Series: How to Build Your Very Own Log Cabin: Gather Materials

Series: How to Build Your Very Own Log Cabin: Find a Site

HOW TO BUILD A LOG CABIN IN 12 STEPS

How to build a simple log cabin shelter by hand using found resources on the land

Guide by William Ross

 

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In this series, I will provide instructions on exactly how to build your very own log cabin. Log cabins are one of the most well known kinds of Vernacular Architecture. Building one for yourself can be empowering and give you independence.

I have provided the following instructions in a format where you could print them out on pocket sized 5.8" x 8.23" sheets of paper.

Series: How to Build Your Very Own Log Cabin: Getting Started

 

HOW TO BUILD A LOG CABIN IN 12 STEPS

How to build a simple log cabin shelter by hand using found resources on the land

Guide by William Ross

 

 

- Getting Started -

In this series, I will provide instructions on exactly how to build your very own log cabin. Log cabins are one of the most well known kinds of Vernacular Architecture. Building one for yourself can be empowering and give you independence.

I have provided the following instructions in a format where you could print them out on pocket sized 5.8" x 8.23" sheets of paper.

More Renderings

Check out my latest renderings below:

Exterior South View

New Renderings

Here are a few of my renderings for the Row House Cafe project. These renderings are complete with entourage and detail elements like curtains. Take a look!

Living Room / Waiting Room Area (View from Stairs)

Series: My Favorite Architects of All Time, Part 1

There are Architects and many more buildings that I have visited, learned about, or otherwise admire, so it is hard to choose favorites. I am fascinated by the Architectural ideas and accomplishments of Ictinus, Vitruvius, Mimar Sinan, Andrea Palladio, Michelangelo Simoni, Louis Le Vau, Francois Mansart, Fredrick Der Grosse, Louis Sullivan, Henri Labrouste, Camillo Sitte, Antoni Gaudi, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many others. It is utterly humbling to be a student in a profession that has such an amazing heritage and tradition.

When considering architects to choose as my favorites, I decided to choose some of the less well known yet perhaps most influential Architects of all time. In no particular order, here is the first favorite in this series:
 

Philadelphia's Japanese House

Since 1958, Philadelphia's Fairmount Park has been home to a beautiful example of traditional Japanese Architecture. Built in Japan in 1953, Shofuso, or "Pine Breeze Villa," was a courtyard exhibit for the New York Museum of Modern Art for five years before moving to its present home.

Recently, I visited this site and recorded some observations in the following photographs. My biggest take-aways:

• The Architecture is very innovative yet consistent: Many elements are practical and simple solutions and yet they also compliment the entire site aesthetically. There are no sudden changes or departures from the overall style of the building or landscape.
• The building and landscape compliment each other: This is accomplished by blurring the boundaries between exterior and interior space, using curved surfaces, and transitional spaces.
• Using a limited number of natural materials, all the needs of the space are met. These materials include: Stone, wood, bamboo, and thatch.  

Like many Architectural spaces, the complete experience of walking through this site can not be captured on screen. Therefore, I highly recommend visiting Shofuso on your own.