Chalk Bluff Cabin

A sleeping loft is tucked above the kitchen and dining space.

Solar hot water collectors provide domestic hot water as well as space heating by flowing the heated fluid first through a heat exchanger and then into tubing buried in a three foot bed of sand beneath the floor slabs.

Salvaged wood is used for siding and exposed structure throughout the space.

Photovoltaic panels on the roof harvest electricity, stored in batteries, powering the well pump and other domestic needs.

The simple straw-bale and earth-plaster walls contains a grand living space that opens to a south terrace. A sleeping bay extends out from the main space.

The entry/mudroom, bath and mechanical space are located in a wood-framed volume a half level up from the main living space.