A short documentary of a natural build filmed and produced by Dewi Roberts. It was constructed using the local, plentiful and renewable materials of wood, stone, straw, clay, lime and mud. It is a unique and very beautiful build...
Category - Projects UK
Sarah Wigglesworth straw bale house in London
Two decades ago, the architect built a groundbreaking green space for living and working. How has ‘the straw bale...
Gateway Building at The University of Nottingham’s Sutton Bonington campus
The Story of Straw… and how to use straw in a modern building. Make took one of the most traditional building...
Rachel Shiamh’s Strawbale House in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Rachel Shiamh lived off-grid in a shed in her woodland in Wales, carrying water from a local spring, using candlelight...
Lilac Co-Housing project
Lilac, 20 households of affordable co-housing made with pre-fab Modcell straw panels in 2013 designed by White Design
Spiral House, Ireland
Spiral shaped house & the first 2 storey loadbearing to be built in Europe Technical design and courses by Barbara Jones
Tony Wrench’s Roundhouse
This is an ecohome of wood frame, cordwood and recycled window walls, straw-insulated turf roof; with solar power and...
Modcell’s Inspire Bradford Business Park
Inspire Bradford Business Park has been built on a brownfield site close to Eccleshill Community Hospital in Bradford...
Strawbalewall / Straw bale wall
This straw bale wall in the gardens of Capel Manor College in Enfield, UK is not just a privacy screen, it is a...
Lammas Ecovillage Roundhouse Simon Dale
Lammas Ecovillage Community Centre
The community house with central fireplace.
New House, Rousay
2 storey house with cement-free stone gabion foundations, Rousay, Orkney. Designed by amazonails, self built in 2009
Raleghs Cross
Semi-detached 2 storey loadbearing houses at Raleghs Cross Devon designed & courses by amazonails, built by Quantock
Manor Park café, Sutton
A hybrid loadbearing straw and infill café Manor Park Sutto, London. Technical design and build by amazonails in 2011
North Kesteven Council Houses Waddington
2 semi-detached 2 storey loadbearing council houses in Waddington, Lincs designed by & courses by amazonails 2008/9
Dunmoor
A loadbearing workshop/home on Exmoor design consultancy and training courses amazonails built 2010
Caithness House
Timber & infill straw house self built Caithness Scotland 2009. Consultancy and Construction drawings by amazonails
Council Houses, Martin, North Kesteven
Loadbearing straw Council houses built in 2010, Martin, Lincolnshire. Designed by Amazonails built by Carter Homes
Outback Centre
Loadbearing straw Community kitchen and toilets in Halifax designed by and courses from amazonails 2011
Pembroke Dock
Based on amazonails design drawn by Michael Howlett straw courses by amazonails self-built with volunteer help 2011
Lordship Hub
260m² infill cafe & classrooms designed by Anne Thorne Architects consultancy Barbara Jones Part built by Straw Works
Skipsea
House of two semi-circles for £15,000 building in stages beginning 2011 Construction drawing & courses Barbara Jones
Sworder’s Fine Art Auctioneers
1600m2 compressive frame for Sworder Ltd 2007 Consultancy Barbara Jones training amazonails Contractor built
Woore Fruit Farm
A loadbearing family home and shop for a pick your own fruit farm designed by amazonails self built with courses by...
Clones Round house, Ireland
Loadbearing circular house 3 floors & thatched roof built with courses by Barbara Jones in 1997 self built by the family
Latham Farm
Circular loadbearing building 30m2 with compost loo. Designed by Simone Comandini with help from Barbara Jones
Romney Marsh Visitor Centre, Kent
Frame and infill Visitor Centre and cafe on the south coast, designed by Ian Mckay with consultancy from Barbara Jones
Carymoor Environment Centre
Loadbearing Environment Centre 2 semi-circular ends. Designed by Barbara Jones who also ran courses to help build it
Turriff Artists Studio
A loadbearing single storey artists studio in Scotland built to Barbara Jones designs in 2003 courses by Amazon Nails
Assington Mill Classroom
Infill straw classroom designed by Anne Holden built by courses by Amazon Nails 2004
Assington Mill Story telling hut
Loadbearing and thatched Story telling hut with courses by Amazon Nails
Assington Mill Owlery
Loadbearing owlery on timber & gravel foundations courses by Amazon Nails
Hobbit Hideaway
Quirky roundwood and straw bale holiday home built by Hartwyn as part of a natural build learning village in 2018.
Assington Mill Cart Lodge
Infill straw Cart Lodge designed by Anne Holden built by courses by Amazon Nails 2011
Un y Berllan Workshop
Single storey infill curved wall workshop attached to zero energy house. Lime render, green roof. Family built 2015
Ecology Building Society
Circular loadbearing meeting room for the Ecology Building Society with cement-free foundations by Barbara Jones
Haven Cottage
Loadbearing detached certified Passivhaus 2 storey Self-build with sub-contractors. Straw bale work by Straw Works
Circular Garden room
Loadbearing garden room with sleeping platform & woodburning stove. Designed & courses by Amazon Nails, self build
Cwm Coed
Single story, off grid, self build. Tin roof.
Agbrigg & Bellevue Community building
Loadbearing classroom & Kitchen for allotments, designed & courses by Amazon Nails in 2006 with car tyre foundations
Strawbale House
Timberframed with strawbale infill and lime plaster exterior
Lough Mardal Lodge
communal lodge structure with a roundwood reciprocal roof and strawbale infill www.loughmardal.ie
Steiner School
1st SB building in Ireland 1996, loadbearing by Barbara Jones with training courses for the Steiner School, Belfast
Memory House
Eco-Cocoon panel house, family home.