Wood Houses

Contemporaryarchitectshavelongoverlookedthegreatversatilityofwoodasabuildingmaterial.Now,however,theyhavebeguntoadoptwoodasthenaturalsolutiontoavarietyofdesignproblems,andasaresult,thisenvironmentallysustainablematerialisbecomingincreasinglysignificantintoday'sdomesticarchitecture.WoodHouses,bynotedarchitecturejournalistRuthSlavid,displaystheentirebreadthofthisimportantarchitecturalmovementbycoveringforty-sixrecentlybuilthomes.ThefeaturedhousesrangefromFernauandHartmanArchitects'MannResidenceinSonomaCounty,atimber-framehousewithastrikinglydecentralizedplan,to24HArchitecture'sArjangHouseinVarmland,Sweden,areindeerfur-lined,cedar-shingledlakesideretreat.Eachhouse'sprofileisillustratedwithnotonlythearchitect'sownplansandelevationsbutalsonumerousfull-colorinteriorandexteriorphotographs-175intotal-thathighlighttheintrinsicbeautyofwood.