Placecraft Design & Build

The Kinship:

Perched on a sun drenched slope overlooking a sea of alder, maple, wild cherry and fir, this is a cozy two-story cabin for a couple dove-tailed with a ceremonial space in the round for community gatherings.

The structure for the round roof is borrowed from yurt design. We have a steel compression ring that receives the rafters at the top and a tension cable at the top plate that prevents outward movement. In addition to the twelve visible Douglas fir rounds, there are twelve additional rafters behind the plaster.

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Perched on a sun drenched slope overlooking a sea of alder, maple, wild cherry and fir, this is a cozy two-story cabin for a couple dove-tailed with a ceremonial space in the round for community gatherings. The land provided materials for the home.



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Perched on a sun drenched slope overlooking a sea of alder, maple, wild cherry and fir, this is a cozy two-story cabin for a couple dove-tailed with a ceremonial space in the round for community gatherings.



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earth floor and oregon wild cherry (prunus emarginata)

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Another study in hyper local sourcing :
We harvested Douglas fir timbers from the neighboring land trust for framing, mostly left round. Oregon wild cherry trees from build site clearing - moulded into flooring. Reclaimed 2x10 joists from an old barn. Earthen floor from local clay and sand quarries, clay plaster, cedar cladding.

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Happy Beltane — I think cross quarterly holidays are my favorite.