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Bannockburn: Flynn Way Straw Bale

House Size: 137m²
Land Size: 776m²
Project Type: Straw Bale
Open (Free Entry): 16 October 1pm - 5pm

"Quality over quantity; this humble home is designed for functionality, practicality and sustainability while simultaneously offering a sense of cosiness & grandeur. "

Experts on Site

Shamus O’Reilly, SO'R Construction
SO’R Construction is passionate about sustainable building, including strawbale building.

About the house

James & Shannon are first home buyers who had a vision to reduce their environmental footprint and create a home that would continually inspire their love for living a minimalistic lifestyle.

Both sharing a love for the environment & natural aesthetics, it was at Sustainable House Day 2019 that they met Shamus from SO’R Construction and fell in love with his very own straw-bale home.

The pair each find a sense of joy in creating and wanted a home that would allow for that functionality whilst being in line with their values. In this two bedroom home, Shannon uses the spare room to create and share music that is deeply inspired by nature and sustainability and James uses the garage to craft unique pieces of furniture and other practical items out of recycled timber.

They desired a home that would compliment and work in harmony with nature and in this straw-bale home, they have found exactly that.

House specification

HOUSE SIZE

137 m2

WALL MATERIALS

Straw Bale

WINDOW AND DOOR TYPES

Australian Hardwood. Front door & laundry door fitted with multi-point locking system for heat and sound insulation + added security

UNIVERSAL DESIGN FEATURES

2 bedrooms, 1 living area, kitchen, dining, laundry/butler’s pantry combined

NUMBER OF BEDROOMS

2

NUMBER OF BATHROOMS

2 (master ensuite with shower and an additional powder room for bed 2)

ENERGY EFFICIENCY:

Grey water from water tank, induction cooktop

PASSIVE HEATING COOLING:

North-facing home, thermal mass brick wall, straw bale walls for maintaining temperature

ACTIVE HEATING COOLING:

Woodfire

WATER HEATING:

Electric water heater

ABOVE GROUND RAINWATER STORAGE:

250L Colorbond Water tank

WATER HARVESTING AND SAVING:

Watertank

ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING:

LED lighting

WINDOW PROTECTION:

Eaves

GARDEN / OUTDOORS:

Australian Native garden, planted from tube stock with the idea to attract birds and pollinating insects. Native trees to form natural mulch. Idea to have no lawn, so there is minimal maintenance and no reliance on power tools to keep garden neat. Garden is watered using rain water from water tank.

WASTE REDUCTION PRACTICES:

Compost bin, soft plastic recycling and commitment to consuming minimal packaged food. Native garden allows for pruned trees to be use as mulch and sprinkled back around the garden.

House information sheets

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