Episode 6: CarbonShack Design: Building in an Age of Climate Change
Developing the interior finishes continues as the CarbonShack team works with artisans to further the project’s use of salvaged wood in flooring, wood paneling and cabinets, rediscover a traditional technique of adding natural materials to textured plaster which they combine with lower-carbon intensive materials, and design sculptural low energy lighting fixtures inspired by the changes in climate.
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