SpaceTM's Mark gets all fired-up... again

After experiencing the super-long "statement" fireplace in the Marano Hotel in Paris, my deeply ingrained opinion that fire had no place in a modern building promptly dissolved. If you remember, it was clean-burning, linear, fire-tamed and... well, sorted. What could be better?

To answered simply, how about this fireplace by ODOS architects for their Dwelling at Maytree? It spans the whole interior wall, even extending out into the garden. The twist is, below this strong linear feature lies an honest camp fire placed directly on the floor. It is a beautiful, architectural solution made more powerful by pulling back with such a simple fire.

Photograph by Ros Kavanagh / ODOS architects