Pb & Swabodhi’s Strawbale Home 2017

Pb & Swabodhi’s Strawbale Home

We are situated on a hectare deliberately chosen between town and the coast. We designed our home to have a low running cost and to be comfortable to live in with no additional cooling needed in summer and minimal heating in winter.

Internal earth render was obtained from our block which we covered with a kaolin clay and sealed with a milk wash resulting in a natural unpainted finish.

We hope to be self sustainable in veggies and fruit as our permaculture garden grows.

Our home features include:

• Selves with Lance Brandes of Solar Design
• Wool batts insulation in ceiling
• 8.5 energy rating
• R3.0 internal- external walls rating
• Under floor ventilation
• Cross ventilation
• Greywater system of water harvesting