High Low Impact Straw Bale Pavilion
Kramer, M. 2025. High Low Impact Straw Bale Pavilion. Centre for Education Teaching Innovation (CETI), University of Westminster. https://doi.org/10.34737/x8vw5
| Title | High Low Impact Straw Bale Pavilion |
|---|---|
| Creators | Kramer, M. |
| Description | This experimental pavilion design test modular construction as well as convivial construction methods, where building processes are deliberately organised, in the spirit of Ivan Illich’s “tools for conviviality,” which remain comprehensible and accessible to non-specialists. The modules of this pavilion meet Passive House standards and can be disassembled and reused. We demonstrate through the design how low-carbon construction methods can support circular design principles and more sustainable forms of building practice. The pavilion was conceived as an experimental demonstration of straw bale construction and its potential as a sustainable building method. This is an experimental Live Project co-designed with students from the School of Architecture+Cities of the University of Westminster led by Maria Kramer with Michael Burchert and Mark Rowe. Funded by CETI with thanks to our Collaborators: LiveProjectsPractice, Steve Webb, Nicholas Alexander, The Stone Masonry Company, Margent Form, the Harrow Estate Team. |
| Keywords | Live Projects, Co-Design, Action Research |
| Year | 06 Nov 2025 |
| 2026 | |
| Files | Image credit Maria Kramer Media type Image |
| Project | Live Project |
| Funder | Centre for Education Teaching Innovation (CETI), University of Westminster |
| Web address (URL) | http://www.openstudiowestminster.org/beyond-studio/live-design-practice/high-low-impact-straw-bale-pavilion/ |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.34737/x8vw5 |