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

Work Arquitectos studio is commissioned by a young family to design a house overlooking the ocean, taking full advantage of the views and at the same time sheltered from the winds, with a terrace in the middle of the house

Steven Holl Architects develops this research project, questioning the current clichés between architecture and commercial practice, without ever losing sight of the conservation of the natural landscape of the natural habitat

The building, sauna and outdoor auditorium, characterized by wooden slats and designed by the AVANTO architecture studio is located in the Hernesaari area, a former industrial area on Helsinki's waterfront, which is being transformed into a residential area

In the eastern part of Turkey, the SO?Architecture&Ideas studio designs "House of Chickens", a small wooden building for poultry, which is part of a larger project of return to nature and attention to animals

In the community of Le Vaud there is a multipurpose centre designed by LOCALARCHITECTURE designed to serve and bring the locals together, hosting shows, events, sports activities and integrating existing school facilities

Among the faceless single-family houses in rural Germany, Buero Wagner's project stands out, which, thanks to its charred wooden facade, highlights the contrast between his detached house project and the neighbouring houses

The design for Quartz by Desai Chia Architecture aims to meet the needs of a fast-growing studio, with an open-plan office and flexible spaces, where circulation seems to be fluid

The architecture studio SO? Architecture&Ideas designs a prefabricated wooden living module, located in a cul-de-sac on the Turkish-Greek border, capable of withstanding all weather conditions that vary according to the season

The Bureau Daniel Zamarbide studio, through the study of domestic spaces, renovates a chalet starting from the design of its interior, completely covered in birch wood, creating new spatial connections

The artists of the Alts Design Office were commissioned to build a wooden house, with an internal passage, underlined by the use of a different flooring and by an opening that runs along the side of the entire facade

The Finnish architecture studio AVANTO and the architect Hiroko Mori, through the design of a sauna, with curvilinear shapes inside and rigid outside, decide to show a piece of Finland in the chaotic city of Honk Kong

A residential and exhibition work, which combines art and design, the project by Brazilian studio Mk27 aimed to create a space that would blend all these elements, where the bonding element is the architecture itself

A 150-year-old abandoned barn in the United States is converted into a loft with en-suite bedrooms, wardrobes and floors made of polished concrete and characterized by white and solid wood volumes that define the spaces

The opening of courtyards and open spaces inside the house and the closing towards the outside is the peculiarity of the house designed and built in the center of Osaka, which has a tree-lined garden inside, enabling the filling of natural light

On the Napa Valley mountain range in California, a series of pavilions dedicated to wine tasting blend perfectly with the surrounding nature, made up of trees and vineyards, due to the careful use of materials

A safe haven, located in the peat bog of Bertrichamp, France, is designed by Studiolada, conceived as a meeting point in the middle of the forest for hikers and children in search of adventure

Through the extension of the ancient residence, Acdf Architecture studio has created an additional space to live in the house in a convivial way, always respecting the different functional spaces between work and play, guaranteeing a peaceful corner for everyone

In Bezau, Austria, the Innauer Matt Architekten studio is designing a prototype of a minimal housing model to experiment with the potential of wood, through total immersion in its perfumes and materiality

Immersed in Hungarian nature, the main objective of the building is to blend local primitive architecture with modern construction elements, evoking a unique atmosphere, whose protagonists are man and nature

In Norway, along a cliff at a distance of about 50 meters from the water, C.F. Moeller has created a solid wooden cottage with large windows that enable you to accumulate heat and fully enjoy the panoramic views of the fjord

The Bamboo Sports Hall for the Panyaden International School was designed by Chiangmai Life Architect and is based on the use of natural materials, the manual skills of man and an organic architecture that evokes the shape of the lotus flower

In the Canadian town of Wembley, Teeple Architects constructs the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum, a worldwide educational and research facility whose wooden architectural design has already become an important and widely recognized symbol

In a suburb of Bergen, Todd Saunders, founder of Saunders Architecture, builds a wooden villa for his family consisting of two structures where the elevated element helps to create the illusion that the house is floating among the trees

On the border between Quebec and Vermont, architect David Dworkind has built Bolton Residence, a two-storey villa composed of two superimposed structures anchored at the end of a slope from where it seems to float among the trees