Timber Architecture
Architecture projects built primarily in timber, covering structure, joinery, and the use of wood in residential, civic, and commercial buildings.
atelier iso Designs and Builds a Timber House on a Long-Vacant Corner Plot in the Village of La Claye
In La Bretonnière-la-Claye, a 79 m² timber house fills a long-empty village corner, borrowing local gables and stone walls without imitating them.
Studio Locomotive Builds a Khao Lak Restaurant Around a Wall of Salvaged Tin-Miner Roof Tiles
In Phang Nga, Thailand, Waankarn pairs board-formed concrete halls with breathing timber louvers and an archive of Takua Pa's tin-mining past.
Architectural College, Trondheim: A Timber School for Architects That Argues With Its Own Plan
A Norwegian timber college with pitched peaks and a wedge-shaped plan, shortlisted at Elementary and judged sharply on typology.
Trópico Arquitectura Finds Its Language in a Timber-and-Plaster House on a Sloping Site in La Ceja, Colombia
In La Ceja, Colombia, the studio's first project pairs rough-hewn timber, white plaster and brick floors with doors that open the house to the garden.
Jesper Kusk Arkitekter Sets a Timber Holiday House on Raised Decks Above the Kattegat in Rågeleje
On a narrow north-south plot in Rågeleje, Denmark, a 158 m² timber pavilion trades bulk for a deep roof, an oak frame and decks that read the dune.
PULO Market by A9A Architects: A Community-Centric Urban Marketplace in Zhengzhou
Community-focused modular market blending timber architecture, mixed-use spaces, and landscape integration, fostering social interaction and vibrant urban lifestyle experiences.
Bernardo Bader Wraps a Three-Storey Mass-Timber Kindergarten in Banded Larch at the Edge of Wolfurt
In Wolfurt, Austria, a six-group children's house uses 420 m³ of local timber, clay-casein floors and banded larch to hold its own by the village core.
KAAN Architecten Packs Social Housing and Offices into a Timber Matchbox at the Edge of Eindhoven's Strijp-S
In Eindhoven's former Philips district, a demountable post-and-beam timber block stacks 36 social rentals over offices around a shared garden.
House 4 Aguas by Viento Norte: A Contemporary Hillside Residence Framing Lake Llanquihue and Calbuco Volcano
Contemporary hillside house in Puerto Varas integrates steel and timber, framing panoramic views of Lake Llanquihue and Calbuco Volcano.
HYAN Inherits a 1970s Timber House in Hayama and Turns It into a Home and Studio for Its Founders
In the hills of Hayama, a pre-1981 timber house survives as a layered home and studio of plaster alcoves, red tile and sunken rooms.
Brent Buck Architects Replaces a Brooklyn Parking Garage with Mass-Timber Apartments Around an Open Courtyard
In Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, Frame 122 trades the interior corridor for spiral stairs and open walkways around a shared timber-framed courtyard.
Klouboucká Lesní Headquarters by Mjölk Architekti: A Benchmark in Sustainable Timber Architecture
Sustainable timber headquarters blending modular glulam structure, solar energy, rainwater harvesting, and innovative design, promoting ecological, efficient, and flexible workspaces.
Diogo Aguiar Studio Strings Eight Identical Timber Modules Across a Hillside Above Porto
In the Serras do Porto, a prefabricated timber house of identical sloping modules reads as a small mountain range and lets its program grow.
Evgeny Makarenko Builds a Timber Lighthouse on a Kola Bay Hillside with Almost No Metal Fasteners
A 23-square-meter observation tower in Russia's Arctic north channels port crane geometry through traditional wood joinery.
Haus 2+ by Office ParkScheerbarth: Pioneering Timber Architecture in Berlin’s Holzmarkt Quarter
Haus 2+ in Berlin’s Holzmarkt quarter is a sustainable, all-timber, three-story building combining innovative prefab construction with flexible, creative urban spaces.
FLIM-FLAMS: Innovative Self-Assembling Timber Shells by Neal Lucas Hitch
FLIM-FLAMS by Neal Lucas Hitch transforms flat plywood into self-assembling, bending-active timber shells, combining computational design with sustainable, rapid-deploy architecture.
Wangen Tower: A Landmark in Computational Timber Architecture
The Wangen Tower in Germany is a pioneering multi-level timber structure using self-shaped components, showcasing sustainable, computational, and bio-inspired architectural innovation.
Långholmen Residence: A Contemporary Finnish Archipelago Retreat by Mer Architects
Långholmen Residence: Finnish archipelago retreat blending timber architecture, sustainable design, saunas, and seamless indoor-outdoor living amidst wild pines and coastal scenery.
Kindergarten and Daycare Center in Barbiano by Roland Baldi Architects
Climate House Gold kindergarten in Barbiano featuring timber architecture, open learning landscapes, rooftop playground, and community bridge connecting village life.
Rest Space at the Summit of Mt. Rokko by ofa: Harmonizing Architecture and Nature
The Rest Space atop Mt. Rokko blends timber architecture, native landscaping, and sustainable design, creating a serene, eco-friendly public retreat.
