zimtor

Our goal:    Use planet and people friendly materials to build healthy, efficient, low-maintenance structures and vibrant communities.

We run a small architectural studio in Bozeman, Montana (founded by Thor Arnold).  Our work is found throughout the inter-mountain West.

    Our working palette includes the following:

1. •Recycled materials wherever possible.....timbers, siding, interior/exterior trim, flooring, etc.
   

2. •Engineered/sustainably harvested framing lumber
   

3. •Durisol wood-chip blocks (insulated concrete forms), stucco/sided exteriors with plastered interiors
   

4. •Plastered straw bales
   

5. •Weathered steel panels
   

6. •TULIKIVI  soapstone woodstoves, fireplaces, masonry heaters - Warmstone Fireplaces & Designs
   

7. •Alternative energy systems, solar/wind/micro-hydro
   

This vocabulary typically leads towards a "zero-maintenance", highly insulated “breathable" exterior wall-system.  Roofs are typically built in the "hot-roof" (non-ventilated) method, also highly insulated.  The net result is a healthy, non-toxic structure.

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