| Putting the Arch in Straw Bale Architecture |
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| Written by Ryan Hunt | ||||
| Tuesday, 22 November 2005 05:35 | ||||
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Straw Bale Arches The walls of a typical home represent only 10 to 15% of the overall cost of the building. The rest of the costs include things like the land, foundation, roof structure and coating, floors, utilities, fixtures, and interior finishing. By making the ceiling structure, and insulation out of straw bales, we have a much better chance of making the whole building more economically.
To make a bale arch, you either have to make wedges to fill in between the bales, or you have to bevel the bales. I have been thinking that beveling is the way to go. The following links are to journal entries describing the process of building this. Putting the FUN back in funicular The resulting vault:
Later that winter as I was getting antsy for more arches, I realized I could play with snow arches and there would be very little hassle cleaning it up. We built a 4 foot tall one first, then an 8' tall one. The following journal articles describe it. Warm Pleasant Springtime Breeze of Destruction Not So Picture Perfect Anymore
The following is a rendering of a possible useable result of the above excercises: A two story 17 bale vaulted structure that makes a 2200 square foot home with a grand great room in the south wing.
We are looking for help designing the floor plan and interior spaces to make the best possible use of the interior spaces. If you are intrested in proposing a floor plan, or learning more about bale arches, please contact us.
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