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Salix House, Mt. Baldy, Oliver, B.C.

An outstanding design by award winning architect Henry Yorke Mann. Both the interior and exterior walls are plastered straw bales.




Orofino Winery Cawston, B.C.

The tasting room & production buildings share a common roof with a breezeway & crush pad between them. 18.5' high walls, tinted stucco finish. Site of our 2004 workshop:


Bowen Island, B.C.

Interior Post and Beam infill straw bale home features large south windows for solar gain and careful attention to finishing details by owners:


Texada Island, B.C.

3000 sqft. Log frame post & beam home with cedar board & batten rain siding on two sides. This clerestory design has a full-length loft with wide porches, is off the grid with solar panels and a small micro hydro system. Heating is with a small wood stove:

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