Straw Bale-Roundhouse and Dome in Prague

Straw Bale-Roundhouse and Dome in Prague
Written by esba

Project Data

Place:Dubeč Completion:2024 Construction:StrawHenge prefab modules from StrohNatur, infill on site, stand construction for dome, straw bale false ceiling Design:asbn, Herbert Gruber Straw Builder:asbn/StrohNatur with STEP-Workshops Carpenter:StrohNatur (and carpentry Walter Nutz) StrohNatur Building Costs:2500,- €/m2 Visitable:No Press photos:Yes
Self Building:Assistance with infill and plastering, finishes

Built in StrawHenge modular prefab technique by asbn/StrohNatur, this building consists of 2 storeys, first floor as round house (two circles), secon floor with a 8m diameter dome on top, which was built on site on the ground and lifted with crane on the straw bale ceiling of the first floor. Straw bale Infill and base plasters were done in asbn workshops, finishings werde done by Nadia, the owner.

Info and Gallery: https://www.strohnatur.at/strawhenge-dom-und-rundhaus/

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esba

The European Straw Building Association is an independent European association, devoid of any profit making motive. The object of the Association is to promote and develop the use of straw, as a sustainable way of building in all the senses of the term “sustainable”: renewable, ecological, healthy, energy and climate efficient, social and economic.
The Association is a federation composed of organisations and people particularly concerned with the use of straw in buildings.