![]() ![]() Use lime plaster where straw is above ground.Protection from weather, animals and fire.Use stone from excavation to make hearth, chimney and thermal store.Use soft, non-square materials for other components (walls, roof etc.).On site,plentiful supply of otherwise useless oak thinnings (4"-9").įiddly to integrate square components (eg.Lower embodied energy than sawn timber.Sandwich membrane with heavy duty plastic then straw.Aesthetic, low visibility and natural harmony.See how it goes, what works and feels goodĪnalysis from basic functions to solutions basic function.Zoning, relationships of activities and requirements.Site survey (slope, features, aspect, access etc.).Analysis of functions > elements > materials.The design of the house comes mostly from the combination of the following considerations: Spring, mud on the roof, plastering and whitewashing done, landscaping nearly finished, beer brewing, bread in the oven. ![]() All tools lost, snowing outside, no doors, plastering Windows in the holes, stuff straw into any gaps then chainsaw trim the balesĪnd tool bench, 4.30am. Pallette floor ready for floorboards on top. The bales are stacked on roughĭry stone wall and staked together with hazel sticks. Straw bale wall inside, a fun and quick job. Plastic, other bales inside, quick before it rains. Cotton sheets then straw bales on the roof and cover it up with Palettes on the floor to take insulating bales.ĭelivery. Logs over the top and palettes on the floor. Together and continue until no longer wobbly. Or so small trees and a bit of chainsawing later. Roof water collects in pond for garden etc.Ĭlick here for plans of the house The Building Processĭug and level, post positions marked out, dry stone foundation walls down,įirst retaining wall built against front bank.Solar panels for lighting, music and computing. ![]()
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