Wooden buildings and works

The architects of Matter Design and FR|SCH Projects have designed a common play structure in the historic 'Five Fields' district of Lexington, Massachusetts.

The project is much closer to the process of a single-family house construction than to an internal rehabilitation and is carried out by Zooco Studio, which generates ten different horizontal structures of different heights hosting different functions.

A place of work, a meeting point among the vineyards of South Tyrol, is the architectural building designed in Novacella Varna, by the Bergmeisterwolf studio on a natural stone walledsediment with a terracing function.

The project by architect Edoardo Pennazio is located in a building dating back to the '80s and the design idea is to break the original rigidity of the old plan to give space to more organic connections.

The building designed by STORE MUU design studio islocated in the residential area facingSagamiBay in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The contextual building respects a continuous thread  

Terrain architects carries out the project of a dormitory for students who are preparing for a study experience abroad. The materials as well as the technologies used are local and well designed openings are excellent for an ideal climate

Altamarea arquitectura elaborates the project considering the ocean view first. Every space of the house enjoys the panoramic view that is framed by the large openings as paintings that adorn the walls and only the sliding doors guarantee privacy.

In a valley, in the center of the island of Morro de San Pablo, Brazil, the jungle makes space and offers the opportunity to be inhabited in a different way, offering the opportunity to build while minimizing the environmental impact and creating a pedagogical framework.

Mecanoo collaborates with North West Cambridge Development, transforming a 150 hectare agricultural site of the University of Cambridge into a residential community of 232 residential units, academic facilities, public services and green open spaces

Architect Leonardo Jiménez of Indigo Arquitectura designs a residence in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. A house surrounded by nature that respects it and uses the characteristics of the landscape to "work" in the best possible way

AZPML architectural studio designs a concert hall on the Tauras hill in Vilnius, upgrading the local traditions and renovating numerous Lithuanian vernacular elements: a renovation that is not only iconographic but also functional

Internally clad and furnished with wood, Atelier Urban Face architectural studio has created 3 stalls in Mount Royal Park, Montreal. Each stall stands at a different angle, as if pushed by the wind

In a suburban context, between Tokyo and Gunma, Arii Irie Architects studio designs a warehouse and office that deals with machine parts, designing a roof in the shape of a wooden tympanum, which would create a hollow space in the shape of a diamond.

Architects Germán Rodriguez and Sergio Hidalgo have constructed a wooden structure in Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile, that is reminiscent of a temple and houses a meditation centre where yoga is practiced. The light is used consciously in the architectural design

The project "Live in wood" has been designed and developed by PAO Architects as a concept of prefabricated wooden houses in Lithuania. Small one-storey living spaces characterized by an extremely versatile design in accordance with the users

The new residential complex is located along the coast of Aichi. The low population density made it possible for Velocity Studio to make the most of the space and to focus the project on the connection and iteration spaces.

In San Esteban, Chile, the Gonzalo Iturriaga Arquitectos studio has created a contemporary building, a refuge for mountaineers that is created through floors, sections and corners of the facades

Japanese architecture studio atelier thu designs a two-storey wooden house in an abandoned place, placing the house on a hill and equipping it with a wooden terrace and a loft space designed as a bedroom. 

RO&AD Architects have been commissioned to renovate the farm on the Houten estate in the province of Utrecht. The castle was demolished and the farm is currently the pride of the estate

The American architecture studio Terry & Terry Architecture realizes on the hills of Oakland at 1800 meters above sea level, in California, a villa overlooking the southwestern bay and the Golden Gate

In the rural area north of Utrecht, a special collaboration between Zecc and interior designer Roel van Norel has created a leisure house with a compact wooden structure.

The starting point of the project "House in Hokusetsu" by Tato Architects/Yo Shimada is the use of twelve squares which are mostly closed to the outside, representing the room numbers and autonomous spaces capable of accommodating different styles.

From an abandoned building once used as an office and a lively residential complex, the design studio Studioninedots has created De Burgemeester, a commercial real estate property in Hoofddorp which was renovated and opened in November 2013.

The project by the arbol architecture studio is located in the province of Nara, Japan and addresses the needs of their customers, who want a detached house in the suburbs, with flexible spaces and a large outdoor courtyard.

On the Costa Navarino, in Greece, k-studio designs a restaurant belonging to the Costa Navarino Resort, named Barbouni, located on a wooden platform on the beach, creating a relaxing environment and atmosphere that is perfectly suited for the location.

The project was carried out with the help of European funds for the development of tourism, this wooden shelter was built by the Romanian architectural studio BLIPSZ, a slightly larger version than the previous one.

The Tato Architects Yo Shimada architectural studio was assigned the task of designing a house on a small plot of land, whose interior spaces will result in a thorough design with the illusion of being larger.

The sustainable single-family building, thanks to precise energy choices, is located close to the walls of the medieval village of Offagna, in the Province of Ancona. Architect Riccardo Bucci uses innovative technologies in the cladding.

The GEZA gri and zucchi architecture studio designs a detached house in Hohenthurn, Austria, perched on a hillside, extending from east to west, with full-height windows that open onto panoramic views

The HacineCherifi gymnasium is part of the project for the Paul Chevallier school complex, by TectoniquesArchitectes for the city of Rillieux-La-Pape. Next to the schools with their green roofs is an imposing and silent neighbour.