Curt and I took time to stop at the Birthing Center in Homer. We were so impressed!
The entry way.
The waiting room/living room.
The guillotine --- cuts off the airflow so the heat doesn't go up the rocket stove leaving the bench cold.
The pizza oven above the wood input on the rocket stove.
The top of the heat riser is a stove top in the kitchen
The rocket stove mass heater bench.
The clean-out for the horizontal chimney
The pantry----adding driftwood really makes it more natural.
Nice little wooded details added and then the extra detail of the whale tail!
Clay TV stand----very artsy. Fake fire place
The birthing bathtub---details of stone
Bottles adorn the wall between the entry and the bedroom.
Artsy Windows
Nice cubbies in random places.
Cindee with the head Birthing Lady (Doula?)
The walls are 8 inches clay-straw, 8 inches of clay brick in the middle and 8 inches of clay-straw on the outside. The building took 4-5 years to complete and it is approved by the city of Homer.
