November 16, 2009 - ...from a ribbed timber frame set upon Douglas fir stilts and then clad in English chestnut shingles. Connecting the three classrooms is a deck made from recycled plastic milk bottles and wood shavings, and in the summer the deck will be used as...

November 16, 2009 - ...bark maple – by a rectangular timber lined volume running the length of the north boundary....

November 13, 2009 - The Memorial for the Barcaldine Tree of Knowledge by m3architecture in Queensland, Australia is a breathtaking structure that also seems a little ironic. The wooden structure surrounds the remains of a dead tree with 18 meter-high hanging timber...

November 12, 2009 - ...winner of the World’s Best Housing Development Award at the World Architectural Festival, I’m clearly not the only one who was impressed. Designed by WOHA, The Met Residence was inspired by Thai tiles, textiles and timber paneling....

October 27, 2009 - Having great bathtub should be a necessity, not a luxury. These days, they just aren’t making them like they used to, but the wooden bathtub by Laguna is beautiful and looks like it would be super comfortable.

September 08, 2009 - Electrically powered bikes are the future with regards to urban transportation and now German designers Tom Mudra and Hans-Tobias Schicktanz have brought the funk with The Mosquito. According to the designers, “Our aim was to create a lightweight...

September 04, 2009 - ...made to resemble nude male and female torsos with cheekily placed drawers. Originally trained in traditional woodworking methods, Peter Rolfe has recently been updating his techniques and learning new approaches to his craft including timber...

August 31, 2009 - While this looks like a space ship it is actually the ZMS Schwandorf Administration Building by German architects Archimedialab. Materials used to construct the ZMS Schwandorf Administration Building include concrete, laminated timber beams and...

August 24, 2009 - Located in Bristol, England and created by artists Heather and Ivan Morison, this temporary pavilion is known as The Black Cloud and is made up of 152 uniquely-shaped timber triangles. Interestingly, The Black Cloud was named after a book by Sir...

August 06, 2009 - This rainbow building is the Salvation Army Citadel Corps located in Chelmsford, UK. Hudson Architects are responsible for the rainbow-colored flair given to the building. Rather than using brick for the citadel, they chose to use timber cloaked...