Straw bale architecture

Wim Goes Architectuur

tribute to french traditional farms / cabane grange / small wood house / designed for archi20.eu festival - summer 2012 - France

As a rule, we make sure our clients are interested in sustainability and design in equal parts, and ideally, our clients are also fun, intelligent, and engaged. When we met Bernie and Erika at a cafe near our office four years ago, our firm was incredibly busy, and it didn’t seem possible to add another project to our schedule. When the couple described their goals for the house and their property two blocks from the ocean in an eclectic neighborhood in Santa Cruz, Calif., we hesitated…

Image 7 of 14 from gallery of Straw Bale Eco Center / Students of Ball State University Department of Architecture. section

tall straw bale wall

Image 4 of 25 from gallery of PÕHULA(va) Installation / 1+ X. Photograph by Evert Palmets

GORGEOUS: This beautiful, modern two-storey straw bale home in Bathurst is a truly sustainable building.

Image 2 of 19 from gallery of SCL Straw-Bale House / Jimmi Pianezzola Architetto. Photograph by Alberto Sinigaglia

Detailed Cutaway View

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display construction - straw bales - Stock Orchard St, London - Sarah Wigglesworth - 2002

Ecologic Pavilion is a small cabin in France built by Studio 1984 from straw bales and local materials as a way to develop architecture that has a reduced impact.

For Christian: Unfortunately I don't have photos of the facade of the house build in Eppingen. But to show what a house build with straw can look like - i chose a totally normal house design, build last year. Here it is shown without render.

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The southern-facing portion of the house with second-floor deck off master bedroom. As finances allow, the couple will expand the bluestone patio and add permaculture. - DEBORAH DEGRAFFENREID