Materials

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

Poland | Wrocław
It goes without saying that a football stadium has to fulfil more requirements than just keeping the ball rolling, not to...
Facade, Light, Metal

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

Portugal | CASCAIS
Cascais is a seaside town some 30 kilometres south of Lisbon. Its main avenue, and the first for those arriving from the...
Glass

United Kingdom | LONDON
The new W London hotel in Leicester Square by Jestico + Whiles could not be more different from its predecessor on the site,...
Facade, Glass, Light