Green Dream House
& community garden at Mount Zion Chapel
3rd generation prototype - site specific art installation - designed & built in Bonymaen
Experimental architecture built from simple, low-cost materials. Its plant-like shape attracts interest and encourages dialogue. The bamboo structure is spiky, geodesic, and visually striking; printed joints connect spars of various lengths and are easy for the community to assemble. The artist aims to provide space and stimulation to engage local residents in revitalising Bonymaen’s green spaces, while using the symbolic installation as a focal point for discussions and raising awareness about climate change and future resilience. The structure has gained popularity.
In June and July 2025, Artstation partners with Swansea University Social Sciences to run a series of workshops in Bonymaen. Participants are paid to take part in these interdisciplinary discussions, which look 15 years ahead at their perspectives on wellbeing, law, food, energy, and housing needs. By engaging communities in this way, the teams act as catalysts, blending community ideas and voices that influence academic research, policymaking, and government efforts, fostering systemic change necessary to confront global environmental challenges faced by the community.
The images below show the development of the Green Dream House.
The lower images depict how the polytunnel-style cover evolved, transforming the structure into a prototype greenhouse—an outdoor space for activities. The second prototype uses CAD modelling to produce 3D-printed corn-starch joints, resulting in stronger PET3 recycled plastic joints, keeping the design eco-friendly and improving durability.
There is a community garden with flowers and vegetables by Anne Hayes and volunteers.

Prototype PETG joints and test the waterproof membrane.
The CAD-designed joints below are printed from natural maize by Oliver Landau Williams of Printotype Ltd. The improved prototype joints replace the original handmade joints, enhancing the structure's geometry so it can be assembled and disassembled without instructions. Templating of the polythene skin is another part of the experimental prototype process; the idea is to find a manufacturer after wind and rain loading testing has been completed.
The Green Dream House is a branded and original product from Bonymaen.








Thanks to Dave Edwards, Ewan Coombs, Chris Coppock, Anne Hayes and Chris Lewis who and have helped build the Community Dream House and the community garden.