CLT House

This house in Dutchess County NY emerges from a clearing in a forest, 200 feet way from the shoreline of a beautiful lake. Entirely constructed with Cross-Laminated-Timber (CLT), walls, floor and roof were assembled quickly on site, using mass timber panels milled in a factory, as well as pre-fabricated concrete foundations. This renewable wood building material is beautiful, ecological, and solid, providing a warm and natural feeling throughout the house.

On the exterior, the house will be clad with waney board (live edge) cedar siding. Inside the house, the natural finish of the timber panels will be expressed on all visible walls and ceilings. The house will derive the majority of is energy from geothermal wells and photovoltaic panels.

Living spaces are connected in a fluid loop around a central core in the middle of the 3 bedroom house, anchored by double height and sky-lit spaces at the house's four corners. All spaces face outwards to the clearing and forest, through large glazed openings. One small triangular window is placed under the stair - perhaps the future favorite place of the family dog.