sustainability & natural building materials
Architecture of Spirit
is experienced in design and construction with
natural building materials including straw bale, mudbrick/cob and found timber.These
materials have the benefit of efficiency, low embodied energy, high thermal
mass, 'breathability' and contribute to a beautiful ambience in the space
they create.
Found Timber
Found timber provides a
flexible and strong building material that can create
inspiring shapes and building forms, lend itself to expressive art and provide
sturdy structural support to architectural projects.
Found timber project in
Southern Highlands, NSW
Earth Construction
This is the most efficient building material with the lowest embodied energy
especially if it is souced from the same site as the construction. Types of
earth construction include mud brick, cob, adobe and rammed earth. Theypermit
flexibility, environmental sensitivity and thermal efficiency to the design.
Cob project in Penrose
NSW
Straw Bale Construction
This provides high insulation
properties, with breathability and low embodied energy characteristics. Following
a tradition hundreds of years old, straw bales may be used as an infill material
or load bearing structure.
Straw bale structure in Marulan NSW
Solar Energy
We are committed to minimising the carbon footprint of our designs and
encourage the use of solar hot water and electricity where ever possible.
It is a free energy source complementing domestic and commercial architecture.
Grid interactive photovoltaic system installed in Wingello NSW
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