Essays about: "Timmerbyggnad"

Found 1 essay containing the word Timmerbyggnad.

  1. 1. A Manifesto for Wood & the Search for Bois-brut

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Tess Pähn; [2018]
    Keywords : wood; Carbon sink; Timber; Heartwood; Forestry; Carbon footprint; Trellick tower; Timmerbyggnad; Brutalism; Östberga; Bostadshus; Träbyggnad; Loftgång; Svalgång;

    Abstract : Wood is often perceived as a flawed material. When painted, technologically treated or sealed, in a pursuit to make it more predictable and durable, some of its most important qualities are mislaid. This project explores the aesthetic, material and constructional possibilities of wood, and suggests the possibility of a wood brutalism architecture. READ MORE