Bark House Style

by McCurry, Chris

• ISBN13: 9781423602149
• ISBN10: 1423602145
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Summary

Everything old is new again with Bark House Style: Sustainable Designs from Nature. Resurrected from a practice begun in North Carolina in the late 1800s, designing with bark shingles is again the epitome of sustainable design. Bark siding is an excellent green-building material, it can last 100 years or more and is maintenancefree. Bark requires no toxic chemical treatments, can be harvested locally, and can live again for a century or more in the form of a premium building material, with little added energy use. Rustic, refined, natural, organic, unique, sophisticated, timeless, long-lasting--bark shingles are the material of choice for many architects, builders, and homeowners. They appear in a breathtaking range of projects and mix well with a range of other building materials, including stone, log, glass, wrought iron and copper. And no matter what variety of rustic styling you prefer--Adirondack, Cowboy, Craftsman, Rustic Revival, Shingle, Modern Rustic--bark used in remodeling can act as a visually pleasing architectural tool to bridge the gaps between old and new.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
Bark House History	p. 23
Modern Bark Revival	p. 59
Best Building Practices	p. 105
New Bark Design	p. 139
Resources	p. 149
Photo Credits	p. 151
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Excerpts

Consider the eclectic bark house style, which draws together elements of the earliest-known shelters-those of the North American Indians-with the classical dimensions of ancient Greece and with pioneer practicality, Scots frugality, and touches of Gilded Age excess. The style is so little known on the American architectural scene yet is so appealing!