Six materials.
One quiet house above the road.

In the Kullu valley, deodar is not treated as mere timber; it is revered as devdaru, the wood of the gods. The beams carrying House of Hulda were sourced from mature, naturally fallen logs.

The wood breathes with the mountain humidity. As winter sets in and temperatures dip below freezing, the deodar contracts tightly around the stones, locking the structure against Himalayan blizzards. In warm weather, it releases a subtle, grounding fragrance that perfumes every room.

Kath-kuni literally translates to 'wood corner' (kath = wood, kuni = corner). It is the indigenous earthquake-resistant vernacular architecture that has kept Kullu's temples and homesteads standing through centuries of tectonic shifts.

Two parallel wooden beams are laid horizontally, followed by cross-beams that interlock at right angles using lap joints. The empty cavities are hand-packed with stone rubble. Because no rigid mortar is used, the entire building acts like an elastic basket during tremors, dissipating kinetic energy harmlessly through friction.

Mountain beds require real weight. Every blanket at House of Hulda is an authentic Himachali pattu, sheared from local high-altitude sheep that graze above the treeline in summer.

Woven on ancestral wooden looms by women in Rumsu and Naggar, the wool retains its natural lanolin. It blocks cold drafts completely while allowing the body to breathe, ensuring deep, uninterrupted sleep even when the temperature drops to -8°C.