article_snippet: hut has no electricity, and relies on a stone hearth fire for warmth and cooking.
article_snippet: hut is designed to allow ventilation when the fire is lit .
article_snippet: Forget electricity, the only luxuries you will experience are candles, an open stone hearth fire, a single cold tap and a composting toilet.
article_snippet: Mr Cole admitted feeling anxious that the wooden structure would fill up with smoke from the fire.
article_snippet: A fear the family had in recreating the family homes was ventilation and there were concerns the smoke from the fire would fill the roundhouse, thankfully the smoke from the fire passes through the thatch, allowing meals to be cooked on the hearth .