This course explores the innovative applications of softwood lumber, particularly western red cedar (WRC), in contemporary residential architecture across North America. Through detailed project case studies, three acclaimed architects—Raylene Hill (RAD Architects, Nova Scotia), Laura Marion (Flight Architecture, Colorado), and Jake Weber (GII Scout and Weber, Oregon)—share their design philosophies, construction strategies, and aesthetic decisions involving softwood lumber products. The course highlights the structural and sensory benefits of WRC, including its natural weathering, cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and biophilic appeal, both on building exteriors and interiors.
The Bigwin Island Club Cabins by architect MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple feature cedar inside and out, each cabin clad in cedar shiplap and topped with a cedar-shingled roof.
Photo courtesy of Doublespace Photography
This course explores the innovative applications of softwood lumber, particularly western red cedar (WRC), in contemporary residential architecture across North America. Through detailed project case studies, three acclaimed architects—Raylene Hill (RAD Architects, Nova Scotia), Laura Marion (Flight Architecture, Colorado), and Jake Weber (GII Scout and Weber, Oregon)—share their design philosophies, construction strategies, and aesthetic decisions involving softwood lumber products. The course highlights the structural and sensory benefits of WRC, including its natural weathering, cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and biophilic appeal, both on building exteriors and interiors.
The Bigwin Island Club Cabins by architect MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple feature cedar inside and out, each cabin clad in cedar shiplap and topped with a cedar-shingled roof.
Photo courtesy of Doublespace Photography
