Building a modern four-story mud villa in the forest tested every bit of strength and patience we had. Each level added weight, pressure, and new ways for small mistakes to become big problems.

Shibero Akatsa’s home in Kerarapon, an estate that is next to Nairobi’s Karen, does not look or feel like a house in an ...

This project blends modern mud house construction with traditional craftsmanship. Using time-honored tools, skilled artisans build the structure with natural mud, while a classic tile roof adds a ...