1101 Village Road UL-1D Carbondale, CO 81623970.963.9720

Peterson Home

Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Type: Residential
Sustainability: Straw-bale walls

Passive solar

Thermal mass

Super-insulated

Adobe house seen across sage and pinon with mountains behind — 01Southside entry

Adobe-toned entry portal with timber posts under a stormy sky — 02The entry portal

Curved great room with a masonry kiva fireplace, cedar ceiling and arching windows — 03Masonry kiva fireplace

Covered timber portal with a patio table and chairs — 04I swear margaritas taste better under this portal!

Straw bales stacked into a timber frame during construction — 05Strawbale wall raising

Close view of straw bales fitted around a timber post — 06Super-insulated post-and-beam structure

Kitchen with copper and cedar finishes and a log column — 07Small and warm kitchen is rich in copper and cedar materials

Great room at dusk with cedar ceiling, fireplace and arching windows — 08Great Room with cedar ceiling, fireplace, and arching windows

Low adobe house with a shaded porch among desert shrubs — 09Shady porch on the northwest

18″

of uninterrupted straw-bale insulation

This super-efficient home is located just outside of Santa Fe. The walls are made from straw bales: 18″ of uninterrupted insulation! With careful attention to solar exposure and thermal mass, this house almost heats and cools itself.

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