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Timber Homes

Taking Wood to New Levels
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In Timber Homes by Chris van Uffelen, the book delves into the architectural innovation and aesthetic appeal of timber construction in modern housing. Through a collection of stunning examples, it showcases how traditional woodcraft meets contemporary design, highlighting the environmental and sustainable benefits of using timber in home building projects. This art and culture exploration presents a blend of functionality and beauty in wooden architecture.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the beauty and versatility of timber as a building material. It offers insights into various architectural styles and design philosophies, celebrating wood's aesthetic and structural capabilities. This book may appeal to anyone interested in architecture, sustainable design, or the art of blending modern living with nature.

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More and more architects and builders are exploring the possibilities of a material for the construction of houses that offers unparalleled major advantages regarding design, function, and ecology. Wood is a renewable building resource that impresses with its natural qualities as well as its astonishing versatility, especially given a number of new techniques, processing options, and innovations.

Moreover, wooden architecture represents a promising opportunity to work towards a more CO2-neutral future. Frank Lloyd Wright said about the world's oldest building material that it is "universally beautiful" and "the most human of all materials", facts that are highlighted in this volume focusing on residences.

The presented projects demonstrate the sheer endless possibilities of timber for architecture and interior design. From an aesthetic point of view, they also show completely new ways for, but not limited to, the design of individual homes.

Timber Homes by Chris van Uffelen showcases these attributes, providing an insightful look at this timeless material's capabilities in modern architecture.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783037682821

Publisher: Braun Publishing AG

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 June 2023

Country: Switzerland

Imprint: Braun Publishing AG

Illustration: 470 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 315.0mm

Weight: 1640g

Pages: 256

About the Author

The core topic for Chris van Uffelen is the transfer of knowledge about design in all its manifestations. For more than twenty years the Dutch-German art historian has been publishing books as well as countless essays and articles on art, architecture, interior design and urban planning from antiquity to the present.

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