Along the history of construction, wood turns
out to be the first and, for a long period of time, the most important material
of supporting structures. If at the beginning of time- that is, about 40,000
years ago- its easy handling and processing was prevailing, today a wide number
of specific properties underlie the choice of this material:
- Manufacture under environmental sustainable conditions
- Manufacture and processing without a significant fossil energy consumption
- Very favorable relationship between weight and strength
- High thermal resistivity and a very appreciable thermal inertia
- Availability of a wide range of densities and characteristic resistances
- A large number of species and types of wood, with characteristic color and textures and clearly differentiated
- Availability of adhesives and high quality joints and multiple applications
- Wide range of semi-finished products in solid wood and derived products with multiple uses
Constructive elements, consumer products,
furniture and diverse tools made of wood crystallize through its easy conformation and
nice perception transmitted by sensory contact.
Robustness, elegance, thermoacoustic qualities,
and ergonomic properties of the objects, as well as the noble aging of this organic
material, are features that complement formidably the order and architectural
principles of both classical and unsurpassed perfection of the Himeji Castle (built in 1346) and other modest
self-constructions, indeed superb designs, which transform our material world in an exciting
and at the same time familiar reunion with wood.
HIMEJI CASTLE INTERIOR
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