A presentation by ufaFabrik and Trans Europe Halles In this How To you’ll find a slideshow introduction to the inexpensive, energy efficient and sustainable art of building with clay and straw bales. As part of the Engine Room Europe project the Creative Strategies of Sustainabilit embarked on a multitude of smaller projects to find and describe ways of a sustainable culture organisation, the project lead in the project ufaFabrik arranged conferences and prototype cases. This publication is the result of the latter. The 20 image slide show is a quick and dirty introduction to the art of straw bale building, for more input watch the highly inspiring build of a new venue in Stanica also on the resource. A special thanks to Sigrid Niemer for overall coordination and help and to Maria Garcia and Werner Wiartalla for their expert advice and to ufaFabrik for the photographs. The slideshow was compiled by Sandy Fitzgerald and design was done by Ludvig Duregård for the Trans Europe Halles Resource.

1. STRAW BALE BUILD
IN 20 STEPS

2. A TRANS EUROPE HALLES RESOURCE AND UFAFABRIK PUBLICATION
A CASE STUDY FROM ufaFABRIK (BERLIN, GERMANY)

3. 1. Digging out foundations

4. 2. Making foundation shuttering

5. 3. Make and drop in shuttering boxes and steel reinforcement

6. 4. Fill holes with concrete

7. 5. Foundations are ready for building

8. 6. Making frames

9. 7. Preparing the straw

10. 8. Filling the frames

11. 9. Making sure the bales are a tight fit

12. 10. Mixing the clay

13. 11. Applying the clay

14. 12. Duplicate the frames

15. 13. Laying the floor

16. 14. Installing the walls

17. 15. PLASTERING

18. 16. It begins to take shape

19. 17. Taking shape

20. 18. Putting the roof on

21. 19. Nearly there

22. Finished!

23. CREDITS
This slideshow is a result of the CSOS (Creative Strategies Of Sustainability)
programme, supported by the Engine Room Europe project of Trans Europe
Halles and led by ufaFabrik, Berlin.
A special thanks to Sigrid Niemer for overall coordination and help and to
Maria Garcia and Werner Wiartalla for their expert advice and to ufaFabrik
for the photographs.
Note: This slideshow is meant as an inspiration and a guide. It is highly recommended that if you want to
embark on a straw bale building you seek the advice of experts e.g. friendly structural engineers or
architects.
Trans Europe Halles and ufaFabrik, their agents, funders, workers and supporters, accept no responsi-
bility for any injury OR damage that may occur as a result of any construction undertaken related to this
slide show.
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