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"Strawbale Home Plans" is a meditative and conscientious exploration of the innumerable reasons to consider straw bale as a viable building material. Environmentally friendly, super insulative, economical, and natural, straw bale can be used to build everything from garden walls and shed roofs to small homes. The vibrant pages of this practical guide are filled with rich photos of organic, fluid, undulating structures pulsating with subtle creativity. Indeed at once a pragmatic construction manual and a philosophical, artistic guidebook, this handbook provides food for the mind and soul.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Inspiring Strawbale Houses....
21 Aug 2007
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I bought this book seeking inspiration, and I was not disappointed. Evident here is the continuing evolvement of strawbale house design and construction. In this book, you can see what can be done with strawbale. Included are comments and suggestions from the owner/builder of each house. For anyone considering building a strawbale structure, these comments would be especially useful. One owner/builder in the desert, for example, says rain gutters should have been installed when the house was first built, not added later on. Photo quality is very nice, and the overall layout and design of the book is quite good. The title of the book is a bit misleading, and I would have liked to see more in the way of actual plans (all you get is a floor plan), but overall this is a nice book, and offers much in the way of ideas.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Not too shabby
10 Mar 2010
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I got this book because it looked good. And it does look good! There is a lot of beautiful photography in this book, but it isn't really a "plan" book. I was expecting more in the floor-plan and layout department, focusing on passive solar gain, green design ideas, etc. But this book really is photojournalism of various strawbale homes, chronicling different people's stories with alternative housing. I think it was mentioned elsewhere about this book being a cool coffee table book to put on your coffee table inside your strawbale house when you get it done, and that's what I would do with it. :) Pros: Beautiful pictures and some layouts. Cons: No real design ideas, no innovative passive solar focus. Hence, three stars and a not-too-shabby rating. If you want an excellent comprehensive resource on strawbale, check out Ted Owen's Building with Awareness DVD & Guidbook.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Strawbale Vignettes
29 April 2008
Format:Paperback
This product is short on plans but I love it anyway. It provides one diagram, or layout for each ofmany sterling examples of this construction method,
A good value for that strawbale builder who finds themself somewhere between a dream and the plan coming together...or just wondering where to get started making the dream a reality.
A good value for that strawbale builder who finds themself somewhere between a dream and the plan coming together...or just wondering where to get started making the dream a reality.
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