Natural Building Workshops
Clay, straw
and forgotten wisdom
Building as it was always meant to be
La Boutique Naturelle was built — and is still being built — with materials that have been used for thousands of years. Clay. Straw. Lime. Stone. Reclaimed wood from demolished buildings. Nothing was bought from a catalogue. Everything has a story.
In these workshops, you will work with your hands on the real house. You’ll learn to mix clay plaster, apply it to walls, understand how straw insulates, how lime breathes, how reclaimed materials can become something beautiful.
“Clay is a revelation”, Patrick often says. It doesn’t only plaster — it insulates, cleans the air, and keeps insects away. And it’s free, found everywhere. You learn to understand clay not by reading about it, but by looking, feeling, and working with it.
This is not a theoretical course. You leave with soil under your fingernails, a new way of seeing materials — and perhaps the beginning of a project of your own.
At La Boutique Naturelle, we share these old building techniques.
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Natural Building Workshop
Hands-on introduction to clay, straw, lime and reclaimed materials in a real working environment.
