The image is of a small, rustic stone cottage nestled in a forest. The cottage has a fieldstone foundation and walls with a chimney made of the same material. The roof is made of rough-cut wooden shakes. The front door is made of wood. There is a small window on the right side of the cottage. The cottage is surrounded by trees and shrubs. The leaves on the trees are turning brown and orange, which suggests that it is autumn.

Montana Fishing Cabin by Miller Architects

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(strawbales using an expensive conventional foundation and roof making not alot of sense for me and not even saving money much of the time by what I hear) Heck you could almost put stick built walls up to save time (as earthbags are a big cost in time and hassle per cubic foot filled whereas the walls are the cheapest by comparison to roof/foundation) and things like that is almost what i'm now thinking. Why aren't we already doing this?

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