Solar Straw Bale House
The solar straw bale house is designed to connect the user with the surrounding landscape through massive views while retaining energy efficient and ecologically responcible building practices.
With ideal solar orientation, properly sized roof overhangs, and logically placed windows with high efficiency glass the solar straw bale house maximizes passive solar gains, in turn, significantly lowering heating/cooling costs
The solar straw bale house is designed to connect the user with the surrounding landscape through massive views while retaining energy efficient and ecologically responcible building practices.
The Solar Straw Bale house fuses timber frame construction and straw bale construction on the lower floor to create a coherent flow from one space to another. This view from the master bedroom illustrates the dual benefit of passive solar design and the resulting views to the south.
The solar straw bale house is designed to connect the user with the surrounding landscape through massive views while retaining energy efficient and ecologically responcible building practices.
