Placecraft Design & Build

happy winter solstice

This season calls for us to rest, recharge and reflect on the year that’s passed and bring to mind the year ahead. What do y’all do to find quiet, coziness and warmth this holiday time?

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SE Portland Strawbale Home

design:
gc:
foundation to finish :

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The Kinship:

Perched on a sun drenched slope overlooking a sea of alder, maple, wild cherry and fir, this is a cozy two-story cabin for a couple dove-tailed with a ceremonial space in the round for community gatherings.

The structure for the round roof is borrowed from yurt design. We have a steel compression ring that receives the rafters at the top and a tension cable at the top plate that prevents outward movement. In addition to the twelve visible Douglas fir rounds, there are twelve additional rafters behind the plaster.

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site harvested Douglas fir rafters, earth & lime plasters

Perched on a sun drenched slope overlooking a sea of alder, maple, wild cherry and fir, this is a cozy two-story cabin for a couple dove-tailed with a ceremonial space in the round for community gatherings.

The construction process was a community gathering :

GC, framing & enclosure :
Additional carpentry :
Plaster :
Earth floor consult :
Masonry heater design :
Masonry heater install :
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And many many more

Perched on a sun drenched slope overlooking a sea of alder, maple, wild cherry and fir, this is a cozy two-story cabin for a couple dove-tailed with a ceremonial space in the round for community gatherings. The land provided materials for the home.



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Perched on a sun drenched slope overlooking a sea of alder, maple, wild cherry and fir, this is a cozy two-story cabin for a couple dove-tailed with a ceremonial space in the round for community gatherings.



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earth floor and oregon wild cherry (prunus emarginata)

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Another study in hyper local sourcing :
We harvested Douglas fir timbers from the neighboring land trust for framing, mostly left round. Oregon wild cherry trees from build site clearing - moulded into flooring. Reclaimed 2x10 joists from an old barn. Earthen floor from local clay and sand quarries, clay plaster, cedar cladding.

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clay plaster, reclaim fir shiplap, local harvested Douglas fir slabs, straw-clay insulation

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Happy Beltane
camas bloom

Happy Beltane — I think cross quarterly holidays are my favorite.