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Bark House Style: Sustainable Designs From Nature
By Chris McCurry and Nan Chase
Principal photography by Todd Bush
81/2 x 10 in, 160 pages, 150 photographs
Everything old is new again with Bark House Style: Sustainable Designs From Nature. Resurrected from a practice begun in North Carolina in the 1800’s and discontinued in the 1940’s after a tragic blight from Asia, designing with bark shingles is again the epitome of sustainable design. Bark requires no toxic chemical treatments, can be harvested locally, and can live again for a century or more in the form of a premium building material with little added energy use. Rustic, refined, natural organic, unique, sophisticated, timeless, long lasting — bark shingle are the material of choice for many architects, builders, and homeowners today, They appear in a breathtaking range of projects from mountain to sea-side, resort lodges and inns to shopping centers, sports venues and more —and mix well with a range of other building materials, including stone, log, glass, wrought iron, copper, and more. And no matter what variety of rustic styling you prefer — Adirondack, Cowboy, Craftsman Rustic Revival, Shingle, Modern Rustic — bark used in remodeling can act as a visually pleasing architectural tool to bridge the gaps between old and new.
Chris McCurry and her husband, Marty McCurry, originated modern poplar bark shingle manufacturing. She is a pioneer in today’s indoor-outdoor bark house design and a building industry professional. They founded Highland Craftsmen to bring a little-known building material back into general use, and now have installations of their bark in thirty-seven states and several locations overseas.
Nan Chase writes about architecture and landscape design from her home in western North Carolina. She is the author of Asheville: A History, published in 2007, and her work has also appeared in the New York Times, Smithsonian, Fine Gardening, Architectural Record, and Southern Living.
Little House in the City
By Marc Vassallo
Published by Taunton Press
9 x 11.2 in, 224 pages
The Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway
By Dale Mulfinger and Susan E. Davis
Published by Taunton Press
9.5 x 10 in, 256 pages