Est. in Forest & Field
Heirloom log estates,
designed where they will stand.
Bauernhaus & Co. is a private atelier of architects, engineers, interior designers and timber craftspeople. Our first meeting is held on the land you intend to inhabit — never in an office.
The House as Inheritance
We do not build cabins. We build the rooms
your grandchildren will remember.
Every Bauernhaus residence is conceived as a singular work — anchored to its site, raised by a single team, and joined by hand from timber that is older than any of us. We carry the design from the first walk across your land to the last stone laid in the hearth.
One Team. Every Trade.
Architects, structural engineers, interior designers, master timber framers and finish craftspeople — all in-house, under one signature.
Read the Land
Slope, wind, water and canopy are studied before a foundation is placed. The house yields to the terrain; it never dominates it.
WOOD WITH PROVENANCE
Red Cedar, Douglas Fir and White Pine sourced from select stands in Northern Ontario and British Columbia.
Interiors
Stone hearths. Cathedral beams. Glass to the wilderness.
Our interiors are quiet by intention. Hand-peeled cedar columns rise into open trusses; oversized glazing brings the forest indoors; stone, drawn from regional quarries, draws the eye to the fire.
We design every detail — millwork, hardware, lighting plan — as one continuous composition.
Explore the CraftThree Timbers
From two old forests
We select every tree by hand. Our timbers are graded by a single forester before they ever reach the mill.
Western Red Cedar
British Columbia
Rot-resistant, soft-warm, ideal for exteriors and exposed structure.
Douglas Fir
British Columbia
Dense, dimensionally stable — our preferred fibre for primary trusses.
Eastern White Pine
Northern Ontario
Pale, hushed grain. Quiet in the room, generous in scale.
The First Meeting
We come to your land before we draw a single line.
A project lead — and, when warranted, our forester — walks the site with you. We mark sightlines, listen to the wind, locate the hearth. Only then does design begin.
Our ProcessA house begun this season
stands for a century.
We accept a small number of commissions each year. Tell us about your land and we will arrange a visit.
Begin Your Project