Rooted presence.
Quiet strength.

Ardhom is an Indian materials company making building products from the earth.

We work with red laterite earth, pressed and cured into materials for homes, resorts and projects across India. Our first product is Kemp.

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Est. Mangalore, India

Our first product

Kemp, premium interlocking mud blocks by Ardhom.

2017Pressing earth blocks since
80+Projects built
5,00,000+Blocks pressed (est.)

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HomeHoldsThe Day

Every home
A terracotta earth-block courtyard in bright sun

Kemp by Ardhom · Interlocking earth blocks

begins at a door

Walls you can touch, feel and hear. Made from the ground a home stands on.

Made in Mangalore

From one yard, to homes across India.

Kemp is pressed and cured on India's south-west coast, then dispatched by the load to sites anywhere in the country.

Rooted.
Cool.
Honest.

Three things every
Kemp wall should be

An agave in a clay pot against a sunlit terracotta wall
01

Rooted

Pressed from red laterite earth and cured slowly, the way walls in this land have stood for generations.

A shaded terracotta terrace with a plunge pool
02

Cool

Dense earth walls take in the heat of the day slowly, so rooms stay calmer into the afternoon.

A facade of rotated earth blocks forming a diamond pattern
03

Honest

Nothing to hide behind. The wall you build is the wall you live with.

Two interlocking earth blocks locked together Red soil falling through a sieve Rows of blocks curing in a sunlit yard Hands placing a block on a wall

Our approach

Earth before cement

The mix is mostly sieved laterite soil, stabilised with a small share of cement. Not the other way round.

Engineered to interlock

A tongue on top, a groove below. Courses align themselves, so walls rise straighter with only a thin bond.

Material intelligence

Soil is checked and sieved, pressed into a dense block, then cured slowly in shade before it leaves the yard.

Detail as discipline

Corners, ends and openings get their own blocks, so the finished wall needs no patching and no plaster to hide behind.

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The Kemp range

Three blocks · Every wall

Named after kempu, the red earth of India's south-west coast. Each block is shaped to lock into the others, for straight, sturdy walls that can stay exposed. Open a block to see its full specifications.

Kemp wall blockExplore block

Wall block

K-0112 × 8 × 5 in · Outer and load-bearing walls
Kemp partition blockExplore block

Partition block

K-0212 × 6 × 5 in · Inner partition walls
Kemp half block beside a full blockExplore block

Half block

K-03Half-length · Corners, ends, openings
A stack of Kemp blocks in a sunlit yard

See it in your hand first.

Ask for a sample block, wherever you are in India. Prices on request, delivery quoted by the load.

Request a sample block Plan your build Technical brief

Why Kemp

A wall that needs nothing added.

Cooler rooms, no plaster, no paint, walls that rise true. Six reasons architects choose earth.

Discover Kemp
A facade of rotated earth blocks forming a diamond pattern

Featured works

Concept visuals · 004

Concept: terracotta family house with a reflecting poolView project
001

Family House

Residence
Concept: terracotta hospital around a green courtyardView project
002

Healing Hospital

Healthcare
Concept: circular yoga pavilion by an infinity poolView project
003

Yoga & Rejuvenation

Wellness
Concept: office with a diamond-pattern earth block wallView project
004

Workspace

Workplace

Concept visuals showing where Kemp fits. Built projects will be added here.

Plan your build

For projects that last

Architects · Developers · Hospitality · Institutions

Kemp is specified for homes, resorts and institutions across India. Supply, laying and detailing are planned with your team from the first drawing.

01

Planned supply

Deliveries scheduled to your build, so walls never wait for blocks.

02

Project pricing

Pricing quoted against your drawings and delivery plan.

03

Laying teams

Masons trained in interlocking walls, arranged for your site wherever it is.

04

Detailing

Block counts, wall layouts, custom blocks and a technical brief for your architect.

Begin a projectTechnical brief

Plan your build

Know your wall, block by block.

Your Kemp count in a minute, and what an earth wall saves you over laterite, brick and concrete.

Plan your build
A floor plan and a sample block on an oak table

WE DO

Supply

A truck loaded with Kemp blocks on an open road

Kemp blocks dispatched by the load to sites across India, on the day we commit to.

Laying

A mason placing blocks on a rising wall

Masons who know interlocking walls, arranged through us. Once laid, the joints are grooved and the wall is given a clear gum finish.

Guidance

A floor plan and sample block on an oak table

Block counts, wall layouts and details worked out with your architect before work starts.

Bulk

Aerial view of a site with pallets of blocks

Planned monthly supply and pricing for architects, developers and institutions.

Custom

Earth blocks in custom shapes on a plinth

Corner, lintel and jaali blocks made to your drawings.

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Process

Six steps, every block

Plan your buildYour Kemp count, in a minute.Plan your build

Company

Made on India's south-west coast. Built into homes across the country.

Made in

Mangalore, India

Pressed and cured in our yard on the Karavali coast, from red laterite earth.

Delivered

Across India

Dispatched by the load to homes, resorts and projects nationwide.

Built for

Any scale

From a single home to whole campuses, with supply planned month by month.

About ArdhomAn Indian initiative to build with the earth again.Our story

Next from Ardhom

More for the home, from the earth.

Coming soon

A terracotta box with the Ardhom name, half covered by linen
Field NotesStories on building with earth.Go to Field Notes

Let's talk

Enquirehello@ardhom.com
Call & message+91 86601 67354
Studio & yardMangalore, Karnataka, IndiaDelivering across India
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