Architects found new and innovative ways to use wood last year...
1. House in Tróia – Palisade House by BICA Arquitectos
Nestled in an ecologically sensitive landscape facing the sea in Troia, Portugal, the Palisade House, designed by Lisbon-based architecture studio Bica Arquitectos, seeks to protect the surrounding dunes and local plant species while ensuring the resident's privacy.
2. International People's College by Urban Power
Urban Power designed the extension of the International People’s College (IPC), a place for international students to learn, interact and exchange ideas as a part of Danish Folk high school culture.
3. Mixed House by ARCHSTUDIO
Located in a typical Chinese village on the outskirts of Beijing, ‘Mixed house’ designed by Archstudio, is a transformation of a courtyard house into a holiday retreat. The project seeks to build anew while retaining the essence and character of the old, built landscape of the village.
4. The Plus by BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
In Manor, Norway, The Plus is a new furniture factory by BIG for furniture manufacturer Vestre. Incorporating an Experience Centre and a 300-acre public park, the colourful development celebrates the clean, carbon-neutral fabrication of Vestre furniture, setting a high standard for manufacturing facilities and the high-efficiency production of the future.
5. Villa RS by JUMA architects
In the Flemish Ardennses, Villa RS by JUMA Architects is situated in a picturesque landscape with church towers in the distance. The horizontal nature of the house, as well as the black façade of burnt wood, are intended to deflect attention to the surrounding nature.
6. The Farmhouse by BXB studio
Taking five farm buildings due for demolition, the concept for this Polish farmhouse by BXB studio sees five interconnected barns that create a highly dynamic space. Future development could include creative reconstruction of the historic house due for demolition per the client’s wishes.
7. FdP house by Gonçalo Bonniz
Featuring clean, sleek lines, the FdP house integrates into Alentejo’s landscape by incorporating materials such as Kebony wood, which blends with the surrounding native colours and complements the morphology of the natural landscape.
8. 85 social dwellings in Cornellà by Peris+Toral.arquitectes
9. Cabin Fairy Town: Island, Jungle, Cabin · Jiujiang by Parallect Design
10. Extension and renovation of a thatched cottage by Nicola Spinetto Architecte
Located in the small commune of Hermeray, France, this cottage extension and renovation by Nicola Spinetto Architecte is located near a pond and a wooded plateau that is part of the regional natural park of the Haute-Vallée de Chevreuse. The house, which the clients wished to expand is part of a group of three buildings on the site which all take the typical local form of a longère, complete with a thatched roof.
