Hughes
Rhodes Residence
Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico
1992
Sited in rolling hills of juniper
and
pinon, this was the first straw bale
house built under a experimental
building program administered by
Santa Fe County. The Spanish
Pueblo style home incorporates
passive solar strategies including a
direct-gain sunroom, a Trombe-wall
and a Trombe-banco which stores
solar heat in the solid adobe seating
areas of the living room. Major
building components such as vigas,
latillas, beams, shutters and flooring
were salvaged and restored materials.
The house is featured in
Metropolitan Home magazine, the
best-selling Straw Bale Book and was
the subject of a segment on “Good
Morning America”.
Photos by Jack Parsons
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