The rice farmers house
The increasing tourism is putting pressure on the fields of Bali. As a result of poor living and the high land price, farmers are being tempted to sell their rice fields to developers and the low income and the stigma of the dirty uneducated farmer keep a whole generation of young Balinese away from rice cultivation. My project suggests that by joining these two worlds in an environment where the tourism is learning how to live as a rice farmer and why it is so important to Bali, the respect and status as a rice farmer can go up and in the same time the younger generation is getting a connection to the outer world while they are working at the rice field. My project consists of a house with as little impact on the environment as possible and bungalows where tourists can rent rooms and get educated about rice farming and also taking part of the work that is being done at the fields.
