Completed: 1999
Size: 3,4000 s/f
Designer: JBC - Jock Jacober
Use: Residential and guest residence
Type of Construction: Straw bale wall, timber frame, sip roof
Green Features: Active and passive solar system, radiant floor, stained concrete floors. Situated adjacent to four mile creek the O’kaine residence is a superb example of site awareness and ecological sensitivity. The client was committed to maximizing the use of a challenging lot shape and condition. One of a few multi story straw bales houses built, it meets the clients desire to have light site impact by minimizing the building foot print on the site and carbon foot print by using locally available materials.
