User:Virgo Meadow

Virgo Meadow is a straw bale house using rammed tyre foundations built on Exmoor in Devon. It is the first straw bale house built in tyres in Devon and Exmoor in the United Kingdom.

The concept was developed by Leighton & Sheree Jones, with the help of a designer (Michael Howlett). The building was built with the help (in main) of Hawkland Ecological Construction.

The land is a 2 acre site that sits in the valley of Challacombe (meaning chilly valley)

The land and project started in 2014. It is a self build project which has been continuing over this time. It’s purpose is to prove that a sustainable home can be built at a relatively reasonable affordable price and to show that environmentally friendly buildings are possible at a local level.

The work is almost complete (16-09-2020) with just drainage and a green roof to complete the home. With garden and land to be continued afterwards.

Once completed the remaining land will be used as a wild Meadow down to the river Bray. With a miniature small holding area growing vegetables and animals to have a sustainable living piece of land.