a study of material: a stone house in the arctic circle

• Main Author: McKinley, Abigail Joanne
• Other Authors: Architecture, Rott, Hans Christian, Galloway, William U., Doan, Patrick A.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Virginia Tech 2011
• Subjects: material; Norway; stone; Arctic Circle; LD5655.V855 2011.M565; Arctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33403; http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06032011-093605/

the work that follows is a study in material and the nature of its construction. i chose a site that was rich in tradition of building, but chose to not mimic tradition. the arctic circle of norway has a tradition of stone and wood construction. the remote qualities of the site lead me to choose a house, of local stone and wood. the extreme conditions of the environment posed the challenges in design and construction. i did not test the limits of the stone, but let the stone do what is natural to it. i chose not to force the stone to be anything other than itself, and working with these natural tendencies to make the decisions of construction. Master of Architecture