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Willow Dome: A Living Masterpiece in Sustainable Architecture

Explore the innovative construction of a living willow dome, resembling a straw-bale house. Learn about the process, materials, and benefits of this eco-friendly summer housing option. Discover detailed resources and factsheets for an organic design. Construct your own dome for a unique, cost-effective, and nature-friendly living space.

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Willow Dome: A Living Masterpiece in Sustainable Architecture

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  1. Stillwell Farms Dome A “masterpiece” in living willow architecture

  2. Motivations • Skepticism • Does this actually work? • Summer housing • Cheaper than C-town sublet • Close to work

  3. Research • Plenty of internet resources • HDRA Organic organisation factsheet http://www.hdra.org.uk/factsheets/gg37.htm • BBC Gardening http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/design/projects/fencing_willowstructure.shtml • Living Willow Structure by JonWarnes

  4. Design One simply shaped really big dome with a single door. Simple and large scale.

  5. Construction • Trench dug • One foot deep by ten feet wide (2 shovel lengths)

  6. Construction • Willow cut • All spears cut from a fallen Black Willow (Salix negra) trunk near a streambed with a chainsaw • About 30 large spears (2 inch + diameter) with many smaller shoots • Most branches had two or three years of growth

  7. Construction • Larger Spears tied into archs • Continuously wrapped (a method found to be effective in class) • Arches leaned against each other and tied at the top

  8. Construction • Smaller spears added at various angles for support and fullness • Shoots will develop new growth along the stem when branch angles approach 45 degrees • Every connection tied firmly with twine (I found a useful knot by about 50 ties) • Trench filled, soil watered

  9. Finished Product Forgot to take a picture, but these are close:

  10. Artistic considerations • Made to mirror the shape of straw-bale house on site • Both dome shaped, seen together

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