Kengo Kuma completes Saint-Denis Pleyel Station in northern Paris
Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has unveiled the Saint-Denis Pleyel Station in northern Paris, which is wrapped by vertical wooden louvres. More
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Pleated facade fronts Parisian housing by Kengo Kuma & Associates
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has completed Yama-Tani, a wooden residential building in Paris with a sculptural facade designed to "liven up the street". More
Kiki & Joost adds self-designed exhibition space to Eindhoven studio
Dutch design duo Kiki & Joost has opened a public exhibition space attached to the pair's Eindhoven studio, allowing them to showcase their work in a more "open and free" way than in a traditional gallery. More
Eight bedrooms wrapped in tactile wood panelling
For our latest lookbook, we've selected eight homes with bedrooms clad in wood panelling, ranging from a mid-century house in London with a "horror film" feel to a redwood-clad house in California. More
Ramp seating by Skrivo for MDD
Dezeen Showroom: Milan studio Skrivo took visual cues from skateboarding infrastructure when designing the curved-edged Ramp seating for furniture brand MDD. More
Studio Sløyd showcases "through-coloured" wood with 24 Roggbif stools
Norway-based Studio Sløyd has developed a process for dyeing entire blocks of wood and used it to produce 24 playful multi-coloured stools. More
Bindloss Dawes converts 18th-century pub into light-filled Michelin-starred restaurant
Architecture studio Bindloss Dawes has renovated an 18th-century pub in Somerset, England, to create an "intimate" new home for the Osip farm-to-table restaurant. More
Wood waste and bioplastic floor panel boasts the strength of steel
US researchers working with SHoP Architects have created a potential alternative to steel and concrete as a structural floor material: recyclable panels made entirely from bioplastic and wood flour. More
Anttinen Oiva Architects "sets an example" with Finland's largest mass-timber building
Local studio Anttinen Oiva Architects has designed the mass-timber Katajanokan Laituri building in Helsinki as the headquarters for timber supplier Stora Enso. More
Pelata wooden toys are "slayers of awkward silences"
Finnish Design Shop has unveiled a collection of open-ended wooden toys during Helsinki Design Week, created in collaboration with different Nordic designers to mark the retailer's 20th anniversary. More
William Floyd Maclean designs modular timber furniture that "considers a wider picture"
Somerset-based designer William Floyd Maclean has created Somer, a collection of freestanding demountable wooden cabinets designed for disassembly, which will launch at London Design Festival. More
"All concept and no practicality" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a home in north London with a timber-slatted floor by local practice S2B Studio. More
S2B Studio separates levels of London home with slatted floor
A slatted floor is among the wooden features that fill the interior of Cooper House, the self-designed home of the founders of local practice S2B Studio in north London. More
University of Stuttgart uses self-shaping timber and woven flax for tower and pavilion
Warped timber and robotically-woven flax were used to create this pair of experimental structures in Germany, which were designed by students and researchers at the University of Stuttgart. More
Giona Bierens de Haan Architectures refreshes 1960s Swiss mountain chalet
Pale wooden finishes characterise the interior of the Perfect Day House mountain chalet that has been updated by Swiss studio Giona Bierens de Haan Architectures. More
EVR Architecten wraps office in Belgium with movable wooden louvers
Belgian studio EVR Architecten has renovated an office campus in Ghent, wrapping a new central building with rotating wooden louvres that allow sun-shading to be controlled throughout the day. More
Snøhetta tops reindeer herding school with sloping wooden roof
Čoarvemátta is an education hub in Kautokeino, Norway, designed by architecture studios Snøhetta and 70°N Arkitektur with artist Joar Nango for the Sami High School and Reindeer Herding School. More
Haller Gut Architekten adds "light and delicate" extension to Swiss school
Swiss studio Haller Gut Architekten has completed an extension to a school in Aeschi, providing classrooms with colourful accents and clad in thin planks of white wood. More
Temp nestles charred-wood pavilion in rocky Shanghai garden
Chinese studio Temp has used charred wood to create 3-to-1 Pavilion, a triangular shelter nestled in a rocky garden in Shanghai. More
MODA ramps rooftop garden along Calgary multifamily housing
Local architecture studio Modern Office of Design + Architecture has wrapped a multifamily housing development in wood siding and topped it with ramped roof gardens in Calgary, Alberta. More