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To me, the variation in qualities between these two flooring materials are significant. The authors of the "Farmhouse" would disagree, which gives you a taste of the direction the book takes.
I got this book as part of my exploration of vernacular architecture. After reading it, I can't say that is an accurate classification. It is a hodgepodge collection of articles written by "Fine Homebuilding" magazine over the years, primarily about energy-efficient homes. It is roughly arranged around the archetype of the American farmhouse, although defined rather loosely. Most of the homes are new construction, although a few are renovations of historic homes (often in ways that disturb their historic character).
I can't help contemplate the maxim coined by "the father of the skyscraper" and "the father of modernism," Louis Sullivan: form follows function. Just having finished "Great Camps of the Adirondacks" by Harvey H. Kaiser—which begins with homes crafted of indigenous whole-log spruce, you might think there's a lot wisdom in this expression. But not that far into the development of the Great Camp style, whole-log construction has been superseded by half-log veneers—a betrayal of the essence of this architectural style, separated from the McMansions constructed of foam "rocks" only by degree, not kind.
Simultaneously, I'm reading Christopher Alexander's, "The Nature of Order." Alexander posits a much deeper concept than "form follows function." Rather, he describes a world seething with aliveness and interconnection. Why do we feel dead when walking through the halls of a modern hospital, school, mall—or basically any form of built environment? Because architects and builders have forsaken fifteen essential principles of wholeness, outlined by Alexander. At odds with the concept of "form follows function," Alexander establishes that there is no separation between function and ornament. A space devoid of earnest ornamentation is as hopeless as a space unable to serve its function. Not only this—seemingly subtle details can make all the difference between meaning and meaninglessness. This is obvious in the world of sports, where a difference of a few inches in a field goal can mean the difference between winning a championship and losing—but for some reason we've arrived at a mindset where "good enough" suffices in architecture, and where novelty has surpassed the value of beauty.
So it is at the intersection of "form follows function" and "ornament is as important to wholeness as function" that we arrive at the paradox at the center of the book at hand: can "farmhouses" constructed of cement-board, foam, and resins, with a bit of modern flare thrown in, nourish their inhabitants like a traditional farmhouse? I'm left with the conclusion: no, they cannot.
If you're interested in learning more about modern high-efficiency construction methods, you'll find this book intriguing. If you're interested in learning more about farmhouses, or vernacular architecture, you should look elsewhere. In the introduction, they do offer one hint: the quintessential book on the form is "Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn," by Thomas C. Hubka (1984). I guess that's where I'll need to go next.… (lisätietoja)