ARB Architect specialising in naturally built homes

About SAWA

ARB-registered architect, Edward Dale-Harris, since 2018, specialises in contemporary naturally built residential projects, working on new build homes, extensions, retrofits and tiny houses. Working closely with natural materials such as hempcrete, lime, stone, clay, cob, straw and timber. With a growing network of ecologically and socially mindful consultants and builders in the region. Integrating on and off grid Regenerative systems for living, Solar ASHP, ecological drainage systems, willow beds and compost loos. Ed is based near Builth Wells, Powys, frequently visiting Herefordshire, and the Welsh Borders towns. Taking on projects for all RIBA Stages: Concept, Planning Applications, Buildings Regs, Construction and In-use. Working with budgets typically of £50k and upwards. Do get in touch for some initial advice.

SAWA Showreel

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Socially

We respond to our individual and collective responsibility.

We collaborate with farmers, builders, teachers and professionals alike.

We learn by engaging local people in the creative process.

We work with communities, and aim to represent their developmental needs.

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Active

We are proactive: we create work, when we don’t have it.

We volunteer our skills to projects we believe in.

We have a critical eye that looks for architectural enhancements.

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Workshops

We designers and builders.

We like to learn, experiment and research to constantly improve.

We are always running workshops to share the empowering knowledge.

We love to get our hands dirty!

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Architecture

We hold highly our ‘duty of care’ in all that we do.

We see architecture as the perfection of navigating our time space reality.

Did you know!? 

Sawa in Swahili, spoken widely in Rwanda and East Africa, means ‘good / okay / right’.