NATURAL BUILDING
Natural construction methods for healthy, resilient homes.
Each method is selected for its thermal performance, natural character and ability to create homes that feel good to live in.
Alternative building methods
Straw Bale
Timber framed walls 450mm-600mm thick, infilled using compressed straw bales as insulation, finished with breathable natural clay/lime plasters.
Rammed Earth
Dense earth walls 350mm-400mm thick that provide thermal mass, strength and a rich, sculptural finish.
Light Earth
Timber framed walls 140mm thick, infilled with packed straw coated with a clay slip. This can be finished internally in clay plasters, and externally in lime plaster or most regular cladding systems .
Adobe Brick
Traditional earth masonry that brings enduring calm, mass and natural warmth to a home. These can be bagged and left to show the brick finish, plastered internally in clay plaster, and externally in lime plaster.
