As architects we are forced to think about how Culture, including architecture, deals with Nature. I thus do not want to stop at simply looking at the forest, but also discuss its utilisation and cultivation. I examined one tree in more detail – the Fagus Sylvatica T 8.5.1. By using a drone to capture the tree top I could thus gain knowledge about the exact geometry of the tree. This again enabled me to apply the logic of silviculture – cutting and slicing it up, and stripping the tree down to lumber.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anatomy of a Fagus sylvatica 1

 

Anatomy of a Fagus sylvatica 2

 

Anatomy of a Fagus sylvatica 3

 

Anatomy of a Fagus sylvatica 5

 

Anatomy of a Fagus sylvatica 6

 

Anatomy of a Fagus sylvatica 7

 

Anatomy of a Fagus sylvatica 8

 

Anatomy of a Fagus sylvatica 9

 

Scenarios 2

 

Scenarios 3

 

Scenarios 6

 

Taxonomy of the Forest 4

 

Taxonomy of the Forest 5

 

Taxonomy of the Forest 6

 

Taxonomy of the Forest 7