SOME FRENCH BUILDINGS USING PLANT FIBRES

MANY CURVES

Le Guern House, Morbihan

Construction: Timber frame, straw bale infill

Designer: Pascal Thepaut

Builder: owner built assisted by Pascal Thepaut

EARTH SHELTERED

Perdereau House, "The Caves of Oaks", Maine-et-Loire

Construction: Concrete frame, infill straw bales

Designer: Philippe Perdereau

Builder: owner built

THE ALPS

House, Alps

Construction: Timber frame, cannibis/lime/sand cast in place infill

Builder: Yves KUHN

SYMMETRY AND LANDSCAPE

Juillard House, Puy de Dôme

Construction: Straw bale masonry technique (load bearing)

Designer: H.Denonain DPLG

Builder: owner built assisted by Francoise Tanguay

ENERGETIC PERFORMANCE

The Barril House has been built along ecological principles. Most of its materials are natural, healthy and regional. The house uses passive and active solar systems. The long concave south facard tracks the sun whilst the openings on the other facades are reduced to a minimum.

Barril House, Thuré

Construction: Timber frame, straw bale infill

Designer: Jean-Marie Haquette assisted by Gérard Barril

Builder: owner built assisted by Jean-Marie Haquette

The publication Straw Bale Buildings in France lists many of these buildings and many more in full detail.