Deezen

JANUARY 26, 2024

Named Spindles, the project, which borrowed techniques from local chair making traditions, involved using small pieces of shaped wood to make a roof-supporting column. It got the studio thinking about timber and sustainability, and how although timber is usually assumed to be a green building material, it's not without its problems.

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Deezen

MARCH 29, 2023

Tall timber trend "stems from a misunderstanding" Mass timber is an umbrella term for engineered-wood products, which typically consist of layers of wood bound together to create strong structural components. Wood has many advantages, but we must also remember that it is combustible and brittle," he explained. "It

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Castle's work is mainly made of laminated wood Stack lamination involves glueing planks of wood together to make a large block, which Castle would then carve into. But laminated wood is the material he most often returned to, appreciating the way it allowed him to sculpt complex forms while ensuring structural integrity.

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Habitus Living

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Founded on a strong philosophical position, Wood Marsh has spent the past 40 years extrapolating that stance, without compromise. And through those interests, I think we just simply looked at architecture in a different way.” I guess you can take risks like that, at that age,” says Wood. It does look ergonomically doubtful.’

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Spanning 60 acres and once complete, comprising around 7,000 commercial spaces and 2,000 homes, Wood City is currently the world’s largest urban timber construction project. This is fascinating, but it’s Wood City’s fundamental raison d’être that really intrigues. “We also considered other impacts.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Previously on Archinect: This house made of trash teaches a lesson in green housekeeping "The hardest thing is to change our way of thinking," Bellastock technical director of reuse Mathilde Billet told the BBC. "We We need to imagine the city as a material bank, conducive to re-use. There are no.

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Dwell

APRIL 9, 2024

I’ve seen some [Wright] houses where people think they need to modernize the kitchen or the bathrooms and there’s a certain tipping point where if you start changing too many things the magic disappears," Michael says. The Pratt House’s exterior is made of concrete blocks and wood, and the interior features a mix of brick, stone, and wood.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Emirati architect Abdalla Almulla made the Of Palm pavilion at Dubai Design Week by using all parts of the palm tree, including ceilings constructed from woven leaf mats and palm-wood furniture. Furniture made from palm wood was dotted throughout the space "In some parts, we had to use reinforcement," Almulla told Dezeen.

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Bustler

MAY 9, 2024

Since his 2012 publication “The Case for Tall Wood Buildings” and inspiring 2013 TED Talk “Why We Should Build Wooden Skyscrapers,” Green has been a clarion voice in spreading the message of an all-wood architecture that is healthy, affordable, and sustainable. Read the full post on Bustler

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2023

Using engineered wood products to replace concrete and steel is a step in the right direction but should not be considered the endgame, said Green, principal of British Columbia-based Michael Green Architects and an early advocate for building tall with timber. I do think mass timber is the best of the best right now," he continued. "I

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Deezen

JANUARY 25, 2024

Wood was used throughout the space To do so, Ashizawa looked at the design of the 210-square-metre clinic like he would if he were designing a residential space, giving it a calm, minimalist interior. Wood was used for doors, furniture and details because we wanted to create a residential calm rather than a clinic," Ashizawa said. "We

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Today, a cast-iron wood-burning stove reads as old-fashioned, nostalgic, and cozy. Nor was their functional era over entirely, either: In the late 1970s and early 1980s, wood burning stoves saw a boom in popularity as oil prices spiked. Before you go all in on your homesteader fantasy, make sure you’ve got a chimney sweep on call.

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Hotel Designs

JANUARY 26, 2024

If you’re thinking of upgrading certain areas in time for spring, do consider the many benefits of luxury vinyl. It can realistically replicate the appearance of wood, stone, concrete and terrazzo floors, so there’s an option to suit every type of interior design scheme. 2) Great affordability. 3) Impressive durability.

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Architecture Ideas

MARCH 29, 2024

Here are some things to think about when it comes to tree removal: Size counts : Are you dealing with a massive oak tree or a straggling sapling? Smaller trees (think less than 12 inches in diameter) could be doable as a do-it-yourself project, but hiring experts to handle larger specimens is the best course of action.

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Dwell

JANUARY 16, 2024

Smart devices are integrated into every product or process you can think of, from ordering groceries to turning on the air-conditioning before you come back to your place. We’ll suggest a wood-wrapped portable speaker that works as well for NPR as it does for John Cage. But too often aesthetics are an afterthought. Not for us.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Wood flooring was used for the top floor "The courtyards are the focal point of the side-by-side homes," the team said. Above, a family room and terrace sit at the top of the staircase in the centre of the plan.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Architecture studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has replaced a derelict carpentry workshop in Norway with a set of three pastel-coloured townhouses named Sagene Wood Trade. Inside Sagene Wood Trade, the rooms are spread across various levels, including double-height spaces and mezzanine levels.

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Deezen

MARCH 4, 2024

The aim was to make nature the primary user and humans second The designers came up with the concept after thinking about the negative impact that we as humans have had on the planet, but prioritising our own needs before anything else. The chia seeds were mixed with water before being planted inside.

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Dwell

APRIL 23, 2024

People that play The Sims a lot do [use it] when they’re moving into a new place and trying to think about layout and it’s the easiest tool. I definitely would not have considered it if it weren’t for The Sims , because I don’t think I was really that interested in architecture, to be honest." How many doors do you need?

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Read: Woods Bagot imagines electric vehicle charging stations as drive-in cinemas Other design strategies, such as energy-efficient appliances and Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) for air filtration, will help the complex reach net-positive energy consumption, according to the firm. It is currently under construction, according to Gensler.

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Deezen

MARCH 30, 2023

Photo by Albert Vecerka/Esto Mass timber is a term for engineered-wood products – strong structural components that typically consist of layers of wood bonded together. I don't think mass timber is going to ever dominate the industry, just because of the sheer volume of construction that's happening, and I don't think it wants to."

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2023

Ambitious concepts like Nikken Sekkei 's proposal for the world's tallest timber skyscraper can accelerate the use of engineered wood but should not be the focus, argues Hajime Aoyagi in this Timber Revolution interview.

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Dwell

JANUARY 12, 2024

Sarah Whiting and Ron Witte think of their home as a hub for an ever-evolving community. We’d like to think of all these people as ‘living on our street,’ if only for a moment. It’s corny, but we think it matters." Kaswell end-grain wood flooring was used throughout the common spaces.

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Dwell

MARCH 26, 2024

Maybe they’re wood with a stain that fights with your furniture and annoys you every time you see it—not enough to be a deal breaker in a hot real estate market, but you can’t stand them. Like painting wood furniture, vintage furniture, you get a lot of people who are like, you’re ruining it ," McDonald says. You can sand it off.

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The Spaces

MARCH 11, 2024

Think of International Modernism , and sleek gleaming white volumes come to mind, perhaps with a nautical nod. Step through the front doors and into the magnificent hallway, where a swooping wooden staircase and glossy wood-panelled walls set the scene.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 19, 2023

When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance of the building. Andrew thinks that due to the nature of the projects he works on (K-12 schools), clients frequently drive the "when".

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Habitus Living

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The carefully curated space includes features rarely found in luxury hotel rooms – a full kitchen, discreet laundry amenities, underfloor heating, and a wood-burning fire. Architecturally commanding and aesthetically exclusive, this retreat is the result of the collaboration that underpinned Das Studio and ESCA.

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Deezen

MAY 2, 2023

The exhibition featured Alpine-style furniture and multi-coloured wall coverings According to the story, the tuntschi is fashioned out of wood, straw and cloth by herdsmen who spend the summer tending cattle on the mountain and crave female company. This got Benesch thinking about what happens after the story finishes.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2023

The renaissance of wood as a building material continues and has major potential to support climate-friendly construction – but it must be used efficiently. Against this background, the renaissance of one of the oldest building materials – wood – has already begun. Quite clearly no.

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The Spaces

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Photography: Daniel Schäfer / Studio Gameiro Studio Gameiro has put materials and texture at the heart of the space, using stone, metal and wood to create an interior that feels stripped back but still elevated. Think hyper-local ingredients, fresh flavours and an ever-changing fisherman’s catch.

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 6, 2023

The first step is all about colour – when working on ways to bring the benefits of nature indoors, think about your base colour. When working on your colours, think beyond the tiles and paint and incorporate it into the fittings. Adding wood to a bathroom can add natural warmth.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 28, 2024

It is not the first time NEXT architects incorporates thinking about the perspective and experience of the user in its work. Photo © Yongbeak Lee In other projects, such as the Lucky Knot, The Elastic Perspective and Maaspoints: Water Woods NEXT has created places where people can meet and experience the landscape from a new perspective.

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Dwell

JANUARY 25, 2024

After leaving pro sports, Michael Bennett is still thinking about bodies moving in time—just on a different scale. Photo by Mark Kushimi When Bennett retired from the NFL in 2020, he had been thinking about going into design and kept returning to one particular word: Communion. Michael Bennett has always been an artist.

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Hotel Designs

JUNE 29, 2023

“When I think about this I think of Monet, because everybody knows it’s beautiful. I think biophilia is one of those theme that connect everybody because we as human beings just connect very much to and around nature – I really believe that the indoor-outdoor connection is really important.”

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Spooky season is dead, and cozy season has risen from its wood-burning-fireplace-scented ashes. The kind of scents that make you think: maybe I’m on vacation at a log cabin right now? It smells like the feeling of thawing out after coming inside from chilly walk in the winter woods. Hallelujah! It’s a leaf, and it’s incense!

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2023

What do you think? Shioka thinks "gender equality is poor" and Fluffy Thoughts "would love to see more inclusively-designed spaces". How do you think cities can be designed best for everyone? Marius is concerned that "wood is only renewable if we replant what we cut out in a reasonable way, or we use what we farm".

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Deezen

DECEMBER 22, 2023

I think by far we are the largest platform out there in terms of understanding all kinds of environmental indicators and also going beyond carbon," Revalu co-founder and CEO Kika Brockstedt told Dezeen. Many like to preach: concrete is bad and wood is good," she said. "I And longevity, to ensure that the building is there to stay."

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