I recently helped Straw Works teach the natural building elements on this beautiful roundhouse built by Ben @ http://www.ways-with-wood.com/. It was a fantastic 10 days that transformed the structure into an all encompassing structure. Massive thanks to Straw Works and all the wonderful course participants!

(And will be returning in July to run an earthen floor workshop)

The week began with the straw:

We then moved onto to preparing the bales for lime render on the outside and clay plaster on the inside: