The House of Wood, Straw and Cork is an eco-friendly residence in the Italian countryside
LCA Architetti has used cork, straw and timber to build a simple and sustainable house overlooking woodland in the small town of Magnago, Italy.
Aptly named The House of Wood, Straw and Cork, the dwelling near Milan was commissioned by a young couple who wanted to live more sustainably and in closer contact with nature.
LCA Architetti designed the Italian house to evoke a barn
LCA Architetti's design is deliberately pared-back, in a bid to retain focus on the home's rural surroundings while minimising its environmental impact.
This is helped with the use of natural and recyclable construction materials, including a prefabricated timber structure, straw insulation and cladding made from cork ? a renewable, resistant and insulating material that is harvested from the bark of the cork oak tree. It is wrapped almost entirely in cork cladding
"The clients wanted a home in direct contact with nature, a healthy and environmentally-friendly building, where they could enjoy the little things," said the studio's founder, Luca Compri.
"The house wanted to be born from the earth and have the colours of the earth, of the cultivated fields that surround it," he told Dezeen. "The composition is deliberately simple and primitive, the model was the old barns still present in the area."
The cork is disrupted by a large glass window in the living room
The size and shape of The House of Wood, Straw and Cork takes its cues from neighbouring buildings, which include...
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