chemicals, no purchased lumber. This is constructed of
salvaged oak bridge timbers and Kentucky Coffee Tree
rough milled lumber (resists water naturally, like locust).
Total cost, including labor, under $1000.
can add, why not
subtract? You can
see the "ghost" of
the former rooms
which will now be an
open court. Straw
bale forms a new
foyer. The azalea
came from Eastcliff.
family's kitchen over a previous screened porch.
The concrete pad is retained and will be polished
and stained for the new floor. The addition will
have a straw bale wall and a green roof.
Architect Julie Gabrielli achieved a dramatic
upsweep to reveal a view over the steep rear
bank. Plants from the site were salvaged.