The straw hut is an idea that has been on my mind for several years. The idea was to build a house with bamboo and straw. A light dwelling that two people could build easily, within a month. The three fundamental pillars of the project were ecology, economy, and autonomy.

The biggest problem I found was the price at which bamboo was sold in Spain. The option of bringing it from Colombia or Ecuador meant consuming the entire budget. So I had to modify the whole project to adapt it to the economy pilar.

I speak of ecology meaning a construction free of emissions of organic compounds or asbestos, as well as the use of materials, machinery, and labour that implies a small ecological footprint, including elements of transport. Also referring to its subsequent recycling or recovery and its reincorporation to the natural cycle.

The dwelling should be affordable enough to allow two minimum wages to pay the investment back in ten years.  

The house must also have autonomy in their systems of air conditioning, energy, evacuation, and water supply except for the drinking and cooking water.

Whenever possible, the pre-acclimatization by Canadian well, because it is a "cheap" system with little impact. This Canadian well should be a ceramic clay pipe, not the usual PVC or polyethylene pipe.

The electrical needs shouldn't exceed 4 to 5 kW / h / day.