Earth, Hands and Houses have been involved in the construction of many natural building projects over the last 17 years. For the best photo galleries of our work, please see the following links:
- Sand bag dome near Warsaw (2003 – Present)
Working with sand taken directly from the site… - Straw bale house in Przelomka (2000 – 2002)
Tucked away in the northeasterly corner of Poland (which borders Lithuania) is what the city people call a small paradise… - Earthen Chapel at Krasnopol 2003
Built by the local children in cooperation with… - Straw bale near Warsaw (2003 – Present)
Sitting quietly in the countryside almost invisible.. - Earthen Hot Tub near Warsaw (2003 – Present)
An extraordinary experience. - Earth, Hands and Houses Projects on Facebook.
Collections of photos from workshops and projects
Our most recent project is documented below:
Straw Bale House at Lake Hancza, Poland, 2006-2012
Round stone foundation without cement, with gravel between for a straw bale wall.
The timberframe structure of the house.
The first straw bale being laid to form a wall, which will be wrapped around the structure.
The straw bale wall being stacked.
Compression of the straw bale wall
Compression of individual straw bale
The first straw bale wall to be compressed
The wall being plastered by volunteers with a thick external straw clay plaster mix
The final layer of clay plaster being applied onto the rear elevation
The porch under construction
The main entrance
The porch before the final plaster is applied
View from the almost completed terrace onto lake Hancza
Clay is fun for work and play
The terrace welcomes you
View of the terrace almost completed.
The straw bale house almost complete, the roof ready for the reed thatching.
The completed house!