backyard BUILDINGS
When most people think about building with logs or timbers, they envision a full house with several bedrooms, adjoining baths and the standard living/kitchen/dining great room. But logs and timber frames have many other applications than primary residences or even vacation cabins. Sometimes, all you need is a private sanctuary right in your own back yard
The projects we examine here are exactly that — escapes from everyday life. Call them outbuildings, accessory dwelling units, man caves, she-sheds or any of the other monikers these structures have taken on over the years, these buildings are at once unique and united: They all showcase the creativity of log and timber frame design and construction.
THE PASCHKE POOL HOUSE
Designed as a backyard playground where a busy couple and their family can escape the stress of daily life, the recreation compound consists of an in-ground pool, a hot tub, a tennis court and the centerpiece: the
