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Prefab Straw Bale

10 storey straw bale house in Sweden (Hyllie/Malmö)

2026-01-132026-01-10 by esba
10 storey straw bale house in Sweden (Hyllie/Malmö)

Photos: Herbert Gruber/asbn In Hyllie in Malmö, the developer ETC Bygg built its largest project ever, a 12-storey building with …

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Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Sweden, Straw Bale Lighthouse Projects

Straw Bale-Roundhouse and Dome in Prague

2025-12-302024-12-29 by esba
Straw Bale-Roundhouse and Dome in Prague

Built in StrawHenge modular prefab technique by asbn/StrohNatur, this building consists of 2 storeys, first floor as round house (two …

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Categories Infill Construction, Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Czech Republic, Projects Europe, Projects-Technique, Straw Bale Baseplate, Straw Bale Lighthouse Projects, Straw Bale Roof

Casa de palla Maria e Ivan en La Floresta

2025-12-292023-05-24 by Rikki Nitzkin
Casa de palla Maria e Ivan en La Floresta

straw bale single family house

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Spain

Construction.201

2021-01-212020-09-20 by Antony Templier
Construction.201

Wood frame house. Prefabrication of the roof and lifting. Straw insulation in boxes.

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects France

Construction.202

2021-01-212020-09-20 by Antony Templier
Construction.202

Wood frame house. Straw insulation in prefabricated load-bearing boxes in the workshop.

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects France

7-storey modular building in St. Die des Vosges

2025-12-272021-01-22 by Herbert Gruber
7-storey modular building in St. Die des Vosges

The tallest straw bale building in the world was built in Saint Dié, France in 2011 as a Jules Ferry passive house construction

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects France, Straw Bale Lighthouse Projects

Lilac Co-Housing project

2025-12-272021-01-22 by esba
Lilac Co-Housing project

Lilac, 20 households of affordable co-housing made with pre-fab Modcell straw panels in 2013 designed by White Design

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects UK, Straw Bale Lighthouse Projects, Straw Bale Roof

Straw bale house with ECOCOCON panels

2021-01-232021-01-21 by Herbert Gruber
Straw bale house with ECOCOCON panels

Createrra planned this passive house with ECOCOCON straw modules and had it built with a Slovakian carpentry firm.

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Austria

Conversion of city villa with new penthouse

2021-01-232021-01-21 by Herbert Gruber
Conversion of city villa with new penthouse

After a general renovation and the construction of a penthouse in place of the old attic, a new city domicile was created for a family of several doctors.

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Austria, Renovation Refurbishment

Bungalow with pent roof in Rabenstein/Lower Austria

2021-01-232021-01-21 by Herbert Gruber
Bungalow with pent roof in Rabenstein/Lower Austria

A private, barrier-free, single-storey house with straw-bale insulated timber frame in the roof, walls and floor, passive house standard with earth cellar, veranda and green roof.

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Austria, Straw Bale Baseplate

system|house in modular straw construction

2025-12-292021-01-21 by Herbert Gruber
system|house in modular straw construction

The first project of the system|haus|bau cooperation with prefabricated modules (Kreativer Holzbau, Bauatelier Schmelz, Herbert Gruber, asbn).

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Austria, Projects Europe, Straw Bale Lighthouse Projects Tags PREFAB Straw Bale, Straw Bale Building, Straw Bale Roof

Allotment house in Vienna

2021-01-232021-01-21 by Herbert Gruber
Allotment house in Vienna

With prefabricated system|haus modules, this allotment house was made in Vienna.

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Austria

Construction.193

2021-01-212020-09-20 by Antony Templier
Construction.193

Prefabricated roof house on the ground.

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects France

Bruckner Single-family house

2021-01-232021-01-21 by Herbert Gruber
Bruckner Single-family house

Detached single-family house in massive passive house construction with straw insulation in the roof, EKZ according to OIB: 9.8

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Austria

Low-energy house in Heidenreichstein

2021-02-182021-01-21 by Herbert Gruber
Low-energy house in Heidenreichstein

Single-family house with tested wall, ceiling and roof elements with carport and tool shed.

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Austria, Straw Bale Lighthouse Projects

Amsterdam Ijburg 2

2025-12-272020-09-20 by Wouter Klijn
Amsterdam Ijburg 2

residential building

Categories Infill Construction, Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Netherlands, Straw Bale Lighthouse Projects

Lowest energy house in Dross, Lower Austria

2021-01-232021-01-21 by Herbert Gruber
Lowest energy house in Dross, Lower Austria

In this detached house, the wall elements of the upper floor were insulated with 35 cm and the roof structure with 50 cm wheat straw bales. Recognition for exemplary building in Lower Austria.

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Austria, Straw Bale Roof

Switzerland’s first straw bale settlement

2025-12-272021-01-23 by Herbert Gruber
Switzerland’s first straw bale settlement

Photo: Damian Poffet The planned settlement is committed to sustainability in various respects. In addition to thoughts on social and …

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Categories Infill Construction, Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Europe, Projects Switzerland, Straw Bale Lighthouse Projects, Straw Bale Roof Tags Earth Building, PREFAB Straw Bale, Straw Bale Building, Straw Bale Roof, THERMAL INSULATION

Gateway Building at The University of Nottingham’s Sutton Bonington campus

2021-01-24 by esba
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 …

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Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects UK

Modcell’s Inspire Bradford Business Park

2025-12-272021-01-22 by Herbert Gruber
Modcell’s Inspire Bradford Business Park

Inspire Bradford Business Park has been built on a brownfield site close to Eccleshill Community Hospital in Bradford, the main …

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Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Europe, Projects UK, Straw Bale Lighthouse Projects

STEP Straw Building Training in Portugal and Austria

2026-11-122025-10-31 by esba
STEP Straw Building Training in Portugal and Austria

EN: Theory and Practice in Portugal (English & German), Algarve in Winter or in Spain during the year (Spanish), Practice …

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Categories CUT construction, Hybrid System, Infill Construction, Load Bearing Straw Bale, News, Prefab Straw Bale, Straw Bale Wrapping, Straw Building News, Training Tags Professional Strawbale Building Training, STEP, Straw Bale Building

Lilac Co-Housing project DE

2026-11-122021-01-22 by esba
Lilac Co-Housing project

Lilac, 20 households of affordable co-housing made with pre-fab Modcell straw panels in 2013 designed by White Design

Categories Prefab Straw Bale, Projects Europe, Projects UK, Straw Bale Lighthouse Projects, Straw Bale Roof

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