High above Silicon Valley sits a striking home with a two-story volume clad in blackened cedar. Schwartz and Architecture designed the residence, named Shou Sugi Ban House after the traditional Japanese method used to burn the wood to wrap it in a layer of carbon highly resistant to water, fire, and mold. The charred timber volume is an extension to an existing one-story home, the interior of which was also substantially remodeled by the architects. Located on the crest of a hill in...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/charred-timber-home-perched-above-silicon-valley-takes-cues-from-nature
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