Proto Vernacular is a richly visual and philosophical publication by Pezo von Ellrichshausen.

It explores architecture’s most primordial tension, tracing the shift from anonymous building traditions to authored design. Bringing together the Vernacular drawings – meticulous pencil studies of archetypal buildings – and the Proto paintings, the book reflects on origins, repetition, and architecture’s desire to return to a ‘first’ state.

A reflective text on the making of Luna House, written from an improvised tool hut during its construction, reveals how seclusion, material necessity, and the interruptions of daily life shape architectural thought. Framed with essays by Hans Ibelings and Pezo Von Ellrichshausen, Proto Vernacular is both art object and architectural meditation.

Proto Vernacular is a richly visual and philosophical publication by Pezo von Ellrichshausen.

It explores architecture’s most primordial tension, tracing the shift from anonymous building traditions to authored design. Bringing together the Vernacular drawings – meticulous pencil studies of archetypal buildings – and the Proto paintings, the book reflects on origins, repetition, and architecture’s desire to return to a ‘first’ state.

A reflective text on the making of Luna House, written from an improvised tool hut during its construction, reveals how seclusion, material necessity, and the interruptions of daily life shape architectural thought. Framed with essays by Hans Ibelings and Pezo Von Ellrichshausen, Proto Vernacular is both art object and architectural meditation.