I can see the textural appeal in the last photo, but the rest of the images seem to say, "Welcome to my home... which is still in the process of being built."

I would worry that every time a rubbed up against a wall I'd end up with a huge splinter in my arm...did they seal the OSB in anyway to prevent splintering?

The house is beautiful and i love the way the OSB looks but I would wonder, besides the splinters, whether they sealed the OSB which smells really bad and is toxic and out-gasses for years.

I had all of the same reactions as the above comments-- and am also wondering, what will this look like in 5 years? OSB seems like a material that would be hard to clean and quickly look grungy. Part of good design is creating something that will last.

i agree that it looks unfinished...and in the last photo, you can clearly see where the moisture has infiltrated the wall under the shower. this seems like a temporary, throw-away structure.

It would need to be sealed......Water damage (last photo) and the smell of formaldehyde. If you purchase the materials yourself you can sometimes find a higher quality and more durable plywood near the same price. I think I would even choose MDF over OSB.

beautiful when new (or in pictures). OSB was a building material of choice for many of the faux-lofts here in the SFbay area. when sealed, it looks odd... and sealed or not, it wears terribly and looks shoddy even after a few years.

This is rediculous. If this is good design and "stunning" textural effect then I'm out.

ha! i can haz spell check...ridiculous.

I can get behind the general concept, but I'd choose a formaldehyde-free plywood instead of the OSB. It would look better stained and sealed, last longer, and be slightly more eviro-friendly.

I love all the sliding doors, but this is clearly a fair-weather house.

And I agree about the off-gassing. As a museum professional, I know that OSB is bad stuff when it comes to increasing the deterioration rate of a variety of different objects. Not to mention your health!

I do think the whiskey barrel shower is cool, though! Wish we could see a little more of the house...

How sad to go to all that effort to build a lovely little cabin, and use materials that are ill-suited to stand up.

I've seen this stuff put to really neat use, when used sparingly...like as a chair rail or a molding along the floor or a plaque with another plexiglass plaque screwed over it, etc.... but like this, it just looks too unfinished. That last pic, it looks like it's swelling up from water next to the tub. I love the idea of using alternate materials, though, such as corrugated metal, or the plastic we see in these pics on some of the sliding doors.