Wooden buildings and works

On the shores of Lake St. François, Quebec, the Bourgeois / Lechasseur studio reconstructs the holiday home of a growing family, preserving the natural surroundings and keeping the area open to the lake

"The new think corner" is the new area of the University of Helsinki, made of wood and stone and designed by JKMM, which transforms the old administrative building into a meeting point and interaction between science and the community

In Denmark, on the fjord of Vejle, the CEBRA studio creates a holiday home made of larch, the result of an architectural interpretation of the traditional "babushka" doll, a sort of double house where the smaller one is contained in the larger one

The residence was designed by Atelier Boom Town for two brothers who wish to meet and spend special occasions with their families, relaxing in contact with nature along the banks of a lake in the Laurentian, North America

Designed by Michael Green Architecture in collaboration with the Architect-of-Record DLR Group, the seven-storey office building in Minneapolis' North Loop is the largest solid wood building in the United States

The architecture studio LCA Architetti works on a project in Lonate Ceppino in the province of Varese, Lombardy. The design studio is developed in open contact with the surrounding natural elements

Chevallier Architectes studio constructs a complex project due to the constraints of the building and the particular site. The solution proposed by the team has made it possible to successfully complete the construction, optimizing the space as much as possible

In Saint-Elie de Caxton, Quebec, Canada, Architects Marie-Claude Hamelin and Loukas Yiacouvakis of YH2 studio, design a 140 square meter wooden residence for family holidays, which creates a true communion with nature in peace and quiet

A house dating back to the 70s, located near the sea in Morbihan, is demolished and rebuilt using the new standards of 'energy efficiency' and using ecological building materials to convert it into a bioclimatic house

The project proposed by the team of LCA Architects for the redevelopment and expansion of the school in Pescina, in the province of L'Aquila, Abruzzo, was to develop a genuine intergenerational civic pole which would be appealing to the community

The Colombière is a refuge built in the forest to remind us of the bird huts, the building redesigned by YH2 is located in North America, Canada

The project by dieterdietz.org, follows the prevailing characteristics of the rural site where it is located, in Switzerland in Chigny, where the solitary volumes of conglomerates provide space and shelter for daily activities

The architectural brand of the working environment reinforces the commitment and sense of belonging of the employees of this leading construction company in Quebec. Lemay architectural studio is awarded: the American Architecture Prize

Architect Jaro Krobot reconstructs a wooden house in Lučatín, a small village in Slovakia that replaces an existing brick barn. The construction respects the limits and accesses imposed on the constructed volumes

The boundary between the inside and outside, a necessary line, which must always be denied for it to be meaningful, is the theme of the installation created in Milan by the architect Luca Scacchetti, on the occasion of the 2013 Fuorisalone

Architect Luca Compri's LCA architecture studio designs its own professional studio, immediately demonstrating its desire to create sustainable architecture by choosing not to use any other territory

Architect Paul Bernier carries out a sustainable and site-sensitive project that preserves the topography, vegetation and natural appearance of the property. The customers have lived on the property for many years, they love its characteristics and know the territory well

This second house is located in the Magdalen Islands, opposite the Western Dunes and the sea. The clients are a retired couple who spend a few months a year in this cottage designed by the architects Bourgeois/Lechasseur

On the beach of Breezy Point, in Queens, BFDO Architect has created a detached villa on a sandy ground that has a prestigious location. The main facade faces south and the rooms overlook the ocean

The Sicilian architectural studio tuttiarchitetti realizes a residential expansion of a building dating back to the seventies, creating an expansion of wood that rests on the existing construction

For the Walk&Talk festival, Mezzo Atelier studio has created a temporary wooden pavilion, an alternative space where different festival dynamics take place, from conferences to shows and concerts, from workshops to simple meeting points

The Fala studio designs on the occasion of the 32nd Sao Paulo Biennial, a pavilion that is to be installed in the garden, which is made of wood with a cubic volume and different colours, combining professionalism and playfulness at the same time

The TYIN Tegnestue Architects Studio proposes a reinterpretation of the cottage, a theme dear to Norwegian culture. It has a modest size, 60 square meters and therefore a sustainable structure both in terms of material use and energy consumption

In Kampala, among the hills, stands a thatched wooden building designed by Terrain Architects Studio. The local culture of materials blends with the kitchen and the landscape with its slopes determining its two-storey structure

The mia2 studio in collaboration with Architettura ZT, handles the circumferential expansion of a small property surrounded by nature and made of wood and glass, which leaves the original construction as the core of the new expansion

The FEIT brand opens its first store in the United States, more precisely in San Francisco, designed by JordanaMaisie Design Studio, reinventing the traditional shoe store and the customer's experience in the interior

A couple of farmers and artists turned to the architecture studio LAMAS for the renovation of old barns in Canada, in order to transform them into houses, whose design did not neglect the rudimentary nature of the buildings.

An extension with a reduced budget, that on a Edwardian townhouse in South London, which, through careful evaluation and the use of cheap materials by the Nimtim studio completely changes the use of the ground floor

The architecture studio FRAM Arquitectos designs a house close to the Luján River, an area characterized by plains and ponds, with traditional architecture deeply related to the environment in which it is located

The Desai Chia Architecture studio designs the "Montauk House" in New York, a dwelling with a characteristic wooden façade that is reminiscent of the vernacular architecture, without neglecting the attention to sustainable design