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Bark biology METRICS · An old Douglas fir may live more than 1000 years, reach heights over 300’, and have bark as thick as 14” (Van Pelt, 2007, 53). · Although only about an inch thick, western redcedar bark is furrowed and very fibrous, peeling easily into long fuzzy strips (Chase, 2008). Lesson for the Built Environment How can a building exterior mimic the form of the Northwest forest’s fissured bark, slowing and holding water as it flows over the cladding? Photograph byJennifer Barnes, 2016 BIOLOGY Textured surfaces of the Pacific Northwest forests, including trunks of the predominant tree species in the region, provide multi-scalar grooves and pockets where moisture can be held until it evaporates. Temperate climates and abundant rainfall extend growing seasons in this region, and trees grow larger than in many other parts of the world. When trees grow, new growth occurs from the cambium, a layer between the core and bark. As the tree diameter increases, the outermost layers of the tree split or fracture as they are pushed farther and farther from the core (Van Pelt, 2007, 53). Consequently, the outermost bark of many Pacific Northwest trees is fissured, with large amounts of surface area available for evaporation. TREE STRUCTURE Image courtesy of Merriam Webster, 2006 40 seedkit DESIGN CONCEPTS LEARNED FROM PACIFIC NORTHWEST FORESTS
Bark Textured Rainscreen (Building Bark) inspiration Photo courtesy Max Pixel, 2017 Photo courtesy Bark House, 2017 Photo courtesy Artedomis, 2017 Photo courtesy James Brittain, 2013 What existing strategies can be modified? · Textured building cladding · Stamped metal panels · Stamped ceramic panels · Poplar bark Forest Structure Textured Flora Evergreen Needles Pine Cones Leaves Bark Moss Mycorrhizae Photograph courtesy of Interra-Façade, 2017 Northwest Forest \ DESIGN CONCEPTS LEARNED FROM PACIFIC NORTHWEST FORESTS seedkit 41
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