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…
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…
Assemble draws on folkloric rituals for Fibredog shelter in London
Architecture collective Assemble has married thatch and timber to craft Fibredog, a public artwork that doubles as a…
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…
CRB Arquitectos constructs timber apartment building in Mexico City
Local studio CRB Arquitectos has completed a timber apartment building with planted atriums and sculptural staircases in the…
Henning Larsen designs Centralbadet swimming pool for Gothenburg
Architecture studio Henning Larsen has won a competition to design a swimming pool to replace Gothenburg’s historic Valhallabadet…
AA Design & Make students devise simple way to build with tree forks
Students from London’s Architectural Association have developed a low-cost and easily repeatable way to build with tree forks…