Sun, Straw and Earthen Floor 2

Architect: Darrel DeBoer
DeBoer Architects

Total Sq. Ft.: 2160  Bedrooms: 3  Baths: 3.0

Based on one of our most celebrated strawbale designs, Sun, Straw and Earthen Floor 2 is an expanded version of the original. In this variation, the master bedroom and one large bedroom are on the ground level, allowing the home to essentially function as a 1,800 square foot single level home. However, a 340 square foot upper level study is easily adapted to become a home office, guest bedroom or the home's third bedroom. Versatility, energy efficiency, excellent building design and healthy building materials all combine to make this passive solar home an excellent choice for a family looking to build both a beautiful and environmentally friendly home.

Health House

Architect: Richard Carter
LHB Engineers and Architects

Total Sq. Ft.: 2200  Bedrooms: 3  Baths: 2.5

Designed and built by the American Lung Association as a showcase of healthy design. Architects, building scientists, contractors, manufacturers, and air quality experts came together in Minneapolis in 1994 to design and construct the Health House.

Meadow Ridge

Architect: Matthew Bialecki
Matthew Bialecki Associates

Total Sq. Ft.: 2200  Bedrooms: 3  Baths: 2.0

A winner of the AIA New York State 2005 Design Awards, this beautiful passive solar home is an extension of its local landscape. Its stone flooring, timbers, structural framing and lighting, pass seamlessly from interior to exterior, dissolving the normal boundaries between the site and the structure.

Shaping the Seasons

Architect: Linda Moody
Linda Moody Architects & Associates, Inc

Total Sq. Ft.: 2226  Bedrooms: 2  Baths: 2.0

An eco-friendly version of the New England saltbox. Wood clapboards, double hung windows, and gables to maximize second floor space are contextual features of this uniquely New England design.

Sun Catcher

Architect: Kelly Davis
SALA Architects

Total Sq. Ft.: 2246  Bedrooms: 3  Baths: 2.0

This compact two-story home tucks into a hillside. Its central clerestory windows capture lots of natural light, bringing it into the heart of this space-efficient floor plan.