Wooden houses

Wood houses have been popular and well known across the world, yet the concept of building a long-term residential unit made almost entirely of wood continues to raise doubts for many soon-to-become owners

Oftentimes, however, the speculations and faulty assumptions are based on very limited knowledge or simply lack of true information about this proven building method. The myths about wood houses can be easily dissipated though… here are just a few examples

Design challenges and opportunities arising, began with site selection. Steep, narrow and full of valuable existing oaks, fate seemed almost impossible. However, architects are well known for pulling in depth difficult sites – especially those within walking distance of one of downtowns most popular in the Bay Area. The resulting design was in every sense [...]

This is a cabin on Vashon Island in Washington State, This house was designed by Vandeventer + Carlander Architects. This wooden box contains the master bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. The outer shape and finish of the area continues to the interior, clerestory windows separate the case of a shed roof of the main structure above. [...]