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| In the early '80s, Principal Jonathan Hammond designed and built California’s first modern strawbale building. The cottage reintroduced this local farm byproduct as a renewable and energy-efficient building material. Sculptural walls provide superior thermal and acoustic insulation, evoking vernacular buildings of earth and stone. | |||||||||||||||||
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