Straw bale home in Conondale, Queensland | Community organisation

Straw bale home

Locality: Conondale, Queensland

Phone: +61 414 726 046

Address: 1677 Maleny-Kenilworth Road 4552 Conondale, QLD, Australia

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19.01.2022 Outside it's hot and humid at 31.6 degrees. Inside our straw bale house, it's beautiful and cool, like a cave, and only 25.1 degrees.

16.01.2022 Inside the finished straw bale home

11.01.2022 Owners testimonial: To live in a beautiful straw bale home is such a privilege and wonder, I wish everyone had one of their own to enjoy. These wonderful natural walls created from a clever design, gives a strength and beauty that isn’t diminished by time or the rigours of family life. The simple straw bale, a by-product of local agriculture, gives us superb thermal and sound insulation (R10), 2 hour fire protection, flexibility in an earthquake and a robust durability no...t found in a conventional home. They are so tough and resilient we can play basketball upon them and our very fast high jumping son can run up them with no chance of making a dent. They are just so strong. We can do things to these walls you couldn’t do in your average home. The beautiful lime plaster that encloses them is a smooth tactile sensation enjoyed daily, also providing thermal mass and purifying the air we breathe. In addition, it gets harder and stronger as time goes by, the opposite of concrete that deteriorates after only 20 years. It’s a house that gives comfort and savings now and long into the future. A great home begins with your thoughts and ideas, leading to a clever design by an outstanding designer who can utilise their knowledge, experience and artistic vision. Steve Campbell was instrumental in making our dream a reality. I just love the design and use of space that he created. He kept it simple so we could afford to build, yet it is very beautiful, elegant and a functional family home. Even the decks, one covered and one open to the stars are such a lovely, thoughtful addition. Thank-you Steve for your wonderful design that has such sensitivity to our vision, the existing landscape and led to the creation of an exceptionally healthy, natural home. If I had to move then I’d have to build another straw bale home. There’s no way I’m going back to living in a conventional, and often dysfunctional, home, dependant on additional heating and cooling devices. Rarely can you buy a home like this you have to build your own. Do it! It’s definitely worth the effort and won’t cost the earth, rather it’s a building for a better future. Terri Lake

09.01.2022 Our straw bale house was recently part of the Sunshine Coast's Sustainable House Day. It was wonderful to see all those enthusiastic people wanting better buildings with a natural, sustainable approach.

05.01.2022 5 months of building gives you a straw bale home