Wings of Earth

Like a bird with its wings extended this house laid gracefully upon the land.

A living roof blankets the entire building keeping the interior cool even on the hottest summer days. A dormer roofed with natural slate jets out of the vegetative roof forming the entryway to the home.

A fully integrated eco-efficient home was constructed with walls of straw bales for super insulated energy performance. Interior walls were constructed from the building site’s subsoil (cast-earth) and function as thermal mass for passive heating.

Plastered with natural lime inside and out this home could only be protected by a roof made of earth and plants.