Transit Maintenance Facility, Santa Clarita, California |
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| Owner: |
City of Santa Clarita |
| General Contractor: |
Fedcon |
| Applicator: |
Insul-Acoustics |
| Architect: |
HOK |
| Description: |
Strawbale office building. Three-coat NHL applied on strawbale walls. |
| View this project : |
http://www.hok.com/ |
Private Residence, Petaluma, Sonoma County, California |
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| Architect: |
Pete Gang |
| General Contractor: |
Steve Thomas |
| Applicator: |
Lin Spier |
| Description: |
Three-coat lime plaster on interior and exterior strawbale walls. |
Rancho di Cielo, Corral de Tierra , California |
| Completion date: |
Summer 2005 |
| Design/Build: |
Skillful Means. Visit www.skillful-means.com |
| Project Executive : |
Steven Todorov |
| Applicator: |
Gabriel Flores |
| Description: |
Three-coat lime plaster (NHL) on strawbale and conventional construction. |
Private Residence, Paso Robles, California |
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| Completion date: |
Winter 2004 |
| Architect: |
San Luis Sustainability Group |
| Builder: |
Semmes and Company. Visit: www.semmesco.com |
| Applicator: |
Ted Mueller |
| Description: |
Three-coat lime plaster (NHL) on all exterior elevations - strawbale and framed construction. |
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| Private Residence, Bend, Oregon |
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| Completion date: |
Summer 2004 |
| Architect: |
Lawrence Schechter |
| General Contractor: |
Construction Management Services |
| Applicator: |
Whitestar Enterprises LLC. Visit: www.wsplaster.com
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| Description: |
Three-coat lime plaster (NHL) on strawbale structure. |
Private Cottage, Chico, California |
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| Completion date: |
March 2004 |
| Design/build: |
Skillful Means |
| Architect: |
Babette Jee |
| Engineer: |
Kevin Donahue |
| Contractor: |
Casey Johnson |
| Description: |
Three-coat NHL on strawbale. |
Private Residence, Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park,
McCarthy, Alaska |
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| Completion date: |
September 2004 |
| Architect: |
Scott Jones |
| Applicator: |
Valley Lath and Plaster |
| Description: |
Located in the largest park of the National Park Service,
this large strawbale structure has been finished with a three-coat
lime plaster (NHL 5 and NHL 3.5) on all interior and exterior
walls. Natural Hydraulic Lime was considered the most appropriate
and durable finish product for this harsh environment. |
The Straw Bale Village, Jacksonville,
Oregon |
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| Completion date: |
Ongoing project |
| Builder: |
Mehr Construction |
| Architect: |
Chris Keefe at Organicforms Design |
| Applicator: |
Michael Gordon |
| Project Executive: |
Andrew Morrison |
| Description: |
Village built exclusively with straw bales. NHL applied
on all walls as plaster or stucco. |
| To learn more about the project: |
Visit: www.mehrconstruction.com
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Private Residence, Santa Maria, Santa
Barbara County, California |
| Completion date: |
Ongoing project |
| Builder: |
Allen and Associates |
| Architect: |
Innovation |
| Applicator: |
Michael Gordon |
| Project Executive: |
Steve Liu |
| Description: |
Three-coat lime plaster on interior and exterior straw bale
walls. |
Private Residence, Big Fork, Montana |
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| Completion date: |
Summer 2004 |
| Design-Built: |
Darin Fredericks |
| Project Executive: |
Darin Fredericks |
| Applicator: |
Somers Bay Plastering |
| Description: |
Three-coat lime plaster (NHL) on strawbale structure. |
Missouri Heights Residence, Aspen, Colorado |
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| Completion date: |
Fall 2003 |
| Architect: |
Graybeal Architects www.graybealarchitects.com
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| Builder: |
Wolfe Brand Construction |
| Plasterer: |
Stan Peterson |
| Description: |
Three-coat lime plaster (NHL) on interior and exterior strawbale
structure. |
Private Residence, Montecito, Santa
Barbara, CA |
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| Completion date: |
April 2004 |
| Architect: |
Larry Graves, Alliance Design Group |
| Applicator: |
Michael Gordon |
| Description: |
Two-coat NHL on earth plaster on strawbale. |
Private Residence, Napa, California |
| Completion date: |
Ongoing |
| Description: |
Three-coat lime plaster on strawbale walls. |
Private Residence, Calistoga, California |
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| Completion date: |
Summer 2003 |
| Owner: |
Jill and Jeff Hoff |
| Architect: |
Skillful Means www.skillful-means.com
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| Applicator: |
Kenyon Plastering |
| Description: |
Three-coat lime plaster on interior and exterior strawbale
walls. |
The Pie Strawbale Hermitage, Junction City,
California |
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| Completion date: |
Winter 2003 |
| Architect: |
John Swearington, Skillful Means (www.skillful-means.com)
/ Anne Torney |
| Structural Engineer: |
David Mar, Tipping Mar and Associates |
| Description: |
Three-coat NHL on strawbale. View
Project |
Private Residence, Nevada City, California |
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| Completion date: |
November 2004 |
| Architect: |
Skillful Means / Teresa Tamley |
| Builder: |
Skillful Means & Owner |
| Description: |
Three-coat NHL lime plaster on strawbale. |
Cottage in Grass Valley |
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| Description: |
Three-coat NHL on earth plaster on strawbale. |
Canyon Oaks/Private Residence, Grass Valley,
California |
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| Completion date: |
October 2003 |
| Sculpture Work : |
Jenny Redden |
| General Contractor: |
Sons Building & Development Co. |
| Description: |
Three-coat NHL lime plaster on strawbale with lime paint
finish. Carving: Le Decor LimeStone. |
Private Residence , Auburn, California
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| Completion date: |
May 2003 |
| Architect: |
Kelly Lerner |
| General Contractor: |
Nick Lynch |
| NHL Applicator : |
Erroll Scheurer |
| Description: |
Three-coat NHL on strawbale, interior/exterior, lime paint
on interior walls. |
| Private residence, Mendocino,
California |
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| Completion date: |
Spring 2003 |
| Applicator: |
Kenyon Plastering |
| Description: |
Three-coat NHL on strawbale. |
| Private Residence, Hood
River, Oregon |
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| Completion date: |
Ongoing |
| Architect: |
John Cherry |
| Applicator: |
By owner |
| Description: |
Three-coat NHL on earth plaster on strawbale. |
Private Residence, Eagle County, Colorado |
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| Completion date: |
November 2003 |
| Architect: |
Cottle Graybeal Yaw Architects |
| Applicator: |
Stan Petersen |
| Description: |
Three-coat NHL on strawbale. |
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Private Residence, Lake County, California |
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| Completion date: |
November 2001 |
| Architect: |
Pete Gang, Kelly Lerner |
| Description: |
Lime applied over earth plaster over strawbale
on exterior walls (plaster to Cob construction). |