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.

 

Bioclimatic house with panoramic view
Strategies for a bioclimatic house. Comfortable living and panoramic views

Designed by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes studio in the province of Barcelona, the building is the result of a careful bioclimatic study, aimed at maximizing the environmental and thermal performance to obtain a passive house

Between the radical geometry and formal natural design: Refuge 3x3
Between the radical geometry and formal natural design: Refuge 3x3

The need to seek rest in the forest while disconnecting from work allows Estudio Diagonal to design a 3x3 Refuge immersed in the beauty of nature

hotel extension wood rooms
New rooms for a hotel in Südtirol. Holistic approach to art, architecture and design

The Houses of Prato conceived and designed by AMDL CIRCLE and Michele De Lucchi are two small wooden architectures that add six new rooms to the Hotel Zirmerhof, in which the rooms are transformed into an art and architectural installation that is in harmony with nature

Rigid geometry and wavy lines fused in the architecture of Six Square House
Rigid geometry and wavy lines fused in the architecture of Six Square House

Architecture firm Young Projects has completed Six Square House, a new 3,500 square feet residence situated on a green two-acre site in Bridgehampton, New York

cultural center organic form
Organic building in Puerto Escondido. Educational and cultural spaces to promote heritage

The project designed by Architect Inca Hernandez includes the creation of a space dedicated to the cultural promotion of the area. The volume integrates with the regional vegetation through internal gardens that also function as a gallery

Wood, glass and concrete for FS Residence in Santiago, Chile
Wood, glass and concrete for FS Residence in Santiago, Chile

FS Residence is an architectural intervention characterized by a limited budget and the pursuit of a pleasant look with large and comfortable spaces that give the feeling of living outside the city

In New Zealand, golf courses, sand dunes and the sea all embrace the delicate architecture of the Tara Iti Clubhouse
In New Zealand, golf courses, sand dunes and the sea all embrace the delicate architecture of the Tara Iti Clubhouse

Tara Iti's golf courses and clubhouse are firmly rooted in the land on which they stand; both embrace the shared philosophy of "functioning" with what the land has to offer

Troppotondo arena, a unique circular theatre of aboriginal inspiration for the Terraferma festival
Troppotondo arena, a unique circular theatre of aboriginal inspiration for the Terraferma festival

Troppotondo arena, built in the fascinating location of Villa Arconati, Milan, is a wooden structure created to host performances, workshops and conferences, for the 2015 edition of the Terraferma festival in Milan

Gudbrandslie Cabin, a spruce chalet inspired its shape by the landscape
Gudbrandslie Cabin, a spruce chalet inspired its shape by the landscape

The Gudbrandslie Cabin is located near Tyinkrysset, Filefjell, on a beautiful site right on the edge of Jotunheimen National Park in Norway

Haus Moosbrugger: a home standing on a steep slope, a wooden shell projected onto the Swiss landscape
Haus Moosbrugger: a home standing on a steep slope, a wooden shell projected onto the Swiss landscape

Haus Moosbrugger sits on a steep slope with a 5 metre drop: the architectural result is a surprise of comfort and pleasure on every floor of the home

In Mexico's Valle de Bravo, a modular micro-housing project in wood and steel has been designed to offer optimised spaces with comfort and style
In Mexico's Valle de Bravo, a modular micro-housing project in wood and steel has been designed to offer optimised spaces with comfort and style

The Valle de Bravo project is a prototype of modular micro-housing made of wood and steel which can be used in any context: a complete housing module with living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom in the smallest possible space

Refuge in nature
Contemporary re-interpretation of the ancient refuge. Living on the border between nature and artifice

The MINIMOD project, with its worthy and compact design is the result of technological and design research, as well as experience: an architecture that connects with the places where it stands and connects us with our deepest roots, such as nature, time and landscape.

Casa Tejida, the paradise where clouds come for breakfast
Casa Tejida, the paradise where clouds come for breakfast

Casa Tejida is an experimental house, a display of professional responsibility towards the environment and the society in which it is built

Wooden suites at the Grand Cepage Hotel, resembling the sophisticated nests among the reeds, are reflected in the lake for a primordial living experience
Wooden suites at the Grand Cepage Hotel are reflected in the lake for a primordial living experience

At the Eco-hotel Grand Cepage in the fishing reserve of the lake of Lionne, Avignon, there are 25 wooden suites, simple but sophisticated, floating on the water like rafts or on pilotis like stilts, evoking the primitive constructions on the lake shore

Machagua, a country house with overlapping structures overlooking the sea
Machagua, a country house with overlapping structures overlooking the sea

Machagua is a project of a country house by Croxatto y Opazo Arquitectos which shows an overlapping large structure made of solid stone with another structure covered with oak wood, on which a terrace with a 360° view is designed to complement the sea view

The PULP - Small Public Library Units for free and open culture with a cascade effect
The PULP - Small Public Library Units for free and open culture with a cascade effect

The Villejuif town hall wants to offer its citizens a new cultural centre by building two mobile libraries that can be located in different parts of the town: this is how the PULP - Petites Unités de Lecture Publiques - came into being

The Story Pod: a landmark dedicated to the art of daily reading, and an intimate urban lantern by night
The Story Pod: a landmark dedicated to the art of daily reading, and an intimate urban lantern by night

The Story Pod, in Akb's own style, is a pure, simple form that conceals a profoundly reflective approach to architecture: an abstract, black volume with compact dimensions, 2.5x2.5m base and 3m height, an urban landmark with the function of a place for book exchange

Modular wooden house
Modular house in palm wood with sea view. Integration between architecture and landscape

The main objective of the project, the work of BAAQ' architectural studio, was to generate the least impact of the architecture on the ground, creating four distinct volumes and transferring most of the daily activities to the outdoors

Antelia Citizien Forum. A circular wooden cylinder brings together the city's inhabitants
Antelia Citizien Forum. A circular wooden cylinder brings together the city's inhabitants

Located in Merino Square, one of the first squares in the center of the Chilean city of Chihuahua dating back to 1709, the wooden installation called Antelia, by República Portátil, creates a space to meet and be sheltered from the extreme temperatures of the place

Paradoxical creature, symbol of the past in the present, it is neither here nor there: it is the ghost of a house
Paradoxical creature, symbol of the past in the present, it is neither here nor there: it is the ghost of a house

Ghost House is an experiment in the manipulation of matter where form is shaped by the climate, the environment and the passage of time

Eagle nests swaying on a sea of grass: a new vision for New Zealand's coastal future
Eagle nests swaying on a sea of grass: a new vision for New Zealand's coastal future

Small cabins that resemble eagle nests or small boats swaying on a bed of grass is the poetic proposal by Cheshire Architects, which seeks to give new meaning to New Zealand's coastline at risk of extremely high housing density

Structure in coloured wood
Local wood structure open to interpretation. Between a stage, a room and a square

The structure, designed by the fala studio is very enigmatic and open to interpretation. Consisting of a series of plateaus and four facades with distinct characters, made of local wood, the meticulous use of paint clarifies the interpretation of the architectural elements.

Immerse yourself in the Armenian wilderness for an escape from urban stress: Dilija's Hovnanian Residence
Immerse yourself in the Armenian wilderness for an escape from urban stress: Dilija's Hovnanian Residence

The Hovnanian Residence living modules offer an intense, secluded and remote experience in the thickest part of the forest

How will we live together? OFF FENCE installation at the Architecture Biennale 2021
How will we live together? OFF FENCE installation at the Architecture Biennale 2021

"How will we live together?" is the question-theme of the Venice Biennale 2021, to which the Czech studios SKULL and MOLO architekti try to answer through the installation of OFF FENCE: an enclosure that apparently divides, but also encourages people to start from what separates us to understand how to unite us

hotel wellness center restaurant wood structure
Expansion for a Hotel in South Tyrol. Classic and geometric shapes in contrast

In 2014 noa* won the competition for the expansion of the existing structure, a project carried out in several stages. In 2016 the old barn next to the main building and the restaurant was demolished and converted, new suites and a spa were created alongside it

Psychophysical wellbeing and nature in order to make working a delight: the Author's House immersed in the forest
Psychophysical wellbeing and nature in order to make working a delight: the Author's House immersed in the forest

How much does our workplace influence the quality of what we do and the pleasure we derive from it? The Author's House is certainly a successful experiment in this sense: a mixture of natural and psychophysical well-being surrounded by greenery; a place of inspiration, reflection and contemplation

St. Joseph Residence: group of vernacular volumes rest on a green lawn overlooking the lake
St. Joseph Residence: group of vernacular volumes rest on a green lawn overlooking the lake

The St. Joseph Residence designed by architect Wheeler Kearns lies on a large grassy dune that stretches along Lake Michigan in the United States, and enjoys panoramic views of both the dunes and the lake

Bromont Summit Chalet: a 360° experience on a scenic Canadian peak
Bromont Summit Chalet: a 360° experience on a scenic Canadian peak

Lemay designs a 360° experience for the Bromont Summit Chalet on the summit of Mont Brome, Canada: a warm and welcoming refuge with contemporary lines that embraces the shape of the mountain

Wooden school
School with organic architecture in the forest. Natural materials inspire children

Salagnac Arquitectos studio designs a school in a forest in Costa Rica, whose architecture has the task of being in harmony with the place where it stands and of conveying the concept of education through the use of natural materials

Lazy Bear Pool House: a huge wooden pool house for a tropical getaway...at home
Lazy Bear Pool House: a huge wooden pool house for a tropical getaway...at home

Barlis Wedlick's Lazy Bear Pool House sits on a 115-acre estate in Old Chatham, NY and opens its view to the Catskills Mountains