Figure 2.3: Rudimentary stone house in the Arc valley, Savoie, Switzerland. Elevation 7,550 feet. The only wood used in this structure is for the beams which support the stone roof. (Cereghini, Building in the Mountains, p. 58) << Figure 2.2 ¦ Figure 2.4 >> Back to Chapter 2 Copyright 1986 © Thomas P. Deering, Jr.