Congratulations to our arkitrekkers for making Arkitrek Camp2 such an outstanding success. Their brief was to inspire water conservation practices on the stunning and isolated island of Mantanani. In practice this was to be an eye catching roof structure as the core component of a rainwater harvesting system. The roof/s will also provide bunk-bed style accommodation for the community tourism operation at Camp Mantanani. We reckon they achieved that, and then some... Beautiful Mantanani: Boat at anchor Arkitrek Camp2...

We can always come up with wonderful ideas for sustainable buildings but if the locals can’t build and maintain it then it’s not sustainable. Camps International are building a camp on Pulau Mantanani, a coral island off the northwest coast of Borneo. Their other two camps in Borneo, at Tinangol and Kipouvo were designed and built entirely by the local communities. This was possible because at Tinangol the camp (a traditional longhouse) was already built and at Kipouvo they wanted a homestay modeled on ‘standard’...