The House of Wood, Straw and Cork is an eco-friendly residence in the Italian countryside
LCA Architetti has used cork, straw and timber to build a simple and sustainable house overlooking woodland in the small town of Magnago, Italy. More
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Kengo Kuma designs tessellated Botanical Pavilion as "tridimensional puzzle"
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Australian artist Geoff Nees have created a tactile, circular pavilion using timber collected from Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens. More
Majamaja is an off-grid seaside cabin near Helsinki
Architect Pekka Littow has used Finnish spruce and birch plywood for off-grid holiday home Majamaja, which is perched on a rocky outcrop by the sea just outside of Helsinki. More
Natalie Dionne raises Forest House I on three-metre stilts for better light and views
Canadian architect Natalie Dionne has completed a forest retreat in southeastern Quebec, which is raised up on stilts to meet the level of the rocky landscape. More
Peter Pichler draws on agricultural vernacular for Italian Alpine hotel
Peter Pichler Architecture takes visual cues from agricultural architecture and traditional farming equipment to design the Hotel Milla Montis in South Tyrol, Italy. More
3XN to add carbon-negative extension to Hotel GSH on Bornholm island
Architecture studio 3XN is developing a carbon-negative extension for Hotel GSH on the Danish island of Bornholm that will be built almost entirely from wood. More
Teal-hued panels enclose timber beach retreat in Chile
Painted fibre-cement panels enclose the warm, wooden interiors of the SP House that (E)StudioRO has completed overlooking Tunquén beach in Chile. More
Norm Architects creates black-timber retreat near border of Denmark and Germany
Inviting oak-lined rooms lay behind the black timber facade of Fjord Boat House, a lakeside holiday home designed by Danish practice Norm Architects. More
Dock Mill by Urban Agency set to be one of Europe's tallest timber buildings
Architecture studio Urban Agency is extending an existing mill building in Dublin, Ireland, to create the 50-metres-high Dock Mill, which will be one of the tallest timber buildings in Europe. More
Reed Watts creates "discrete but identifiable" cricket pavilion in Richmond upon Thames
UK architecture studio Reed Watts has created a timber clubhouse for an amateur cricket team in London's Bushy Park that is designed to be both modern and familiar. More
Kengo Kuma builds cross-laminated timber pavilion and park in Tokyo
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma used cross-laminated timber to build a temporary pocket park pavilion and exhibition space in Tokyo. More
Den Cabin Kit is a DIY wooden guesthouse that can be built in a few days
Cabin-design company Den has launched a flat-packed, kit-of-parts for a steeply pitched cabin, known as an A-frame, that can be assembled in just a few days. More
Archipelago House by Norm Architects is a minimal family getaway in Sweden
Norm Architects has completed Archipelago House, a pine-clad holiday home on the coast of Sweden that's designed to embody both Scandinavian and Japanese aesthetics. More
Generate creates digital library of timber building systems to "revolutionise the construction industry"
Architecture studio Generate has developed the Tallhouse library of timber-based building systems to help architects build affordable housing and reduce construction-related carbon emissions by up to 50 per cent. More
Caspar Schols develops Cabin ANNA from the garden shed he built for his mother
Architectural designer Caspar Schols has developed the design for a garden shed with moving walls that he built for his parents into a flat-pack cabin for living and for working. More
Atelier L2 creates modular wooden interiors for Ateliers des Capucins
Rennes studio Atelier L2 has installed 20 wooden boxes as modular units for shops, exhibitions and hospitality businesses inside Ateliers des Capucins, a covered square in a 19th-century arsenal in Brest, France. More
Timber community centre built alongside London's last windmill
Local architecture studio Squire & Partners has created an elongated, black community centre in a park alongside the Brixton Windmill in London. More
VenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4/ reveal timber aquatic centre for Paris 2024 Olympics
Dutch studio VenhoevenCS and French practice Ateliers 2/3/4/ have unveiled the designs for a timber swimming pool complex in Paris, which will be the only permanent venue built for the 2024 Olympic Games. More
Cobe unveils pair of tree-like timber charging stations for electric cars in Denmark
Architecture studio Cobe has revealed two charging stations for electric cars in Denmark, which have timber structures designed to create a "restful and Zen-like feel". More
Von M clads carbon-neutral Hotel Bauhofstrasse in white fibre-cement shingles
German architecture studio Von M has completed a carbon-neutral hotel that is built of wooden modules clad in white shingles. More