Wooden buildings and works

The Swedish architectural studio LLP Arkitektkontor located on the Bjärehalvön peninsula in Burensvik on the Baltic Sea is being renovated and extended in length, equipped with new windows and new openings with panoramic views of the surrounding landscape

The chalet designed by architecture studio AKB - Atelier KastelicBuffey, optimizes the scenic opportunities offered by the Blue Mountains, a city in Grey County located two hours northwest of Toronto

The Tato Architects / Yo Shimada studio designs a residence for a family of four in which in the interior, it was possible to feel the mutual presence of the inhabitants, regardless of where they are located

The modular wooden house, located on the beach of La Juanita, Uruguay and surrounded by forest, is designed by the architecture studio FRAM Arquitectos, on a site with a difference in height, enjoying the view of the sea

The Warc architecture studio renovates a residence, extending it with a wooden volume and connecting it to the garden at the back. The special feature of the house is the illumination of the spaces

The Yuwen Library, designed by MAYU Architects, is a key part of the ongoing projects for the communities of Tainan City: located in a quality residential area, the symbolic use of wood is scenic

An old barn, partially damaged by the earthquake, is the subject of the renovation which has covered both the structural and the aesthetic features making the building suitable to withstand similar occurrences

Recently completed, the depot located in the Upstate of New York is a symbol of attention to detail, modernity, expressed by color and minimalism of form and reference to the vernacular, visible from the gable roof of the building

Romanian architectural studio Blipsz!, under the supervision and on-site assistance of 4ZET architecture studio composed of VárdayZsolt and VárdayKinga builds a wooden shelter in a small and remote village in Romania, Ghimeș-Făget

Design of 11 scattered villas, located in the woods of the northern Swedish archipelago, among pines, mosses and blueberries, whose red painted wood cladding evokes the strong heritage of the terraced houses in the area where they are located

Adolfsbergsskolan, designed by the architectural studio LLP Arkitektkontor is an innovative school building with excellent energy performance, commissioned by the municipality of Knivsta, Sweden, for an ambitious educational programme

The award-winning project Discovery and Visitor's Center, designed by a Canadian studio, is the new welcome point for the Îles-de-Boucherville National Park, an organic architecture characterized by undulating shapes and wood cladding

A reinforced concrete column is the starting point of a small wooden installation. The exhibition hall, a small room measuring 2.5x2.5m, 3m high, is designed by Almannai Fischer Architekten as a box for works of art

The iRArquitectura studio designs a house, AA House, in a district of villas in the province of Buenos Aires, making the most of the exposure of the interiors that remain in keeping with a predetermined architectural model

Indonesian architect Alexis Dornier designs a home in which openings play a key role. As a matter of fact, the façade is composed of movable screens with slats that filter the sunlight, attenuating its entrance into the interior

The Craft&Bloom studio was commissioned to build a cabin perched in a pine forest, a few steps from the beach, in Muskoka, Canada. The result is a dark wood cabin with chameleon-like charm

The house, located on the outskirts of the city of Melbourne, was designed by Lovell Burton Architecture, and echoes the simple, rational forms of Australian barns, with a large roof that also partly defines the open spaces

Keukenhof relies on Mecanoo architecten studio for the design of an entrance suitable for the influx of visitors to the world-famous Dutch gardens: a unique wooden roof, resting on two volumes, becomes the gateway to the park

Agence ENGASSER & Associésun studio of architecture has constructed a sports centre in Bezons, France, a comprehensive urban renovation project involving a two-storey wooden building that houses the gyms

Located on the highest point of a hill ridge, the wooden building serves as a link between the existing buildings and a green area. The volume, designed by BurkhalterSumiarchitekten which is slightly convex in the centre resembles the bow of a ship

Guilherme Machado Vaz, Portuguese architect, is commissioned by the Matosinhos Town Hall in the district of Porto to design a wooden pavilion in a 19th century garden, as unrelated as possible to the idea of a traditional building

The architecture studio nimtim proposes to expand the house of a
young designer and his family, which dates back to the ‘60s, trying to find a contemporary
character without forgetting the link to tradition

The +R studio is working on a three-storey building within the urban area of the Garden City in the north-east of Milan. The recovery of the attic includes the extension of the attic and the reorganization of the internal spaces

JordanaMaisie Design Studio creates a birch wood shoe shop for FEIT, with unique furniture made by carpenters on site, with sloping geometries and skeletal walls that make the spaces brighter and more dynamic

The material and shapes of the building are the key elements in the interplay of light and shadows of the house renovated and expanded by the Austrian studio in 2011, which considers the white wooden boards as a distinctive element of the building

In Washington, the Crème studio is responsible for the designing of a restaurant, with the most varied combinations of geometries, textures, lines and colours that create a fun and inviting atmosphere, with references to the vivacity of South African textile heritage

In November 2013, the Haiyan typhoon devastated the city of Tacloban, in the Philippines. Eriksson Furunes Architecture and Leandro V.Locsin Partners&Boase studios in collaboration with the community developed the project through a series of workshops

Arrokabe arquitectos, in the interior design project for new work spaces, focuses on the differentiation of spaces through materials, and in particular wood, which qualifies the most central spaces at the expense of the perimeter ones

Designed and built by designer Robin Falck in the summer of 2010 over a two week period, the "Nest", as the designer himself calls it, in reference to the Italian "bird's nest", has completely local or recycled materials

With the aim of enhancing and emphasizing the majestic mountain scenery, while preserving harmony with nature, the family-run hotel Valentinerhof is revisited and expanded, while respecting the values of local tradition