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The light placement is such that neither the sharp nor the soft become the prominent feature. They are both highlighted by the lighting. This is a great example of quality design and clearly shows the designer (Chris Keefe of Organicforms Design) has a solid grasp of how shapes will play out in three dimensions. For more on Chris’s designs you can visit his website at http://www.OrganicFormsDesign.com or check out his blog at http://thestrawbalehouseplansblog.blogspot.com/.
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When designing a house it can be difficult to imagine the space in three dimensions. Nonetheless, the more imaginative you can be with textures, shapes, and light, the more interesting the space will be on completion. In the example above, we used the sharp lines of the trusses to offset the gentle, soft curves of the bales.
The light placement is such that neither the sharp nor the soft become the prominent feature. They are both highlighted by the lighting. This is a great example of quality design and clearly shows the designer (Chris Keefe of Organicforms Design) has a solid grasp of how shapes will play out in three dimensions. For more on Chris’s designs you can visit his website at http://www.OrganicFormsDesign.com or check out his blog at http://thestrawbalehouseplansblog.blogspot.com/.
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Andrew Morison is a licensed contractor specializing in straw bale and green construction. He has shown thousands of people how to build their own straw bale projects through his comprehensive series of instructional straw bale, concrete foundation, and plastering DVDs. You can check these out at http://www.LearnStrawBale.com.
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