{"id":223693,"date":"2025-09-13T13:49:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T13:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/223693\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T13:49:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T13:49:22","slug":"eight-buildings-enveloped-in-rustic-rough-sawn-timber-cladding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/223693\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight buildings enveloped in rustic rough-sawn timber cladding"},"content":{"rendered":"

From a British school<\/a> to a secluded house<\/a> in the Hudson Valley, here is an eclectic mix of buildings from the Dezeen archives with rustic yet refined facades of rough-sawn timber<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rough-sawn timber is the term for wood that has been cut to size and deliberately left unfinished and untreated, leaving its irregularities and natural qualities exposed.<\/p>\n

While being a cheaper option to planed or dressed timber, which has its surfaces smoothed down, the material can also help add texture and depth to a facade.<\/p>\n

The examples in this lookbook include facades of rough-sawn boards that are narrow, blackened and left with waney edges \u2013 meaning they have a side left untrimmed to preserve the material’s natural appearance \u2013 lending a unique character and charm to each building.<\/p>\n

Read on for eight buildings with rough-sawn timber facades:<\/p>\n

\"Exterior<\/a>Photo by Michael Moran of OTTO<\/p>\n

CLT House, USA, by nArchitects<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

At the CLT House in the Hudson Valley<\/a>, the facades were finished with elongated panels of overlapping, untreated cedar<\/a> with a highly textured look.<\/p>\n

The planks are both rough-sawn and waney-edged, which its designer, nArchitects, said is “the oldest exterior wood cladding technique used by early settlers”.<\/p>\n

Find out more about CLT House \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rough-sawn<\/a><\/p>\n

Davenies School, UK, by DSDHA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

DSDHA also opted for live-edge wood cladding at this school in the town of Beaconsfield in England, which is intended to give the building a natural appearance.<\/p>\n

The wooden cladding has a black<\/a> finish that the studio said “allows the sense of the architecture to recede”, retaining focus on the surrounding tree-lined playground<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Davenies School \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"AKAPhoto by Fernanda Del Villar<\/p>\n

Aka Patagonia, Chile, by Larrou<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Aka Patagonia is a hotel<\/a> in southern Patagonia formed of six prefabricated cabins<\/a>, linked by an elevated walkway.<\/p>\n

The structures are unified by their pale, rough-sawn cladding sourced from the native lenga tree. The boards were left untreated to encourage them to age over time.<\/p>\n

“The ageing of the material is a key aspect of the project: achieving a fusion between the built environment and the landscape,” said the studio. “Over time, architecture seeks to adapt to its environment, without competition or pretension, by becoming a part of it.”<\/p>\n

Find out more about Aka Patagonia \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rough-sawn<\/a>Photo by St\u00e5le Eriksen<\/p>\n

The Barn, UK, by Pad Studio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Rough-sawn wood, some of which was salvaged from an old barn<\/a>, has been used to envelop this home in Hampshire<\/a>, designed by Pad Studio.<\/p>\n

One of its most distinct features is its gable ends, where some of the tactile boards have been positioned as vertical fins that have been left with the waney-edge, celebrating the curves of the tree from which they were cut.<\/p>\n

Find out more about The Barn \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rhythm<\/a>Photo by Norbert Wunderling<\/p>\n

Rhythm House, the Netherlands, by Julius Taminiau Architects<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Super-narrow planks of rough-sawn timber cloak the walls and roof of Rhythm House, a home in Amsterdam<\/a> that pays homage to music and old farm<\/a> buildings in the area.<\/p>\n

The regularly repeating batons are punctured by windows, strategically placed to allow light to enter and transform the dwelling into an “instrument played by the sun”.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Rhythm House \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rough-sawn<\/a>Photo by Andy Chen<\/p>\n

Ashen Cabin, USA, by Hannah<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

US studio Hannah opted for ash wood destroyed by an invasive beetle when cladding this off-grid<\/a> cabin in New York.<\/p>\n

Over time, the rough-sawn and waney-edged wood boards will grey, blending in with the rocky texture of the 3D-printed<\/a> concrete stilts on which the cabin is raised.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Ashen Cabin \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kyodo<\/a>Photo by Nobutada Omote<\/p>\n

Kyodo House, Japan, by Sandwich and Team Low-Energy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Three truckloads of timber offcuts were used to create the sculptural facade of this Japanese house<\/a>, designed by its architects to be “warm and rustic, but still contemporary”.<\/p>\n

The rough, textured finishes of the planks are magnified by their irregular lengths, tones and widths, and the way they are diagonally mounted to the walls.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Kyodo House \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rough-saw<\/a>Photo by Jim Westphalen<\/p>\n

Woodshed, USA, by Birdseye Design<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Aptly named Woodshed, this timber-clad home is located within a clearing in a forest in northern Vermont<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The tactile siding, which is paired with expanses of clean-cut glass, is formed of a mix of rough-sawn Douglas fir<\/a> and pine boards that were reclaimed from snow fences and horse enclosures.<\/p>\n

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