Strawbale Cabin by Studio Makkink & Bey
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 08.29.08
A lovely looking straw bale cabin in the Dutch countryside by Jurgen Bey and Rianne Makkink, built as part of an exhibition of 13 art projects. Can't tell you much about it as the designer gets the incomprehensible website design of the month award at ::Jurgenbey.nl More pictures at Designboom
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Lovely looking? Man, you guys take worship of modernist architecture way too far. I'm all for straw bale building, but this one hasn't got the best aesthetics I've ever seen...
yeah... i hope the 'lovely looking' thing wasn't meant literally...
This just looks a) itchy b) a serious fire hazard c) just down right uncomfortable.
as art, it finds some redemption...
pile of hay
A nicely accomplished straw-bale structure but not quite a finished building yet.
Put some clothes on cabin! Yeeesh.
Aside from the phrase 'straw bale' this post does nothign whatsoever to educate people on the advantages or lack thereof of straw bale housing.
It's also proof that modern art is garbage.
@pangolin, agreed