Rancho Mastatal the Hankey House

The Hankey House.
Project data
Type Alternative building
Bamboo construction
Cobb construction
Wattle and daub construction
Authors Rob Hankey
Location Costa Rica
Status Deployed
Years
Cost USD 15000

The Hankey House at Rancho Mastatal was designed by Rob Hankey and utilized various natural building techniques in its design including post and beam construction, cob, wattle and daub, and bamboo construction. It was built in 2005 by local and volunteer labor, and it took about one year to complete. The total cost was approximately USD $15,000.

Gallery

The gallery below shows various components of the Hankey House.

  • Hankey House Components
  • Cob front wall with wattle and daub side wall. The side with the tree is wattle and daub.
    Cob front wall with wattle and daub side wall. The side with the tree is wattle and daub.
  • Inside view of cob wall.
    Inside view of cob wall.
  • Transparent corrugated plastic roofing material lets light through during the day.
    Transparent corrugated plastic roofing material lets light through during the day.
  • Bamboo rail posts.
    Bamboo rail posts.
  • Bamboo roofing spacer.
    Bamboo roofing spacer.
  • Broken tile sink.
    Broken tile sink.
  • Bamboo walls and roof and timber branch supports.
    Bamboo walls and roof and timber branch supports.
  • Another view of the front wall and a side wall.
    Another view of the front wall and a side wall.
  • Wooden furniture.
    Wooden furniture.
  • Broken tile artwork.
    Broken tile artwork.
Page data
Authors Dominick Triola, Justine Cook
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Organizations Rancho Mastatal
Cite as Dominick Triola, Justine Cook (2014–2025). "Rancho Mastatal the Hankey House". Appropedia. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
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