Maison unifamiliale à Lessive

Maison unifamiliale à Lessive
Maison unifamiliale à Lessive
Written by Herbert Gruber

individual housing

Project Data

Place:Lessive Completion: Construction:filling straw - Caisson holders Design:Paille-Tech Visitable:No Press photos:No
Living Area:170m2 U-Value (Wall):W/m2K U-Value (Roof):W/m2K Categories: Projects Belgium,

This project is located Laundry, a village in the Ardennes on the edge of the Lesse. The building is designed to guide the large windows in the south and a simple wood stove on the ground floor so ensures the comfort of this building by periods of extreme cold. The shell of the building is built by the company Paille-Tech and finishes are made of self-construction.

About the author

Herbert Gruber

Herbert is author of the book "Neues Bauen mit Stroh in Europa" (New Building with Straw in Europe), head of the austrian strawbale network ASBN and partner in the Leonardo-project "STEP" (Strawbale Training for European Professionals) and the Erasmus project "BuildStraw Pro" (a project to get formal national recognition of the training) and "Make your City Smart". As a collector he documents European straw bale buildings since 1999 on his website (database, german), in lectures, workshops and books.