The house of Michaela and Panos started as an idea after a natural building workshop. Leaving home and business in Athens the young couple looked for a more qualitative life in the suburbs of Volos. Their new house is representative of this seeking. The house was made with the straw&clay technique and combines exceptional thermal insulation, ease of manufacture and is free from the construction difficulties that strawbale houses have. It has a wooden frame and the walls are made of a mix of straw and clay. For the construction of the house a mixed group of specialised builders of cob.gr,volunteers and the owners worked together. It was a truly unique process that effectively put into practice the “houses by people for people” approach.