If you want a curved cordwood home, but would like an attached garage and some right angles for kitchen cabinets and a workshop, this home is a good combination of styles. Don Gerdes, an engineer from Reedsburg, Wisconsin created and built a design that combines the best of both worlds.
Below is Don’s architectural rendering. He wanted to have an attached two car garage, a curved wall great room and square corners for his workshop and kitchen. Many folks who build round, or multi-sided eventually yearn for a couple of right angles. That is why Pythagoras helped us understand the Golden Rectangle and why it was considered by the Greeks to be of the most pleasing proportion.
(Below) The finished product.
Inside Don used what he called Brilliant Bottles. These are wired so they light up at night. 
Here is how he made the Brilliant Bottles in his workshop. Don auctioned one of these at the Cordwood Conference 2005 in Merrill, Wisconsin.
The interior is tastefully arranged with a curved motif.
The kitchen allows for hanging cabinets in a more traditional manner.
A loft and fireplace compliment the interior. 
A few photos of the framework and the room-in-the-attic trusses being installed.
The two car garage and workshop are included in the rectangular area.
Don passed away a few years ago. This posting is to honor his contributions to the cordwood field. Thank you, dear friend.
Should you wish to learn how to build a cordwood cottage, cabin or home, please visit www.cordwoodconstruction.org While you are there, click on the pictures, read the brief articles, check out the latest workshops and newsletter and if you are interested click on the Online Bookstore to see all the cordwood literature available in print and ebook format.
If you have questions that aren’t answered on the website you can email me at richardflatau@gmail.com
Readers have requested a brief bio, so here goes:
Richard & Becky Flatau built their mortgage-free cordwood home in 1979 in Merrill, Wisconsin. Since then, they have written books, conducted workshops, facilitated the 2005, 2011 and 2015 Cordwood Conferences and provided consultation for cordwood builders. Cordwood Construction: Best Practices DVD, Cordwood Construction Best Practices (print) and Cordwood Conference Papers 2015 are the newest publications available from their online cordwood bookstore. www.cordwoodconstruction.org
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