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.

 

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

Wooden house with church in the background
Chimney as an element of typological transformation. The design evokes local architecture

Dekleva Gregoric Arhitekti studio designs the " Chimney House" in Logatec, Slovenia by respecting the morphology of the traditional building framework and referring to the prevailing typology of the pitched roof, considering its volumetric and material parameters

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Prefabricated modular houses. Custom-made wood and steel project

The project, by the delaVegaCanolasso studio, located in Toledo, Spain, consists of two volumes: the first, a house of simple and elegant architecture as a result of a renovation and the second, a custom prefabricated steel module

Intimately engaging with the Mexican jungle: Casa Ciempiés
Intimately engaging with the Mexican jungle: Casa Ciempiés

Casa Ciempiés, whose positioning was mainly dictated by the existing trees in order to minimise its impact on nature, while elegantly intersects with contemporary and traditional architecture

Wooden sculpture in the wood
Nature, art, perception. Wooden sculpture urges us to re-evaluate our bond with the environment

ISPACE is a project by Davide Macullo located in Rossa, a small town in Switzerland. The installation combines the ideas of art and architecture, creating environments capable of influencing our states of mind and helping us rediscover our indissoluble bond with nature

The mountain house, the house which frames the Alps sights
The mountain house, the house which frames the Alps sights

The Austrian, elegant mountain house frames the extraordinary Alpine landscape panoramas at many points, surrounding the residents of the house

Wooden cabins between the trees
Wooden cabins hidden in the forest atop a cliff. Family cabin nestled in nature

Architect Matt Wittman designs on the western shore of Washington's Hood Canal in the Pacific Northwest a series of family cabins nestled in the tranquility of a woodland site for naturalist and bird-watching clients

Wooden chapel in the wood
Meditative chapel in the French Alps. A sensory experience with a contrast of lights and shadows

Atelier Poem wins the international architecture competition "Le festival des cabanes" thanks to the project "Chaper of tears", a meditative wooden chapel located in a UNESCO heritage site near Lake Annecy, in Saint-Ferréol

From the future to the present: the DSS2016 Pavilion as an experimental area for thinking about the city of tomorrow
From the future to the present: the DSS2016 Pavilion as an experimental area for thinking about the city of tomorrow

The creators of Pavilion DSS2016 try to work backwards, from the future to the present, to see what impact an information pavilion could have on San Sebastian, the European Capital of Culture: a public space containing the city's future

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Majestic wooden building on the Columbia River. Workspace, retailing and recreational activities

Outpost is a facility located in Hood River, along the Columbia River and designed by Skylab Architecture studio to strengthen the communal feeling of a small and developing US town and its connection to the waterfront

Country house with modular shafts
Country house that blends in with its surroundings. A modular, prefabricated wooden structure

VLOT architecten studio designed a countryside house located between a dam and a farmland, where the trees and plants are included in the structure, with the aim of creating a place where clients can enjoy their garden and the view of the polder

Vindmậllebakken, social cohousing. A wooden architecture that focuses on sharing
Vindmậllebakken, social cohousing. A wooden architecture that focuses on sharing

Vindmậllebakken is a modern housing typology that meets human, social and environmental needs in a sustainable way. The entire development includes 40 co-living units, 4 townhouses and 10 apartments

Charred Wood Boathouse. Parallel wooden planes build an ethereal space on the lakeshore
Charred Wood Boathouse. Parallel wooden planes build an ethereal space on the lakeshore

It was inspired by the image of the wooden docks along the edges of the Muskoka lakes, the boathouse was conceived as a series of planar elements that flow past each other. A slippage of planes that echoes the movement of the water as it changes course

Noenco cafe, iconic bamboo restaurant overlooks a Vietnamese city
Noenco cafe, iconic bamboo restaurant overlooks a Vietnamese city

The renovation project on the top floor of a concrete building includes a café, Noenco cafe, a unique and attractive addition made entirely of bamboo that transforms the building into a city icon

Increasing interest in reading? Microlibrary, multifunctional and sustainable community spaces
Increasing interest in reading? Microlibrary, multifunctional and sustainable community spaces

The Warak Kayu Microlibrary is the latest project in the Microlibrary series, an initiative that aims to increase interest in reading by creating socially performative spaces using environmentally conscious design and materials

Treetop Hotel Lovtag: sleeping in the trees of a small, picturesque Danish forest
Treetop Hotel Lovtag: sleeping in the trees of a small, picturesque Danish forest

Each cabin located high up among the deciduous and coniferous trees of one of Denmark's longest fjords is a hotel room that offers a unique experience of coming face to face with nature

eco-chalet
Ecological hotels in the Swiss Alps. Sustainable, minimalist design with every comfort

The award-winning architectural studio Montalba Architects has constructed ecological chalets, ideal for family trips with modern comforts and a minimalist and sustainable design that makes the Alpine landscape take centre stage

Enhancing a 100-year-old oak tree? Origin, the sartorial wooden dress sewn all around the tree
Enhancing a 100-year-old oak tree? Origin, the sartorial wooden dress sewn all around the tree

Origin, a comfortable and functional hotel room built on the tree that is faithful to its inspiration, a bird's nest is a unique and customized project, a real architectural challenge and a meeting point between poetry and carpentry mastery

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Villa in the hills of Tibidabo. Combination of traditional building methods and passive energy solutions

In an environment with an incomparable view of the whole of Barcelona, stands "SV Villa", a project by the Jofre Roca Arquitectes Studio. The house enjoys the advantages of the city with the privileges of the countryside, where traditional production methods combined with energy-passive solutions have been used.

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CLT building in Portland. Shopping centre to create a connection between the community and the urban centre

In the heart of Portland Skylab Design designs a building in accordance with the structural canons of the Cross Laminated Timber in which the commercial spaces open outwards to create a connection between the commuter travellers and the city community

Writer's Cabin: writing children's books wrapped in sinuous wooden lines
Writer's Cabin: writing children's books wrapped in sinuous wooden lines

Writer's Cabin, an architecture with extremely evocative shapes, is designed for a children's book writer, where the simple lines of the envelope wrap around the rich and complex wooden interior

Winery in California
Celebration of wine, food and nature. Revisitation of a Wine Company of the 70s

In Healdsburg, California, in the heart of the Russian River Valley, an old winery is being renovated, preserving its rustic charm and authentic connection with nature, by Walker Warner Architects, Maca Huneeus Design, and Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects

Franklin Residence, a white Japanese-inspired Cocoon House
Franklin Residence, a white Japanese-inspired Cocoon House

A private residence, peaceful, fresh, organic: this is the brief of the Franklin Residence project, inspired by a Japanese design, a place to live, work, hang out and play

Meditative environment
Meditative space in an ellipsoid volume. Lights and sounds create an intimate and relaxing environment

Archi-Tectonics has designed an ellipsoidal volume with a spiral bamboo structure that plunges the visitor into a completely new environment in which light and sound are the protagonists of a new concept of meditation

Canadian nature service center
Forest Service Center in Canada. Environment integrated architecture

The Centre de Services Le Bonnallie is the first of three buildings built by the Anne Carrier architectural studio in Mont Orford Park. The projects will give the park a unique and distinctive architectural identity

Wooden dwelling
H-shaped wooden house. Local trees maintained and incorporated in the project

The project, by Benjamin Gon i Arquitectos, in collaboration with Claro + Westendarp arquitectos, stands on a sloping hill and it'is divided into 3 different volumes, leaving a space as an access patio and making the most of the light and panorama

Art Villas Costa Rica, facade perforated in corten
Art Villas Costa Rica. Interior and exterior blend in a luxurious space with clean lines

Not far from the town of Uvita Costa Rica, there is a small resort consisting of three luxurious villas immersed in the jungle, a place where visitors blend in with the surrounding nature in order to clear their minds and experience luxury and adventure at the same time. It is a place where visitors can blend in with the surrounding nature, clearing their minds and experiencing luxury and adventure at the same time. One facade is completely closed in contrast to the other which is completely open to the surrounding nature, creating a unique space

Hindupara Integrated Community Center: an Architecture of Integration and Sharing
Hindupara Integrated Community Center: an Architecture of Integration and Sharing

In one of the world's largest refugee camps, in Kutupalong, Bangladesh, Rizvi Hassan designs the Hindupara Integrated Community Center, a sharing platform that aims to improve communication between refugees and the host community