Materials

United Kingdom | LONDON
From many angles, Timber Wave, the installation designed by AL_A to mark the V&A's hosting of the London Design Festival...
Wood

Netherlands | HALSTEREN
Imagine a bridge that, instead of spanning a body of water, cuts right through it. The so-called trench bridge, designed by...
Wood

France | NANTES / BESSANCOURT
In June 2011, both of these timber frame houses – 'Maison 110' by PO architectes, in Nantes, and the 'Passive House' by...
Ecocentric, Wood

Netherlands | AMSTERDAM
On Steigereiland, a recent addition to the IJburg island development in East Amsterdam, LLarch architects designed a...
Colour, Interior, Wood

Spain | SEVILLE
The city of Seville recently acquired an arresting wooden icon. The centrally located Plaza de la Encarnación, for years used...
Wood

Czech Republic | OSTRAVA / ČESKÁ LÍPA
Building a teahouse is not exactly a common occurrence in the Czech lands. Yet, despite the evident lack of local tradition,...
Wood

Bosnia and Herz. | RAJSKA DOLINA
The Koliba restaurant has been enlarged to meet the need for greater capacity in the Termag Hotel, located in one of the...
Interior, Wood

Netherlands | TILBURG
Immediately to the north of the Tilburg station is the rail yard, an extensive tract of land where the Dutch railways have...
Wood

Netherlands | LEIDEN
The Netherlands, a country where housing has traditionally been built by housing associations and developers, has recently...
Facade, Metal, Wood

Ireland | RUSH
As more and more people turn their backs on religion, churches all over Europe are falling into disuse. The big old churches...
Conversion, Ecocentric, Interior, Wood