Homes Featuring Wood-Burning Stoves｜Introduction to Architecture Firms｜The Richness of Life with Fire

Time spent watching a flickering flame brings a primal richness to contemporary homes. Installing a wood‑burning stove requires meticulous planning from the design stage, including chimney layout and exhaust routing, fireproofing using non‑combustible materials in the surrounding area, and provision of wood storage. Spatial planning that considers modes of heat transfer and heating efficiency, together with strategies for HVAC and thermal insulation performance, are also essential design elements that support a comfortable wood‑stove lifestyle. Here we introduce architectural firms that have incorporated the presence of fire into residential design.