Soneva Kiri by Six Senses has collaborated with the 2011 Earth Awards to set up a prototype of a Six Senses Eco Villa at a Start event currently being held at Clarence House in London which will run until 31 July.

Set up by the HRH Prince of Wales, Start is a scheme that aims to help people across the UK lead more sustainable lives and to show what a more energy efficient, cleaner and healthier future could look like.

The Six Senses Eco Villa is one of five installations at the festival. All five designs address challenges faced due to climate change, with immediately implementable ideas.

The original Eco Villa was designed by one of Six Senses' architects Louis Thompson. It is a prototype zero carbon emissions structure, showcasing a range of experimental environmental technologies incorporated into a bio-climatically designed villa made from locally sourced building materials.

The Eco Villa is being recreated at Start using materials indigenous to the UK, mainly sourced from the grounds of Lydney Park Estate in Gloucestershire, in order to demonstrate that the design is workable, regardless of location.

Sonu Shivdasani, chair and CEO of Six Senses Resorts & Spas said: “The Eco Villa is a naturally attractive design and to see it recreated in beautiful British surroundings, really shows how adaptable and versatile both the design and concept are. At Six Senses we constantly strive to develop pioneering designs, ones that can play a part in changing the world for the better in future years to come.”

The replica villa will then be relocated to Lydney Park Estate after the festival available for the public to see and where it will become home to permanent centre of learning about sustainable practices.

The five-day Start Festival at Clarence House is a ticketed event and is expected to attract up to 10,000 guests.