Metropol Parasol wears its parametric structure “on its sleeve”
We continue our Parametricism series by looking at Metropol Parasol by German architecture studio J Mayer H and…
Sabella Arquitetura crowns Casa Colmeia with gridded timber roof
A gridded timber roof shelters the interiors and external terraces of Casa Colmeia, a low-lying home outside São…
House at the Edge frames “living tableaux” of forest in France
French studio In Sinu Architectes has renovated and extended a woodland house in France, adding large windows to…
Forgeworks revamps Somerset farmhouse with stone extension
An extension built from timber, glass and limestone unites a 19th-century farmhouse with an adjacent barn at this…
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…
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…