Natural Timber Frame Homes: Building with Wood, Stone, Clay and Straw

by Wayne Bingham

Natural Timber Frame Homes
Building with Wood, Stone,
Clay, and Straw
Wayne J. Bingham and Jerod Pfeffer
Natural Timber Frame Homes is a book about the future of houses-those inspired not by a technology-governed and energy-intensive world, but instead developed organically in response to the places in which we live. Through beautiful photography and informed text, Natural Timber Frame Homes explores the quiet splendor of traditional timber frame homes built with straw bales and plaster or clay-finished walls.
Author was instrumental in developing and building.
The AIA Habitat for Humanity house, and served as chairperson of the AIA Committee on the Environment.

Genres: Architecture

Hardcover

First published April 12, 2007

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Low on substantive details and guidance, but high on inspiration! I mean, who needs a concrete foundation?

[Sara Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is great. I would love to build my own straw bale house someday, and this book talked a lot about that. It also talked of the importance of using local products when building.
I told one of my friends about hoping to build my own straw bale house, and a few minutes later she turned to her husband and said "Sara's going to have a hay stack home!"
...Not at all what I said, but okay =]

[Molly · Rating 5 out of 5]

My friend, Jerod Pfeffer, co-authored this book. It is really well done. Great pictures and case for building with local materials and human labor. Inspiring!