The first photo is a doodle we drew up. The cob home takes the shape of a spiral, similar to a sea shell or snail shell. I'm still unsure of the window facing North East. This is where the sun starts to rise, but I have heard from other cob builders that you'll lose heat having windows facing...

Hoping to make great progress on trench, collecting rocks and other materials during the winter. At beginning of Spring, we will be mixing the materials collected over winter: clay soil, straw, and sand. These materials will create our "cob" which will comprise the walls and floors of our cob...