Straw bale dome
2010
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Source: Strawbale Dome Minke
Straw bale dome
Architecture
2010
Description
Straw bales, timber, clay plaster and green roof (vegetal)
138 sqm / 1485.4 sqf
Location
Load-bearing straw bale dome and
8 load- bearing straw bale vaults
2010 – permanent
Senec, Bratislava (Slovakia)
Execution phase of Gernot Minke’s building:
I participated as a learner in the “Ecological Building with Natural Materials” European workshop with Gernot Minke to build 8 load bearing straw bale vaults with a central load-bearing straw bale dome (discharged to the floor using as an octagonal wooden henge).
The educational approach of the workshop was based on learning by doing.
Theoretical and practical topics were accompanied by multimedia presentations, and spontaneous discussions in the evenings.
The participants were: builders-craftsmen, craftsmen, civil engineers, architects, architect students, designers, teachers, electricians and organic farmers.
Given practical lessons:
– Prepare straw bales for buildings
– Build load-bearing straw bale vaults
– Build a load-bearing straw bale dome
– Clay plaster and clay floor
– Preparations of the roof for a waterproof membrane
– Wood finishing and insulation
Given theory lessons:
– Theory of principles of sustainable building. Criteria of sustainability met by straw bale, clay, green roof. Their effect on healthy environment.
– Theory and practice of straw bale building: basics, qualities, tests.
– Theory and practice of load bearing structures, especially vaults and domes: principles, required quality, experimenting.
– Theory and practice of clay plasters, different mixtures, application, clay plaster systems and clay floors for interiors.
– Theory and practice of vegetation roofs: system, structural details, examples.
Last update:
August 31, 2024