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‘Every project in this very young style of building [is] adding important knowledge to the common pool of bale building wisdom.’ Chris Magwood and Peter Mack, bale builders and authors

 

On this site you can find out a little more about Maison Sampson: the straw bale house of Mark and Deborah Sampson (writer and aromatherapist respectively). The house was featured in the first series of Channel 4’s Grand Designs Abroad.

 

If you’re thinking of buying or renovating a house in France or locating some land on which to build your house, then you can also discover how we might be able to help you.

 

 

The healthy house

 

Above all, we wanted our house to be a healthy environment in which to live. So, wherever possible, we chose to use building materials that neither cost the earth nor add to modern life’s assault on our well-being.

But, in the words of the song, ‘It’s not easy being green…’ Inevitably, we had to make certain compromises. Whether or not you have a similar project of your own, we hope that you’ll find this site useful and learn something valuable from our experience.

View of the house

 

Key words: strawbale green France environmentally-friendly Grand Designs ethical re-cycling renewable ecological