Dec 1, 2022
Simon Square Housing by Fraser/Livingstone
Our timber structure is wrapped in a brick shell, with a lime slaister-coat dragged across it, to lose the "brickiness" and attain a satisfying, monolithic solidity. Outside the cross-laminated-timber and inside the brick skin is woodfibre insulation and a ventilated cavity, all achieving our vapour-open construction.
CLT social housing has been built, though it has addressed the acoustic issue by covering-up its timber with plasterboard – losing its aesthetic and healthy properties.