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Ostprignitz-Ruppin, BB, Germany
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NOW Lindow
Ostprignitz-Ruppin, BB, Germany
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
NOW Lindow is a circular, climate positive building that demonstrates how regenerative materials and low tech design can create healthy, affordable and beautiful living spaces. It responds to urgent environmental challenges by offering a real alternative that stores more CO2 than it emits, keeps materials in continuous cycles and uses rapidly renewable resources such as straw.
The aim was to design a home that works with natural systems, reduces energy demand and leaves value for future generations. Beneficiaries include residents, neighbours, local craftspeople, architects, municipalities and visitors who join regular tours to learn about ecological construction. The house is also shared by several families who use it throughout the year to reconnect with nature and support the garden.
Clear objectives guided the project: use regenerative, non toxic materials; avoid concrete; design all components for disassembly; minimise waste; reduce energy demand; and keep construction affordable. These were achieved through prefabricated straw insulated elements, screw foundations, reversible connections and a compact, climate responsive layout. Remaining materials such as straw, hemp, clay and wool can be composted in the garden.
The results are measurable: 80 m³ of straw and 18 m³ of wood store over 22 tonnes of CO2e, achieving a carbon regenerative balance of -90kgCO2/m². No container waste was produced. Energy demand with the PV system is around 10 kWh/m²a for 90 m². Construction costs of 2,500 €/m² demonstrate affordability.
NOW Lindow shows that regenerative, circular construction is practical, scalable and compatible with existing regulations, offering a model for a future European building culture rooted in care and material responsibility.
The aim was to design a home that works with natural systems, reduces energy demand and leaves value for future generations. Beneficiaries include residents, neighbours, local craftspeople, architects, municipalities and visitors who join regular tours to learn about ecological construction. The house is also shared by several families who use it throughout the year to reconnect with nature and support the garden.
Clear objectives guided the project: use regenerative, non toxic materials; avoid concrete; design all components for disassembly; minimise waste; reduce energy demand; and keep construction affordable. These were achieved through prefabricated straw insulated elements, screw foundations, reversible connections and a compact, climate responsive layout. Remaining materials such as straw, hemp, clay and wool can be composted in the garden.
The results are measurable: 80 m³ of straw and 18 m³ of wood store over 22 tonnes of CO2e, achieving a carbon regenerative balance of -90kgCO2/m². No container waste was produced. Energy demand with the PV system is around 10 kWh/m²a for 90 m². Construction costs of 2,500 €/m² demonstrate affordability.
NOW Lindow shows that regenerative, circular construction is practical, scalable and compatible with existing regulations, offering a model for a future European building culture rooted in care and material responsibility.
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