Timber Frame
Timber frame construction in architecture and design, from traditional joinery to contemporary pavilions, cafés and community buildings built in wood.
Modum Atelier Grafts a Glass and Timber Pavilion onto a Qing Dynasty Qilou to Make a Zhongshan Café
On Zhongshan's Minzu Road, a 77 m² café keeps its Jiaqing-era brick firewalls and timber frame while steel, glass and timber add a modern pavilion.
coletivo 624 Builds a Curved Timber Listening Wall for Anonymous Confessions in a Montpellier Courtyard
In Montpellier, a 10 m² timber and red-fabric installation collects anonymous secrets and replays them as a shared, evolving urban soundscape.
Horibe Associates Wedges a 17 m² Timber Café Between a Historic Shrine and a New Theater in Takatsuki
In Takatsuki, Japan, a glazed café of just 17 square meters, with deep cedar eaves, links an old shrine gate to a new performing arts theater.
Austin Sandy Architects Builds an Open Timber Pavilion for Community Life on a Petaluma Organic Farm
A 1,200 sq ft timber pavilion in Petaluma, California, gives a certified organic farm one deep roof for dinners, festivals, classes and daily work.
Polysmiths Wraps a Backland Infill House in East London with Cork Walls, Inside and Out
In Forest Gate, Newham, a three-bedroom infill home pulls cork out of the wall cavity and makes it the finish, shaped by pandemic material shortages.
DRM Arquitectura Extends a Suburban Buenos Aires Building in Timber to Create a Drive-Thru Ice Cream Shop
In Remedios de Escalada, Argentina, a timber frame and sloping roof extend an existing building so cars and pedestrians share one ice cream stop.
PAVA architects Builds a Reclaimed-Timber Village of Courtyard Rooms beside the Mekong in Chiang Khan
In Chiang Khan, Thailand, a 1,200 m² hotel of reused timber, handmade brick and earth plaster gathers around old trees and triangular courtyards.
Cinema WAVE: Dismantling the Movie Theater Into an Open Timber Frame for Park Life
A winning Cinema Futurismo entry that breaks the black box into movable screens, terrain-like seating and an open frame where film meets park life.
Madison Square Gardens: A Mass Timber Vertical Farm That Turns the Manhattan Skyscraper into Public Ground
Nicholas Jeffway's CityScraper 2020 entry stacks farms, classrooms and gardens inside an open timber frame rising from Madison Square Park.
KOMINORU Design Splits a Roof Open to Cool a Hyogo House from the Inside Out
A 140-square-meter timber residence in Hyogo, Japan, uses a clerestory slit to fight afternoon heat and frame mountain light.
Régis Roudil Wraps 46 Timber-Framed Social Housing Units into a Curved Courtyard Near Toulouse
A circular residence built from unfired earth brick and wood wool insulation anchors a new ecodistrict in Cornebarrieu, France.
Edouard Brunet Turns Forgotten Brussels Attics into a Light-Filled Duplex Built from Salvaged Materials
Reclaimed bricks, salvaged marble, and a neighbor's floorboards give new life to a rooftop apartment in Brussels' urban core.
