The Intimacy of Craft

New Bird Hide, Wales

I have thinking about craft in architecture a lot lately.

Two small thoughts: one, crafted elements, especially if they are within reach, bring humanity to a space. A human scale.

And two, crafted, natural materials, when done correctly, can create buildings that look they have always been in a place, especially in a more natural setting. And as nature ages gracefully around, the materials will as well.

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