty of affordable, sustainable natural building. It serves as a adaptable blueprint for kit homes, the layouts are available online for download, perfect for those interested in designing and building their own home.

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