Protective seed pods inform Bolster pavilion by Walden Studio
The casings of woodland seeds such as chestnuts and pinecones informed the openable facade of this pod-like pavilion…
Charred tree trunks support Puusauna by Jaakko Torvinen
A colonnade of whole charred tree trunks supports the roof of Puusauna, a sauna and tea room in…
Shigeru Ban to create wooden concert hall inside former armory
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has unveiled the design for a timber concert hall in Altdorf, Switzerland, which will…
Le Penhuel & Associés prioritises biomaterials at French school
A lantern-like sports court sits on the roof of this load-bearing stone and timber school in France, designed…
Tristan Burfield creates bushfire-resilient annexe in Australia
Architect Tristan Burfield used a palette of galvanised steel and Blackbutt timber to meet bushfire regulations at No.…
Dorte Mandrup designs The Crafts College as “living textbook”
Danish studio Dorte Mandrup has used a palette of exposed brick and timber to create the elliptical form…
Australian sheds inform compact mobile cabin by Hayley Pryor
Architect Hayley Pryor has created The Oculus, a tiny moveable cabin in Byron Bay that was designed to…
Space&Matter nestles timber housing blocks into a Dutch woodland
A series of “forest rooms” draws pockets of the surrounding woodland into Common Woods, a housing development in…
Akio Isshiki Architects clads House in Saidera in charred cedar
Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has used details including a floor-level window and shoji screens within this wood-clad…
Klein Dytham Architecture completes Home for All Noroshi
Tokyo-based Klein Dytham Architecture has showcased Home for All Noroshi, a community centre that incorporates roof tiles from…
White Arkitekter references farmsteads for The Erven housing in Hoofddorp
Wood will be the dominant material through The Erven, a housing development in the Netherlands for which Swedish…
Pedro & Juana creates tunnel staircase to bridge Mexico house extension
Mexican architecture studio Pedro & Juana has opened up the roof of a Valle de Bravo house to…