Ancient Arts new straw bale office

The stairs leading to the mezzanine.

Enjoying the light and warm straw bale office!

A new mezzanine space above the office.

Flooring on top of the office roof.

The roof going on top of the bales.

Packing down the bales, note the stakes to hold the bales in place.

The wooden bale frame with limestone gravel.

Laying the waterproof sheeting to stop moisture getting into the bales and rotting them.

Here's the straw bales being unloaded by architectural students from UCLAN

New Llangelynin Church

Last year we decided to build a straw bale office inside our base at the New Llangelynnin Church, Conwy Valley.