Millwood Residence
By jesse.bufkin
SiOO:X Wood Protection System – Where Technology and Nature Converge
The natural beauty, durability, and availability of wood have made it one of the world’s oldest and most sustainable building materials. Today, architects and designers use real wood not only in a traditional sense but also in highly imaginative ways – both visually and technically. From an end-user perspective, a common issue with choosing real … Continued
Martis Camp Estate
By jesse.bufkin
Advantages of Prefinished Exterior Wood Siding Materials
Whether you’re an architect, builder, or designer at some point decisions need to be made about the exterior envelope of a built environment. There are many exterior siding options on the market, such as fiber cement, metal panels, brick, stucco, and stone to name just a few. However, from a durability and sustainability standpoint, there … Continued
Health Benefits of Wood Based Designs in Interior Applications
The stay-at-home orders and quarantines in place across the world have many homeowners taking advantage of the additional time at home by jumping into neglected renovations and improvements. According to LikeFolio, consumers mentioning home renovation ideas on social media doubled from normal levels in just two weeks during the start of the pandemic in March 2020. … Continued
Benefits of Specifying Pre-Weathered Exterior Wood Cladding
Wood is a natural, sustainable material. As such, when it’s continually exposed to environmental elements such as moisture, sunlight, and wind the physical attributes of the material changes and aesthetically evolves over time. WHAT IS WEATHERING? Weathering is defined as the chemical and physical changes that take place when timber is exposed to weather. Weathering … Continued
Wooden Slats In Architectural Design – Modern, Refined Sophistication
There’s nothing quite like the look of a remarkable timber-clad structure that gracefully blends architecture into the surrounding natural landscape. While vertical and horizontal wood siding and cladding have been used as a building material for more than 10,000 years, a little rotation in woods orientation dramatically transforms how we understand building envelopes. When used … Continued