Creative agency Steep Learning Group wanted to emulate "a giant doughnut outside a doughnut shop" when creating a playful 2.5-metre-tall sculpture of a pair of shorts to act as the mascot for clothing brand Gramicci's east London store. More about Gramicci store in east London revolves around jumbo pair of stripy shorts
A thin frame of Douglas fir timber brings a "sense of lightness" to this pavilion-like extension in London, recently completed by local studio Emil Eve Architects. More about Emil Eve Architects adds "elegant and light" Douglas fir extension to London home
A cohesive blend of natural timbers, including Douglas fir, cherry and ash wood, has been used to define the interiors of Cove restaurant, self-designed by chef Flynn McGarry. More about Flynn McGarry creates "relaxed and warm" dining interior at Cove in New York
EBBA Architects founder Benni Allan has renovated his own London apartment in a former tea factory, which features walls, floors, furniture and even speakers crafted from Douglas fir. More about EBBA founder's all-timber London apartment celebrates "alive and imperfect" wood
A natural material palette of locally sourced Douglas fir, clay plaster and earthenware tiles characterise this cottage by Baillie Baillie Architects in the Scottish Highlands. More about Iorram cottage explores "a distinctly Scottish approach to natural materials"
British designer John Pawson has created a made to order wooden furniture collection for Danish manufacturer and long-term collaborator Dinesen. More about John Pawson unveils pared-back furniture that is "all about the timber"
French studio F+G Architectes has created a stable outside Lyon that is formed of wooden structures designed as a modern take on the area's typical agricultural buildings. More about F+G Architectes creates "deliberately restrained" timber stable near Lyon
Gridded fibre-cement cladding and a swimming pool with underwater windows feature at the East Van Residence in Vancouver by Canadian firm SMStudio. More about SMStudio includes pool with underwater windows in "bold" Vancouver house
Large openings and earthy materials feature in a guesthouse that architecture studio Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has added to a private residence on a secluded island in the Pacific Northwest. More about Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designs nature-infused Henry Island Guesthouse in Washington
Exposed finishes that draw cues from the forests and geology of Canada come together in this remote holiday home by Toronto-based architect Studio Paolo Ferrari. More about Studio Paolo Ferrari combines wood and granite for Canadian lake house
Architecture studio De Matos Ryan has created a "treeless treehouse" named Penfold in the garden of a London home, with a pyramidal timber structure that is accessible only by crawling beneath it. More about De Matos Ryan adds timber playspace to garden of London home
Architecture offices Miller Hull Partnership and Woods Bagot have revealed plans for an extension of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. More about Miller Hull Partnership and Woods Bagot design timber Sea-Tac airport expansion
Lukstudio has overhauled a formerly gaudy apartment interior in Guangzhou, China, to feature a series of serene living spaces lined in Douglas fir. More about Lukstudio decks out Guangzhou apartment with Douglas fir
Lausanne University of Art and Design graduate Trolle Rudebeck Haar has built a pre-fabricated floating sauna, which offers views over the Alps, using local wood. More about Trolle Rudebeck Haar floats prefabricated sauna on Lake Geneva
Work by self-taught artists will be displayed within a Douglas fir-wrapped museum in eastern Wisconsin designed by US firm Tres Birds Workshop to evoke the natural landscape. More about Tres Birds wraps Wisconsin's Art Preserve in slanted strips of fir wood
British studio Moxon Architects has used huge beams of Douglas fir to construct its new studio building in a Scottish national park. More about Moxon Architects builds a remote studio in the Scottish Highlands
Bordeaux studio A6A has created Heva, a black Douglas fir-clad cabin designed for off-grid living, in Ustaritz, south-west France. More about A6A constructs charred-wood off-grid cabin in Ustaritz
Architecture studio Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes has built a curving wood and steel bridge for pedestrians and cyclists over railway tracks in Angers, France. More about Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes designs gently curving timber bridge over train tracks in Angers
Amsterdam studio Crafted Works has designed a timber cabin in the Netherlands, which has a structural frame that is exposed throughout its interior. More about Crafted Works exposes timber structure throughout cabin in the Netherlands
Elliott Architects has designed this barn-like house in the Tyne Valley, England, with double-height living space beneath a steep gable ceiling. More about Steep gable defines barn-style house in rural England by Elliott Architects