Latvian Straw Bale Initiative

1. Latvian Straw Bale Initiative STRAW BALE HOUSES IN LATVIA 2007

2. STRAW BALE BUILDING LOCATIONS IN LATVIA All current straw bale houses are located in the middle, northern and south eastern areas.

3. THE FIRST STRAW BALE HOUSE IN LATVIA R. STEINERSCHOOL IN VALMIERA REGION, LIZDENI PARISH,NORTHERN LATVIA

4. Architect - Ausma Skujina, Latvia. Building started in 1999 and was finished in 2001. The School is over 250 m2. The building costs: about 144 000 EUR, 500-600 EUR per m2. Foundation - stones. Walls - straw bales, plastered with cement and lime plaster, painted with lime from outside and clay plaster treated with linseed oil from inside. The roof is made from asp shingles. R. STEINER SCHOOL

11. THE SECOND STRAW BALE HOUSE IN LATVIA THE FAMILY HOUSE IN A CAMPHILL VILLAGE “ROZKALNI” (“ROSEHILLS”), VALMIERA REGION, LIZDENI PARISH, NORTHERN LATVIA

12. Architects - Rolf Jakobsen, Norway, and Meinards Medinskis, Latvia. The building process started in May, 2000 and was finished in 2002. The floor area is 477 m2. The building costs were about 105 000 EUR total, and 220.12 EUR per m2 . Walls - straw bales, plastered with clay plaster from both sides. There is also one wall made from fire wood. Roof - asp shingles. THE FAMILY HOUSE IN A CAMPHILL VILLAGE http://camphillrozkalni.lv/

13. First floor Second floor

23. Painting by David Newbat, United kingdom.

26. THE THIRD STRAW BALE HOUSE IN LATVIA A DWELLING HOUSE FOR A FAMILY OF 5 PEOPLE IN RIGA REGION, IKSKILE,MIDDLE LATVIA

27. Architect - Ausma Skujina, Latvia. The building was started in 2003, and the house currently is under construction. The house has an area of 200 m2, and 40 m2 garage space. Foundation - lime stone and concrete. Walls - straw bales with clay plaster from both sides treated with linseed oil. Roof - ceramic tiles. DWELLING HOUSE IN IKSKILE

32. THE FOURTH STRAW BALE HOUSE IN LATVIA A DWELLING HOUSE IN KRASLAVAS REGION, INDRA PARISH, ECOVILLAGE “DZIESMAS” (“SONGS”)SOUTHERN LATVIA

33. The building started in 2005, and the house is not completed yet. One storied building of 54 m2. The building costs were about 540 EUR total and 100 EUR per m2. Foundation - piles. Walls - 30 cm thick straw bales with boards on outside and gip board from inside. Outside will be plastered. It will have reed roof with straw insulation. DWELLING HOUSE IN “DZIESMAS”

39. THE FIFTH STRAW BALE HOUSE IN LATVIA A DWELLING HOUSE IN KRASLAVA REGION, ANDRUPENE PARISH,SOUTHERN LATVIA

40. Architect - Ausma Skujina, Latvia. The building started in 2006. Walls will be 55 cm thick from straw bales, plastered from both sides. Roof - straw bales. DWELLING HOUSE IN ANDRUPENE

42. THE SIXTH STRAW BALE HOUSE IN LATVIA A DWELLING HOUSE IN CESIS REGION, JAUNRAUNA, NORTHERN LATVIA

43. Designer and owner of the house - Aleksandrs Lubinskis, Latvia. The building started in summer of 2007 and the house will be finished in 2008. It has a concrete rubble trench foundation with foam plastic inlay. Walls - straw bales, plastered with lime plaster outside and clay plaster inside. Roof - steel. DWELLING HOUSE IN JAUNRAUNA

45. First floor

46. Second floor