MÓA
Field archive Material memory
Torfbær study
04/06
A quiet
advantage

Turf outlasts the fire.

A living roof carries warmth through the long dark after the hearth falls quiet.

Winter warmth retained · after 12 hours Normalized index / 100
Winter warmth retained after twelve hours Grass roof 86, turf wall 78, basalt footing 43, timber frame 31, bare stone 18 on a normalized index from zero to one hundred. 86 Grass roof living edge 78 Turf wall stacked mass 43 Basalt footing grounded base 31 Timber frame driftwood core 18 Bare stone exposed surface
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