Making A Comeback – Recovered hardwoods attracting plenty of attention
The upsurge in iconic projects now featuring recycled timber has as much to do with the increased professionalism of the recovery industry as it does the number of architects recognising the timber’s value and environmental significance, as Penelope Lawry writes.
Natural timber boarding was used for the roof and walls of this house in Norfolk evoking the traditional construction of local windmills, boat houses and boat building of the Broads.
This long, low, oak-framed structure relates to the medieval tradition of transitory timber buildings, such as pentices walkway, oriels and it makes extensive use of oak and timber-framed galleries.