Straw Bale Reciprocal Roof

Reciprocal roofs require no center support they are quick to construct and they can be built using round poles or dimensional lumber perhaps with some creative.

Straw bale reciprocal roof.

Reciprocal roofs are generally found on round elliptical or polygonal buildings as the weight of. Non bearing walls will be out of cob on the south side and straw bale on the north side and the floor will be earthen. A straw bale roundhouse step by step. A collection of pictures from rubble trench to final straw bale roundhouse with reciprocal roof by matthew robin white.

See more ideas about cob house natural building earth homes. How exactly do i construct the foundations for this building. I am becoming more and more enamored with the idea of a reciprocal roof for my own round cob straw bale home. A home that only cost 3 500 euro.

Sep 17 2016 explore kathy gaeddert s board straw bale construction followed by 385 people on pinterest. Charlie s home is designed from the natural resources available on the land using stone roundwood straw bales clay turf and lime. It took charlie a little over a year to build his home with a reciprocal roof and lime plastered straw bale walls. I will build a building with a reciprocal roof structure with roundwood in central portugal.

But i am also hungry to learn more about the physics strengths and weaknesses of these beautiful elegant yet simple roofs. They originated in medieval japan but probably date back further and aspects of reciprocity can be found in the roofs of many early human settlements. Here are some pictures of a beautiful double reciprocal roof i found. A reciprocal roof is type of roof where the individual rafters mutually support each other.