Explore real Hemp Structures across Australia and NZ — homes, extensions, studios, and outbuildings. Browsing completed and in-progress projects is one of the best ways to get inspired and see what a hemp build involves.
The Buckley North hemp house is a Swiss-inspired hempcrete home on 65 hectares near Geelong. Built in two stages with Southern Hemp installing hempcrete using French, then Australian hurd, it shows what hempcrete can do for comfort and country living.
Buckley North Hemp House: Swiss-Inspired Hempcrete Living Near Geelong Read More »
Hemp design innovation and awards in Australia and Holland are telling the same story. In Eindhoven, Museum Vonk wraps a public building in hempcrete. In Australia, Living Canvas won a 2026 Good Design Award for prefabricated hempcrete panels. Here’s why.
In Kangaroo Valley, a contemporary hempcrete barn house replaces an ageing brick veneer home. Passive solar planning, an exposed timber frame and a clever roof solution to a 5.5-metre height limit deliver barn character and winter comfort.
Hempcrete Barn House in Kangaroo Valley: A Warm, Low-Energy Build Read More »
Envirotecture’s new Ultimo studio proves a commercial fitout can be low-waste and beautiful. Off-form hempcrete, recycled timber, secondhand glass and denim insulation combine in a heritage warehouse — a working case study in sustainable design.
Sustainable office fitout by Envirotecture, Video and Article Read More »
The result is the Hazo Hempcrete House, a two-storey, cast-in-situ hempcrete home that earned a commendation at the BDAA National Awards and is now opening its doors as part of Sustainable House Day 2026 on Sunday 17 May.
House visit. From Fire Zone to Forever Home: Inside the Hazo Hempcrete House Read More »
Tucked away on acreage just outside Castlemaine, Open Field House is the kind of place that makes you rethink what a home can be. Eight bedrooms, built to Passive House standards, and wrapped in hempcrete, but it’s not just the specs. It’s how it feels.
17 May Sustainable House Day Open Field House Muckleford Vic Read More »
Famously described by The New York Times as “the poster boy of zero-waste living,” his work has consistently challenged how we consume, build and inhabit space. Bakker has long argued that waste is not inevitable, but a design flaw.
Joost Bakker to Headline iHemp NSW Webinar on Regenerative Building with Hemp Read More »
Innovation in hemp building rarely comes from laboratories. It usually happens on building sites, where experienced builders refine methods to make hemp construction faster, safer, and easier to deliver.
How Crank Formwork and Hempcrete Blocks Are Advancing Hemp Building Read More »
Felix Andrews built a tiny hemp-lime hut for just $11,000. It’s not a gimmick. It’s not a “look at me” eco experiment. It’s a practical, comfortable…
A Lime Sublime Hemp Hut Read More »
The Narara Ecovillage Hemp Homes Video Series documents real, lived-in sustainable homes within one of Australia’s most established intentional communities.
Narara Ecovillage Hemp Homes Video Series Read More »
On the South Coast of New South Wales, where bushland meets the sea and the scars of the 2019 Black Summer fires are still visible, a quiet but powerful rebuilding story is unfolding.
Building Back Better: A Hempcrete Home Designed for Fire, Comfort, and the Future Read More »
The Vittoria Hemp House Build is now well underway, and the first three videos from site give a clear, grounded look at what hempcrete construction actually involves, not theory, not hype, but real people, real weather, real work. Filmed in Vittoria, just outside Bathurst in regional New South Wales, these videos capture the early stages
Vittoria Hemp House Build: Inside the First Three Videos Read More »
