Proctor & Shaw transforms Heath House in London into "sanctuary for wellbeing"
Architecture studio Proctor & Shaw has added a blocky extension with light, wood-filled interiors to a Grade II-listed villa in north London. More
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Eight dining rooms dominated by dark-wood furniture
Our latest lookbook rounds up eight elegant dining rooms where dark-wood furniture, including tables, chairs and shelving, takes centre stage. More
Natural Material Studio turns wood offcuts into biomaterials to "utilise the whole tree"
Danish firm Natural Material Studio has created four biomaterials out of sawdust salvaged from the sawmill of flooring manufacturer Dinesen to explore the potential of using wood waste to make building materials. More
Hayatsu Architects references Japanese architecture for cold food store in Cumbria
A wooden frame covered with decorative Japanese Shikkui-style plaster defines The Farmer's Arms Cold Food Store in the Lake District, designed by London studio Hayatsu Architects. More
Teğet creates timber visitor centre for Turkish archaeological site
Three wooden buildings arranged around a courtyard make up Çatalhöyük Visitor Center, which Istanbul studio Teğet has created on a Neolithic archaeological site in central Turkey. More
John Pawson unveils pared-back furniture that is "all about the timber"
British designer John Pawson has created a made to order wooden furniture collection for Danish manufacturer and long-term collaborator Dinesen. More
Commonbond Architects self-builds Gardenhide Studio using hempcrete and timber
London practice Commonbond Architects has designed and built its own studio at the end of a garden in Abbey Wood using a combination of hempcrete and timber. More
Joseph Walsh Studio crafts sculptural conductor's rail for Louisville Orchestra
Irish furniture workshop Joseph Walsh Studio has created a conductor's rail for Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra, featuring a dynamic bentwood form that reflects the "energy of live music". More
IAAC creates mobile Moca dwelling with openable fabric facades
Students and researchers at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia have constructed a mobile home in Barcelona using wood from Collserola Natural Park. More
Giles Tettey Nartey creates communal table for pounding and serving fufu
Pestles, mortars and bowls are integrated into the surfaces of the Communion table, created by designer Giles Tettey Nartey specifically for preparing the West African staple dish fufu. More
Neri&Hu creates "wooden hut" and "cave-dwelling" interiors for Shanghai stores
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed two retail spaces for Shanghai fashion company Jisifang, using wood and concrete to evoke "a more primitive state of being". More
Ervin Architecture unveils expansion of Maine's largest building
US studio Ervin Architecture has unveiled the latest phase of an open-air theatre in Bangor, Maine with wood-clad, sawtooth boxes that flank open-air seating. More
Erlebnis-Hus seaside visitor centre wrapped in timber grid to "play in, on, under or beside"
A gridded timber frame creates a flexible armature for play equipment and social spaces at the Erlebnis-Hus visitor centre in Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany, which was designed by Holzer Kobler Architekturen. More
Architectural Association students use foraged wood to build "open-air laboratory"
Students from London's Architectural Association have used timber battens and foraged waste wood to build a demountable forest pavilion called Field Station. More
Pause bench by Broberg & Ridderstråle for Asplund
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish studio Broberg & Ridderstråle opted for a "seemingly simple" look for the versatile Pause bench, which it has created for furniture brand Asplund. More
Eight chocolate-brown interiors that look good enough to eat
In memoriam of the many chocolate eggs that will be consumed this Easter, our latest lookbook rounds up eight homes with tasteful cocoa-coloured interiors. More
Collcoll hides stairs and seats in pixellated wooden structure at Pricefx office
Thousands of wooden cubes inspired by the computer game Minecraft conceal utilities and create casual seating areas at this office in Prague designed by architecture studio Collcoll. More
Stave chair by Farlam & Chandler and Bibbings & Hensby
Dezeen Showroom: British carpentry workshop Bibbings & Hensby has collaborated with garden design studio Farlam & Chandler to create a low wooden seat with whittled surface details. More
Multipurpose rooms optimise space at Ulli Heckmann's Rotterdam apartment
A bedroom incorporating a bathtub and a window bench is one of several versatile spaces architect Ulli Heckmann created when renovating this compact apartment in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More
Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa clads rural Spanish house with cork blocks
Architecture studio Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa has completed The Cork and Wood House, a home in Spain that is finished with a raw palette of materials. More