Mosinee Straw bale
This is a small footprint home in Mosinee, WI. It features local lumber and timbers by Red Beard Lumber, straw bale infill by WHS, and earthen plaster by WHS and Bear Paw Design & Construction. Featured on the cover of the Wausau’s City Pages.

Christine Center
Christine Center residence design by Whole Tree Construction with straw bale infill system and plastering by WHS and Bear Paw Design & Construction.

Midwest Renewable Energy Association Permaculture Courtyard
This project featured a complete restoration of a newly formed courtyard area on the north side of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association's (MREA) Renew the Earth Institute (REI). The natural courtyard area was formed when a new education classroom was built to the north of the REI. It features pervious concrete installed by Alchemy Concrete, local blue granite pavers, multiple varieties of perennial edible plants including hazelnut, cherry, plum, and mountain ash trees, blueberry, service berry, raspberry, chives, horseradish, wild marshmallow, wormwood, service berry, and many other delicious edibles. The site also features some permaculture principle favorites including swales, partner plantings, rainwater catchment, and native plants and grasses.

Main Grain Bakery
WHS had the great honor of designing and building these classic old world cabinets and counter tops in collaboration with the Main Grain Bakery. Repurposed barn braces make the skeleton, local white pine paneling, local maple and walnut counter top, and shabby-sheik yard stick bar make these counter tops truly unique. Real wood, naturally leavened, sour dough bread, and sweetened to perfection confections are a match made for the heavens.

Custer Cordwood
Custer timber frame built by New World Restoration, LLC with assistance from WHS. Lime putty, cordwood workshops by Richard and Becky Flatau with assistance from WHS.

Whitefeather Barn
This barn was designed and built by New World Restorations, LLC.  WHS came into this project at the tail end.

BC Natural Building
These are some photos from a summer of natural building on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Natural Man Cave
This basement went from workspace to relax space over the course of a winter. We tightened up the leaks and thermal nosebleeds in the classic Stevens Point craftsman basement, and took it from dark and dusty to bright and light with this soft, local white pine ceiling.

High Desert Bungalow
The majority of these renovations were done with repurposed and salvaged materials from local restore.

Modern Farm House
Features a salvaged maple flooring with natural tung oil and citrus finish. Warm and delicious.

Scandinavia Cabin Shack
Here lies a rustic staircase in a 150-year-old Scandinavian log home. Stairs were made from local white pine stringers and maple treads. Sustainably harvested pine from Menominee Reservation on upper level floor. What a pleasure to create in a space with such history.