Yakisugi is an old Japanese burning technique with which wood is preserved naturally, by charling the outer layer. This means that this process enables durable and almost maintenance -free facades. The controlled wooden cabbage not only protects the facade, but also offers many aesthetic advantages. The technology underlines the structure of the wood and correctly brings out the beauty of its grain.
Yakisugi's process first includes the charm of the wood, then cooling, cleaning and refining with an oil. While traditionally Japanese cypress (Sugi) is used, many other types of wood can also be subjected to the process- from cedar to jaw to larch wood. Yakisugi literally means translated from the Japanese "burning boards made of cedar". In addition to sealing and preserving the wood, the coal also works against termites and vermin and makes the material more fire -resistant. It is estimated that the wood can be maintenance-free for 80-100 years…. And longer if it is sealed with oil again.
Elegant and inimitable, a facade made of charred wood has a unique charm. Discover some fascinating examples of wooden facades, charred according to the Yakisugi process.
Examples of a facade made of charred wood
The Yakisugi technology also creates visually beautiful effects. The SSB house of “Schwartz and Architecture”, for example, is a renovation and expansion of an existing house that offers a great view of high above Silicon Valley. Inspired by the surrounding natural landscape and natural surfaces such as leaves to bark and boulders, the architects have decided to design a facade made of charred wood. In this way, the two -story house can be embedded harmoniously into its natural environment.
House in Sutton, Quebec, Canada
In other projects, the silky and shiny appearance of charred wood is used to create dramatic contrasts. This house, for example, impresses with a black facade, but the rooms are light and mainly kept in white.
The Roy-Lawrence Haus is located outside the village of Sutton, east of Quebec. It is located on an extensive property that is very shaped by the legacy of a Swiss immigrant family who came to Canada in the 1930s. The surroundings are still being made by idyllic landscapes, iconicSchweizer Chaletsand other buildings of a similar kind that have always been built with a touch of nostalgia over the years.
The Swiss chalet, which somehow represents a lost ideal of country life, became the starting point for the conceptual development of the house. The classic alpine chalet consists of a robust stone base, a solid wood facade and a gable roof with a wide roof overhang. The goal was to reinterpret these traditional elements in a contemporary way. The result looks like a composition from three elements stacked on top of each other: a fixed concrete foundation that is anchored on the rocky floor, large panoramic windows and a pronounced roof structure that protrudes above the garage input.
The layout of the interiors was designed according to very simple geographical orientation principles and was mainly based on natural light control and panoramic views of the landscape on the southwest side. On the northeast side, a long wooden wall follows the path that leads the visitor to the main entrance. This access takes part in the discovery and entrance processes that are staged with the intention to slowly reveal the unusual qualities of the place. The fully glazed courtyard gives owners the opportunity to experience privileged contact with the mountain.
Charred Cabin in Chile
An additional advantage of charred wooden facades is that no chemical wood preservatives, paint paints or pens are required. This hut, for example, uses the technology as part of the customer's request for a house free of chemical products. The boards were charred on site according to traditional instructions.
In contrast to the open landscape, the hut offers a shelter for two. The window frames the majestic mountains and lets daylight flood. The landscape conveys a melancholic feeling and determines the ambience in the hut.
Houtskelet building in Amsterdam, Den Niederlanden
The Houtskelet Gebouw in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is completely made of recyclable or compostable materials and is the first house in the Netherlands that has two passive house permits-one for the design and one for the result. In cooperation with Faro Architects, a row house designed a row house according to the Cradle to Cradle principle-i.e. the cyclical resource use.
The charmed wood facade does not seem to be out of place in the middle of the row houses, but forms a harmonious duo with the contemporary red facade on the left. The bright orange -colored boards also add some color accents. In this way, a fantastic color composition is created from light and dark wooden tones.
The two white windows come into the foreground against the dark facade and also harmonize with the wind turbine, which protrudes beyond the roof terrace. The living wind turbine is one of the possibilities of how the house is supplied with energy itself. Wind turbines are also a good addition to solar systems and are particularly useful on short winter days or in bad weather.
GUI HAUS IN IZUMO, SHIMANE, JAPAN
The project location is located at the Izumo level. It consists of sand, which is led from the HII river to the Shinji Lake and from the Kobe River to the Japanese Sea. The city of Izumo is known as a rice -producing quarter in the Shimane Prefecture, characterized by its Tsujimatsu wind protection forests, where open levels are unusual. The northwest border of the location of 100 Tsubo (330 square meters) is lined with trees of the genus Juniperus Genus (juniper). A nice view of the landscape opens up opposite the street.
A couple lives here in the thirty. Since it is a small house with a total area of approx. 20 Tsubo (66 square meters), the floor plan is organized on an open level. The large sliding windows in the living room are 90 cm above the ground to protect the privacy of the residents, and at the same time offer a view of the surrounding landscape.
