Straw-bale construction is a building method that uses bales of straw (commonly wheat, rice, rye and oats straw) as structural elements, building insulation, or both. This construction method is commonly used in natural building or “green” construction projects. Built a decade before today’s green building vogue, Oakland’s only straw bale house has emerged as a…
Straw-bale construction is a building method that uses bales of straw (commonly wheat, rice, rye and oats straw) as structural elements, building insulation, or both. This construction method is commonly used in natural building or “green” construction projects.
Construction of 99 Roble Road home. Oakland, California. (Photo courtesy DSA Archtects)
Built a decade before today’s green building vogue, Oakland’s only straw bale house has emerged as a showplace of ancient methods, modern technologies and Bay Area sensibilities.
Now, the three-bedroom family home at 99 Roble Road, nestled in the hills on the Berkeley-Oakland border, is on the market for the first time, with a $1.125 million asking price.
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