Example of wooden architecture
Example of wooden architecture

Wooden buildings and works

Wood architecture is the section of arkitectureonweb dedicated to all those architectural and design projects that choose this material as the central element of the project. A way of building that has been continuously expanding in recent years thanks to the countless advantages it brings: energy saving, sustainability, lightness, speed of construction and good seismic and fire resistance behavior.

Architecture with wood is a form of construction that is based on the use of natural materials to create sustainable and environmentally responsible buildings. Wood offers many benefits as a renewable natural resource, including ease of processing, resistance to moisture and insects, thermal insulation and durability. Additionally, wood provides a warm, comfortable environment that encourages health and well-being.

Various types of wood such as oak, spruce or pine are used in wood architecture. Each offers different advantages in terms of aesthetics or characteristics of the final product.

The interesting thing is that this type of architecture can be used in multiple ways: from traditional load-bearing structures to modern prefabricated houses that can be built in a relatively short time.

But what are the main construction systems for building wooden buildings?

The Xlam structure: it is a massive technique which provides for the use of load-bearing elements inside the wooden buildings made up of multilayer panels, whose static behavior is similar to that of slabs.

The Block House technique, one of the first used, is a massive solution and involves the overlapping of heavy wooden elements, once trunks, stuck together.

The frame construction system is a lightweight solution that involves the construction of a load-bearing skeleton with non-load-bearing infill panels.

The Platform Frame construction system allows the construction of wooden buildings up to 4 floors high in a short period of time. The load-bearing walls are made up of wooden beams at regular intervals, closed by rigid wood or plaster-based panels.

 

Suspended house in Chile
Holiday home in Chile. Private and communal spaces to live with the family

Casa Maitén is a holiday home inspired by the local agricultural buildings of the region and designed by architect CristianHrdalo in the countryside, in the southern part of Chile, near the city of Puerto Octay, located on the shore of Lake Llanquihue.

The hotel nestled at the foot of the hill which runs toward Mount Fuji
The hotel nestled at the foot of the hill which runs toward Mount Fuji

The Reception of the Hotel on the Ridge integrates the great outdoors and the hotel, which is distributed in small cottages, both visually and emotionally to greet visitors to the area as a whole

From the Yucatan tradition, the urban furniture to stay close to each other in the new canons of the current collective living
From the Yucatan tradition, the urban furniture to stay close to each other in the new canons of the current collective living

The Susana chair is the reinterpretation of an urban furniture that is part of the traditional expression of the Yucatan: the "trust chair", composed of two chairs facing each other, designed for couples so that they could look at each other and talk intimately but at a distance

Vacation home in Czech Republic. Shades of gray echo the local color
Vacation home in Czech Republic. Shades of gray echo the local color

The house, located a few metres from the edge of the forest in the Czech municipality of Nové Hamry is designed by NEW HOW architects with an aerodynamic shape featuring a grey color, which echoes the surrounding nature, the shades of the trees, granite and basalt rocks

Modern tropical villa
Modern tropical villa. The design challenges the boundaries between the interior and natural landscape

Architect Alexis Dornier designs a tropical villa in Bali, Indonesia, with modern forms, characterized by a large polygonal wooden element, which acts as a shading and is an element of transition between the interior and exterior

Minimal design for a wooden house. Harmony between the larch wood exterior and the landscape
Minimal design for a wooden house. Harmony between the larch wood exterior and the landscape

In Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, a town in Bavaria, Germany, Kuhnlein Architektur studio designs a wooden residential building made of cross-laminated timber, which guarantees economy and spacious interiors

Wooden villa in Bolzano
Wooden expansion in Bolzano. High energy efficiency for the New apartment

The renovation work carried out by Architect Manuel Benedikter in Bolzano has made it possible to considerably improve the quality of the existing building cladding and to extend the villa by creating a new living unit in the attic

Weekend House in Bukovany, a project which preserves the footprint and the shape of the old house
Weekend House in Bukovany, a project which preserves the footprint and the shape of the old house

On a slope near an alley with limited access, in a small Czech town, stands the Weekend House, which exploits every meter of the steep slope: a house with a traditional morphology but with modern details

Tiny hotel on the edge of a swamp. Birch trees surround the hotel room
Tiny hotel on the edge of a swamp. Birch trees surround the hotel room

The Maidla hotel, designed by b210 architects and inspired by wild nature, is not a classic hotel room. Hidden at the edge of the forest, it fits the request of the client, who wanted a private refuge in contact with nature as much as possible

Housing in Mexico. Solar position, wind and trees as guidelines for the project
Housing in Mexico. Solar position, wind and trees as guidelines for the project

Traversa House is located in an area used as a cattle ranch in the city of Tanlajas, central Mexico, and is designed by Marina Vella Arquitectura studio as a temporary accommodation for the owners and friends who visit and watch over the area

Vacation home in Sao Paulo. Natural materials for a modern, welcoming and timeless space
Vacation home in Sao Paulo. Natural materials for a modern, welcoming and timeless space

The project for house Q04L63 by mf+arquitetos studio stems from the desire of a family to have a cozy and spacious vacation home where they could spend their weekends and host friends and relatives

Home on a cliff in Hawaii. A common roof encloses several
Home on a cliff in Hawaii. A common roof encloses several "mini houses"

In a very uninhabited area on the northern Hawaiian coast of Maui, Dekleva Gregorič Arhitekti studio designs a series of U-shaped "mini houses" that perfectly frame the ocean view under a common folded roof

House nestled on a steep slope. Breathtaking views of the Austrian landscape
House nestled on a steep slope. Breathtaking views of the Austrian landscape

The "House N" project, based in St. Gerold, an Austrian municipality in the district of Bludenz, Vorarlberg, was designed by architect Juri Troy and the result is a house that sits on a steep slope and enjoys an extraordinary view

A small nursery with a big roof: Toranoko Nursery
A small nursery with a big roof: Toranoko Nursery

The roofs of Toranoko Nursery, positioned at various angles, are the protagonists of the project, opening towards all directions in order to welcome visitors from all perspectives: children, elderly, mothers of the community who find refreshment under the large roof as if it were a big tree

Summer villa outside Prague. Larch cladding for a solidly shaped wooden house
Summer villa outside Prague. Larch cladding for a solidly shaped wooden house

Villa Všenory, designed by ov architekti is situated in a very special location, along the railway on the outskirts of Prague, and is characterized by villas from the beginning of the last century and the atmosphere of the inter-war period

An interplay of different shapes and heights for the interiors of Casa AM
An interplay of different shapes and heights for the interiors of Casa AM

The pragmatic and simple distribution contrasts with a complexity of forms and heights of the interior spaces: a bedroom with a low gabled ceiling or the continuous living and dining spaces with exposed beams distinguish the Chilean Casa AM

Glass showroom with wooden frame. Transparency reveals lush surrounding garden
Glass showroom with wooden frame. Transparency reveals lush surrounding garden

Tucked away in Bangkok's Thonglor district, the small building designed by NITAPROW Architects houses a store for body care products, a small cafe and a place to increase ecological awareness through workshops

Offices in glass and wood
Fruit packaging warehouses. New offices with a vernacular and contemporary design

Graham Baba Architects designs the headquarters of Washington Fruit & Produce Co, an oasis and refuge from the noise and industrial activities that surround it, whose design is inspired by an old barn with an exposed wooden structure

Circular shaped restaurant. Project responding to the local economic needs
Circular shaped restaurant. Project responding to the local economic needs

The restaurant and grocery store located in the state of São Paulo, in a rural area of the municipality of Monteiro Lobato was conceived by metamoorfose studio as a strategic project that aims to integrate with the landscape and respond to local economic needs

sequence of steps and wooden cover
Tofu factory in a mountain village. The wooden volume rests on a long slope

In Caizhai, a small Chinese village built along the banks of a river and always known for the best production of tofu in the county, the DnA Architecture and Design studio designs a new factory with a vernacular wooden structure

Mountain hut immersed in the alpine landscape
Eco design of the alpine tradition. Historic wooden construction as a vehicle for continuity

The structure of the house designed by the architectural studio Hammerer blends harmoniously into the alpine landscape of the municipality of Raggal, Austria, renouncing urban elements and additions to the exterior and surrounding area

A strange object in the city's busiest center: what lies behind the CCP Pavilion?
A strange object in the city's busiest center: what lies behind the CCP Pavilion?

An easily transportable wooden pavilion is located in Independence Square in the Chilean city of Concepción. But what is this really about? Commissioned by the development company CORFO Chile, CCP Pavilion hosts activities and exhibitions related to the city's manufacturing sector

Wooden house with gable facade
Gable facade for a log cabin. Woodland green site near a nature reserve

On the outskirts of Boekel, in a woodland area near a pond and the Perekker nature reserve, the Dutch architectural studio Denkkamer designed a house that resembles a barn or log cabin in terms of form and materials

Architecture in the heart of the Swiss Alps
Architecture in the heart of the Swiss Alps. A bridge between the DNA of the place and its future

Davide Macullo Architects designs SWISSHOUSE XXXV, a project that is part of a larger program of artistic projects set in Val Calanca, Switzerland, with the aim of creating a bridge between the DNA of a place and its future

A ship's cabin inspiring a small cottage on the Vranov dam
A ship's cabin inspiring a small cottage on the Vranov dam

The inhabitants of a small wooden cottage situated in the green surroundings above the Vranov dam can feel like they are in a ship's cabin with surprisingly large spaces inside

Wooden villa in the heart of nature
Wooden villa in the heart of nature. Architectural tribute to the living forest

Forest House is a project by Natalie Dionne Architecture, designed to pay homage to the forest by which it is surrounded, especially through the wood that is present in every corner of the house, pointing to the symbiosis with the surrounding environment

Volume in embossed wood
Rock embedded lodge. A cantilevered volume floats in the heart of the forest

Refuge des hauters located in the Canadian forest of Mont-Tremblant is the project of Natalie Dionne architecture studio with a remarkable structural complexity, consisting of a dark wood volume that projects into the void for a length of nine meters

On the beach in Chihuahua, in the forefront, facing the ocean: the Beach House
On the beach in Chihuahua, in the forefront, facing the ocean: the Beach House

The Beach House Chihuahua, Uruguay: a system of pillars, beams and reinforced concrete slabs, rising 10 meters  above sea level to achieve the best views of the ocean

House 1+1+1=1. Heights, light and wood design the house
House 1+1+1=1. Heights, light and wood design the house

A detached house, House 1+1+1=1, in the northern Rhine valley on the outskirts of Lauterach Three volumes form a complex structure that moves the interior space with different heights while allowing light to enter from different points

The nuances of Scandinavian natural light reflected in the Roof House interior
The nuances of Scandinavian natural light reflected in the Roof House interior

The roof of the Roof House, with its sloping surfaces, is designed to capture both warm, direct sunlight and indirect light, with its bluish, cool colours, in order to transform the interiors into an ever-changing experience as you walk through the various rooms