This is actually a cob constructed building with a living roof. I really like its gaudi-esque curves and its total simplicity. What I think we could take from this building is its triangular shape and roofline. This could work for us since it entails very little joinery. If that roof can handle dirt and moisture, it should be able to handle a snow load.
Another way to avoid unpleasant roofline joinery would be to make two end walls of straw bales pyramid style and lay a ridge pole from the high points of each. Each step down the pyramid could hold another pole to which we (somehow) affix the roof! The end product would probably look something like the candy cottage of the witch that tried to eat Hansel and Gretl. I've been admiring a burned out example of this building technique in beautiful downtown Stitzer. I will try to photograph for all to see. My dish is out at home so I will be incomunicado until Monday but let me know what you think!
