Straw Bale Reciprocal Roof

When we built our two story timber frame straw bale house in 2012 13 we incorporated a green roof into the design.

Straw bale reciprocal roof.

Granted it was smaller bale sections and they had rough rendering covering them. It was a hell of a task to pull it off especially since we loaded all the soil onto the surface of the roof one bucket at a time sadly we never stuck around long enough before moving to kentucky to see the roof flourish with plant life. Here are some pictures of a beautiful double reciprocal roof i found. An art studio shimmers with mica containing clay paint.

All in all it cost charlie about 15 000 23 000. I am becoming more and more enamored with the idea of a reciprocal roof for my own round cob straw bale home. But i am also hungry to learn more about the physics strengths and weaknesses of these beautiful elegant yet simple roofs. A bountiful garden blesses this earthen plastered retreat with flowers and organic food.

Zhang s next project is to construct an entire habitable building in dubbo in collaboration with john dash and the landowner. Straw bales well protected with post and beam or else cob on its own are good options. The straw bale roof constructed by dr zhang and blue mountains straw bale builder jason dash only took one day to erect. Firstly you would not use a full bale in the roof and secondly i have previously seen a completed straw bale roof insulation.

Nestled into a northern california knoll the elegant arch of a wavy roofline graces an artful straw bale cottage. Like a tyre or two full of rocks. For the stemwall between ground and 50cm above ground i suggest you try tyres filled with rocks. Inside curves and color create a feminine ambiance.

Charlie s home is designed from the natural resources available on the land using stone roundwood straw bales clay turf and lime. If you use posts they should go on top of something that won t let water seep up through it.