Project posted by Glen Neff
Picture Rock Studio-Round Strawbale Home design & built by Glen Neff
Framing the round straw-bale
Barnio, one of the straw-bale out building. Cerrillos Hills in the distance
Kitchen
TGI pro 250 roof supports,flagstone floor,New Mexico ponderosa pine post and beams
Front door with Eliane,door from 1880 India-Pakistan border, redwood columns from the great fire in San Franciso
Article from 2007 New Mexico Magazine
New Mexico ponderosa pine T&G ceiling installed before the strawbale walls were put up
Bedroom and bathroom
Rainbow over Picture Rock
Living room and kitchen
Eliane's greenhouse,watered with rainwater from the roof of main house
Back portal
Gazibo and southwest patio area
One page from New Mexico Magaine
Back portal
Bathroom
Light fixture
Lake Heron stone at the sunken shower
Framing back portal
8 more photos
Details
Square Feet
2300
Lot Size
28 acres
Credits
From Glen Neff
Article from New Mexico Magazine April 2007
A Moroccan Straw-bale
Atop a sage-covered and juniper-studded hill,midway between Cerrillos and Madrid, the circular straw-bale home of Eliane Allegre and Glen Neff appears to be another natural earthen addition to the foothills in the Ortiz Mountains.