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.

 

Uman Lodge in Chile, wooden textures and breathtaking views
Uman Lodge in Chile, wooden textures and breathtaking views

Uman Lodge is a 16-unit hotel in Chile where the purpose of the housing experience is to enjoy the immeasurable spectacle of nature

High school courtyard
High school in Warsaw. The architecture is tailored to the new education systems

The "Akademia" high school, located in the Polish capital and designed by the Medusa Group architectural studio is a recommendation to revisit the principles of modeling school buildings which do not meet the needs of young people

The Seeds: four futuristic wooden houses with an ellipsoidal shape
The Seeds: four futuristic wooden houses with an ellipsoidal shape

With the desire to construct buildings with a shape traceable to nature, the project's clients commissioned ZJJZ Architecture studio, which focuses on developing the spatial experience and the relationship between structures and their surroundings

Wine shop carved in the rock. Tasting wine inside a small cave
Wine shop carved in the rock. Tasting wine inside a small cave

The wine cellar, designed by Clayton Korte in the wall of a limestone hill, offers a unique experience: tasting wine enclosed in a cave and completely camouflaged with the landscape around it

Space of Mind. A flexible space to think, to recharge, and relax
Space of Mind. A flexible space to think, to recharge, and relax

Puisto Studio designed the "Space of Mind" project as a response to the current pandemic, redefining the concept of a "home away from home" that adapts to the new restricted mode of travel

Five boxes arranged between tall pine trees. Trees dictate the irregular shape
Five boxes arranged between tall pine trees. Trees dictate the irregular shape

"Haus Koeris" is a private home in the vicinity of Berlin designed by Zeller&Moye studio: five boxes arranged among tall pine trees, made entirely of wood with individual rooms that overlap and are connected to each other

Wooden house with window
Two identical houses with panoramic views for two families. Located on a gentle slope on the lake shore

The chilean studio Benjamin Goni Arquitectos, with the studio Claro + Westendarp arquitectos, designs two identical houses for two families, trying to maintain the autonomy of both, differentiating them by the panoramic views, one on the lake and one on the trees on the far shore.

Wooden complex on the outskirts of New York. Chalet-inspired forms
Wooden complex on the outskirts of New York. Chalet-inspired forms

BarlisWedlick Architects was commissioned to design a completely passive cabin-style home on a hill in Ancram, on the outskirts of New York, using the structural typology of the "barn frame"

Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, architectural interventions to preserve the atmosphere
Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, architectural interventions to preserve the atmosphere

The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima located in the remote village of Alsószentiván in Hungary is a popular place visited by a multitude of pilgrims who needed adjustments to accommodate the believers with dignity

"Beyond survival: life within architecture. Reception centre for Rohingya women in the refugee camp

The Beyond Survival centre is one of those occasions when architecture allows itself to shed its frills and assume a simple yet powerful form, the circle as a universal symbol of unity and protection, and focus on the human connections that take place within it

Sheet metal skin envelops a wooden heart. House with a warm and intimate interior
Sheet metal skin envelops a wooden heart. House with a warm and intimate interior

The wooden heart of the private residence called "House Buiksloterham", located in the industrial area of Amsterdam North, is the starting point for NEXT architects' project, which gives light to the warm, intimate interior

patio roof concrete structure beams metal pool floor wood
Pitched roof for a rural house in Santader. The roof preserves the original distribution of space

Zooco Studio redesigned an old rural house by using the existing building, accurately reproducing the local building system consisting of stone walls that support a wooden gabled roof with tiles inside the spaces developed in sequence

Troppecolonne bar in Milan. Wooden structure for the first edition of the Terraforma festival
Troppecolonne bar in Milan. Wooden structure for the first edition of the Terraforma festival

For the first edition of the Terraforma festival at Villa Arconati in Milan in 2014, Zarcola Architetti studio designed a longitudinal wooden structure made of modular elements

Mori. A wooden installation in Los Angeles that conceptualises the sense of togetherness
Mori. A wooden installation in Los Angeles that conceptualises the sense of togetherness

Mori is an installation designed for the LA Design Fest in Los Angeles and built near the A+D Museum by OWIU Design. The design of Mori explores a modular approach that facilitates lateral and diagonal aggregation, combining functional adaptability with structural and aesthetic integrity

Farm surrounded by the picturesque Bohemian nature. New wooden farm building
Farm surrounded by the picturesque Bohemian nature. New wooden farm building

The farm, located in the picturesque nature of the protected landscape area of Třeboňsko in southern Bohemia has been reconstructed by NEW HOW architects studio and is equipped with a new wooden building reminiscent of the original house

Group of wooden cabins in the mountains
Constellation of pentagonal tourist cabins. Playful forms in the Norwegian mountains

The Snøhetta studio, on a small plateau overlooking the Jostedalen glacier in western Norway, designs nine sturdy pentagonal and oblique cabins with beak-shaped outer walls to slow the strong mountain winds.

From the depths of the earth: in the new Gfell hotel the thrill of living in nature
From the depths of the earth: in the new Gfell hotel the thrill of living in nature

The noa* project in Fiè allo Sciliar was developed underground in the mountains and impressed guests with its spectacular view: "There is nothing in front of it, just pine forests, pastures and mountains"

Floating Sculpted Space. The bronze colored facade elegantly reflects the environment
Floating Sculpted Space. The bronze colored facade elegantly reflects the environment

The surroundings of Pond House, a project by Baumraum studio located near Osnabrück, Germany, are elegantly reflected in the bronze-colored stainless steel façade, which changes color depending on the surrounding lights

The old barn gives way to a small wooden house. Monumental granite walls preserved
The old barn gives way to a small wooden house. Monumental granite walls preserved

The Czech architectural studio TRI.STRNAST architekti decided to preserve only the monumental stone walls of the old barn. A new wooden house is built between them, preserving a ventilated gap between the old and the new building

(Non-)Perception of art in our everyday life. A wooden structure brings attention back to invisible spaces
(Non-)Perception of art in our everyday life. A wooden structure brings attention back to invisible spaces

"Perception" is a project by Sepka architekti, originating from a reflection on how we perceive or do not perceive historical monuments and social and cultural activities that surround us in everyday life that are often invisible to our eyes

Window on the wooden landscape
Landscaped windows in Veneto. Wooden Viewpoints enhance the territory

The archMade studio creates five landscape windows along the Alleghelake, in Veneto, talking about culture and nature. A territory described through the rest points made with natural and recyclable materials

Anti-conventional shapes and traditional material. Wood and contemporary design
Anti-conventional shapes and traditional material. Wood and contemporary design

The STC chair designed by OF. Studio shows a personality characterized by the relationship between seemingly polar elements: the traditionality of the material and the innovation of formal research. The result is a piece of furniture that stands as a unique and impactful piece

House on wine terraces. Wooden slats cover the structure like a velvety black veil
House on wine terraces. Wooden slats cover the structure like a velvety black veil

The single-family house AVOS, named after the red wine produced in the surrounding vineyards and located in the spa region of Lower Austria, was built by steinbauer architektur studio on wine terraces, with a spatial structure that is open on several levels

Monolithic shape for a wooden cabin. Searching for elegance in simplicity
Monolithic shape for a wooden cabin. Searching for elegance in simplicity

On the Exe River near Topsham, a town in Devon, a UK county on the Cornwall peninsula, architecture studio Out of the Valley renovates a Dutch-style merchant's house for a couple eager to spend their retirement there

wooden housing module norway
Music and Architecture. A meeting place for artists in the wilderness in Norway

TYIN Tegnestue Architects studio and musician Lund envisage a dream space, a work area where artists and musicians can retire. The place is the small island of Fleinvær, Norway, immersed in the wilderness where they can enjoy the extraordinary beauty

Youth center in Catalonia. Extreme variability in the use of interior spaces
Youth center in Catalonia. Extreme variability in the use of interior spaces

In the municipality of Montornès del Vallès, Spain, OBO Estudi studio designs a youth center with a rectangular shape, in which the interior spaces are projected towards the surrounding landscape

California headquarters for the Big and Tiny brand. Playground for adults and children
California headquarters for the Big and Tiny brand. Playground for adults and children

The premise of the Big and Tiny playground located in Santa Monica, California, designed by Zooco Studio using wood panels, is to be a place where the protagonists are not only children, but also their parents or elders

Urban design on a human scale and the study of basic needs: social housing in montreal is about integration and well-being
Urban design on a human scale and the study of basic needs: social housing in montreal is about integration and well-being

A full-scale integration between the different types of human beings to whom the project is addressing, but also respecting the existing urbanization and vegetation thanks to the in-depth study of the territory: a historic site ( currently confidential), of irregular shape, an islet of which the proposed project attempts to restructure the urban texture

Tea room with minimal architecture. The surrounding environment becomes the protagonist of the space
Tea room with minimal architecture. The surrounding environment becomes the protagonist of the space

The project, located in an agricultural area of the Baba canton, in the Ecuadorian province of Los Rios has been designed by the Natura Futura Arquitectura studio and built by the local workforce using wooden trusses and glass windows open to the landscape

Modern villa in wood
Villa in Switzerland. Passive solutions with low environmental impact

The building designed by architect Christian von Düring in Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland and consists of three detached houses and adheres to the principles of sustainable development in an attempt to minimize environmental impact throughout its entire life cycle.