Ngapuh Homestead is home to a working farmhouse and a comfortable community rest house. Life here is grounded in care for the land and a deep commitment to supporting the local Bidayuh community.
Your on site hosts, Jerome a Bidayuh permaculturist, and Charlotte a British trained architect, live and work on the land year round. Together they grow food, raise animals and lead design and build projects that celebrate natural building while creating lasting value for the community.
Join us. Stay. Learn. Create.
The community rest house is part of a grassroots effort to enrich village life through thoughtful ecotourism and hands on workshops that honour local crafts. Visitors are welcomed into this unique setting as active participants in a shared experience that supports and uplifts the community.
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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 now serves as adaptable blueprint for a kit homes, the layouts are available online for download, perfect for those interested in learning, designing and building their own sustainable and affordable homes.