This photograph captures a guided tour of the side gardens, covered in wood chips instead of concrete. Wood chips were chosen because they provide much better water drainage than concrete, which leads to water run-off. (Wood chips also nourish the soil and insulate it at night and in the winter.) In the background, large windows peer into the house’s reception area, and the large solar collector sits at an angle along the side of the house.
There is significant generational diversity within this picture; the presenter at the center of the crowd appears to be of middle age. At the center of the picture, there are many young people or students clustered under the eaves by the door. At the bottom left, there are also many older people. The photograph suggests, then, how the Integral Urban House attracted people from all generations to learn about its mission and the experiment undertaken there.
