OCEANSPRAY MULTI-FAMILY HOUSE
5,100 square feet, three-story type-V-B multi-family construction. The townhomes include four attached two-bedroom, two-bath townhome units insulated with straw bales for thermal comfort and low carbon emissions.
This structure has 400 three-string builtds and is one of Ashland's biggest ecological housing projects.
Architect: Arkin Tilt Architects
Contractor: Lydia Doleman, Earth Dragin Natural Building & Jovick Construction
Photo credits: Lydia Doleman, Earth Dragin Natural Building
Structural system: Plywood shear wall with straw bales stacked on end between studs (BOEBS)
Interesting features: Staircase built with reclaimed wood salvaged from the original building that once stood at this site
