LIVING IN WOOD

Description

An important material for many centuries and used in countless different ways before being largely neglected in the modern era, wood has become a source of fascination and inspiration in contemporary architecture. The locally available, sustainable building material is easy to process, structurally very powerful, and extremely simple to combine with other materials. Insulates from both heat and cold, but is also breathable – excellent qualities for a pleasant and healthy indoor climate. Along with these practical considerations, it is the limitless abundance of creative possibilities that explains the growing popularity of residential wooden dwellings. From one-story bungalows to multi-story homes, log houses are at the forefront of contemporary architectural and design development. This volume presents the enormous creative diversity of individual solutions from around the world.