#Natural Materials

The Yakisugi Cabin explores architecture shaped by what is already available — where material constraint becomes a generative design tool rather than a limitation. Conceived as a compact, relocatable dwelling, the project brings together reclaimed materials, traditional craft and contemporary high-performance construction to test how lightly a building can occupy both its site and its wider material landscape. Rather than designing first and specifying materials later, the architecture developed around materials already carrying a history. A collection of salvaged timber windows and doors established the proportions and openings of the building, while untreated macrocarpa cypress grown on the architect’s family farm in Southlan... More