The Sobriety of Untreated Wood Facades: Tips and Inspiring Examples
Raw wood can be used outdoors, achieving a gray and sober aesthetic that blends into the exterior and brings personality to the building.
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Raw wood can be used outdoors, achieving a gray and sober aesthetic that blends into the exterior and brings personality to the building.
How to construct a sustainable building with concrete actions during the design process and when choosing solutions, materials and products.
© Form Photography & Design Situated in the microclimate just off the critical line of the marsh edge on Bohicket Creek there is good access to breezes and shade provided by the tree canopy. A single room depth was chosen as a strategy to pull cross-ventilation through the building and enhanced with the Venturi effect by providing small openings on the leeward side and large on the windward side. With the long axis slightly off east-west, the harsh sun in the south-southwest is set to the short side, decreasing heat gain. The southern side and roof are clad with galvanized steel, a low emi...