Strawbale Cottage
Strawbale Cottage
Three strawbale cottages on a 2000m2 subdivision block , incorporating a self-contained pod, a bedroom pod and an artist’s studio. Two of them added since last year’s opening day. An owner-builder project, and still in progress, this build makes full use of sustainable materials (straw) and salvage materials, all situated around an inner courtyard and within a productive and decorative garden. With its own water tank and waste water system, this is a simple, sustainable and a affordable home, that’s cheap to maintain and very pleasant to live in.
Sustainability Features
- Energy efficiency:
- Efficient lighting
- Passive heating cooling:
- Shading
Cross ventilation
- Water harvesting and saving features:
- Above ground storage
Greywater system
Blackwater
Stormwater management
Low flow shower heads
Low flow taps
Drip irrigation
- Above ground rainwater storage Type:
- Water tank
- Above ground rainwater storage Size
- 140,000L
- Recycled and reused materials:
- Windows
Doors
- Insulation Type:
- Ceiling
Internal and external walls
- Internal / External Walls Type:
- Strawbale
- Internal / External Walls Rating:
- Approx R4.7
- Cost estimate of sustainable home/features:
- $90,000
- House Size
- 150m2
- Universal Design Features
- Disability access
Multi-generational
Adaptive design
- Number of bedrooms
- 3
- Number of bathrooms
- 2
- Healthy Home Materials
- Lime render
- Garden / Outdoors
- Drip irrigation
Water wise plants
Edible garden
Organic
Permaculture
Composting
Native plants
Chickens
- Healthy home features
- Lime render
- Housing Type:
- Standalone House
- Project Type:
- New Build
- Builder
- Owner builder
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