While the collective house hunting consciousness has always yearned for exposed wooden beams and natural hardwood flooring, there has been an interesting design shift over the last decade that has seen an increase in the creative use of wood for both unique facade detailing or intricate, customized interiors.
The use of reclaimed and recycled wood to add a sustainable aspect to the design process has also potentially influenced the influx of timber architecture. Many construction companies are feeling the pressure to streamline the design process to include the use of ecologically sustainable materials.
Whether commercial or private, interior wooden spaces and timber architecture contributes to a laid back, natural feeling and is an easy way to bring attention back to craftsmanship.
100 Examples of Timber Architecture
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Eco-Friendly Portuguese Homes
Miramar House is Located in a Picturesque Portuguese Town
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Cabin-Like Mansions
The Martis Camp House by Swaback Partners is Warm and Airy
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Minimalist Wooden Homes
Naturehumaine Architects Engage Your Minimalist Sensibilities
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Tree House Abodes
This London House Blends Into Its Environment
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Versatile Prefab Cabins
2by4 Architects' Prefab Homes Can Function On and Off The Grid
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Mobile Wooden Shelters
The Soul Box by Allergutendinge Can be Placed Anywhere
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Contrast-Heavy Urban Apartments
This Montreal Apartment is a Metropolitan Dream
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Wooden Windowed Homes
The Sound House by Roger Ferris + Partners is Both Narrow and Airy
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Artsy Wooden Homes
Richard Woods' Colorful Home Interior Expresses His Passions
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Minimalist Rounded Concrete Studios
A31 Architecture Creates a Simplistic Warehouse Art Studio
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Boxy Contemporary Villas
Kiseleff 16 BY DOOI Studio is Full of Warmth and Art
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Geometrically Pattered Seaside Havens
This Timber-Clad Beachside Villa is Serene and Stunning
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Minimalist Wooden Cabins
The Ermitage Cabin is a Minimalist Retreat into Swedish Nature
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Cabin-Like Retail Stores
Torafu Architects Creates Another Aesop Store with Warm Details
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Contemporary Cottage Escapes
This Boathouse by Weiss Architecture is in the Canadian Wilderness
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Boxy Hilltop Libraries
The A+P House by Bauart Architects is located in Meilen, Switzerland
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Creatively Inspiring Shoreside Homes
Robert Bailey Interiors Used Surroundings to Get Creative
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Cross-Shaped Cottages
The Skit is a Wooden Home by Dachi Papuashvili that is Shaped like a Cross
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Unusual Outdoor-Based Residences
The Balcony House in Tokyo Values the Outdoors
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Contemporary Timber Cottages
This Wooden Chalet Takes a Cue from Agricultural Architecture
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Woodsy Prefab Cabins
Chris Pardo Design's Small Prefab Home is Ideal for Cozying Up with Nature
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Spacious Oak Bakeries
Skyle Bakery Features an Industrial Design
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Environmentally-Embedded Abodes
The Narigua House is Directly Set in Nature
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Minimalist Wood-Accented Residences
The House F by Ido Kenji Serenely Embraces Contemporary Design
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Fun House Restaurants
Fiii Fun House in Buenos Aires is a Kid-Centric Eatery with Swings
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Warped-Wooden Rooms
The Bendy Wooden Room Illustrates Enhanced Wooden Architecture
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Symmetrical Architecture Photography
Sasha Levin's Photographs of Architecture Will Mesmerize You
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Rainbow Interior Cabins
Chalet Cyanella is a Stunning French Cottage Harboring Modern Structure
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Affordable Timber Residences
This Low-Cost Home is the First of Its Kind in Copenhagen
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Rustic Urban Housing
The Hazukashi House by Alts Design Office is Country-Meets-City Chic
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Organic Garden Abodes
The Green Bean House Features a Spiraling Interior Design Plan
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Stacked Box Abodes
Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects Designs a House with Rectangular Themes
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Plywood Interior Residences
The House in Asahiku's Black Exterior is Misleading
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Timber Summer Houses
This Wooden Summer House Sits Perched in the Swedish Woodland
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Timber-Lined Ocean Residences
This Australian Wooden Beach House Boasts Panoramic Views
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Magnificent Spiral Abodes
This Spiraling House Features a Rooftop Terrace
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Slender Wooden Schools
These Swiss School's Design Features Slender Wooden Battens
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Undulating Ceiling Chapels
The Prayer Chapel by Gensler Modernizes the Havens
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Communal Wooden Podiums
This Viewing Platform Also Acts as a Playground
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Mounted Timber Abodes
The House in Miyake Features a Unique Arrangement
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Culturally Fused Eateries
The Opso Restaurant Combines Greek and British Design
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Chunky Lumber Stairs
The Wooden Block Staircase is an Architectural Paradox of Bulk and Lightness
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Streamlined Californian Residences
William Hefner's Trousdale Residence Embraces Minimalist Design
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Whale-Shaped Halls
The Interior of ‘Rest Hall’ Looks Like the Inside of a Whale’s Belly
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Isolated Modern Wood Getaways
This Wooden Chalet is Designed to Help You Connect with Nature
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Tree-Based Bungalows
Peruvian Architect Arturo Ghezzi Built a Bungalow Around an Existing Tree
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Concealing Latticework Ceilings
The Assemble Studio Features Sculptural Wood Peaks
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Inverted Wooden Extensions
The House ADN Features an Extension with a V-Shaped Roof
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Cozy Cupboard Cafes
The Flipboard Cafe in Melbourne is a Relaxing and Inventive Place to Relax
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Diverging Wood Abodes
MoDus Architects Builds a House for an Artist in Italy
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Modern Alpine Abodes
This Contemporary Alpine House Features a Peaceful Design Plan
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Department Store Artist Residencies
'Room On a Roof' Sits Atop De Bijenkorf in Amsterdam
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Leaf-Like Latticed Buildings
OBIA Opens up an Ice Rink Interior with a More Minimalist Design
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Gravity-Defying Wooden Walls
The Construction of this Denver Pavilion was Inspired by Mines
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Triangular Summer Houses
The Summer House Lagnö is an Exquisite Swedish Design
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Beachside Chilean Residences
WMR Arquitectos' Casa Swift House Boasts a Sleek and Modern Look
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Modernized Barn Abodes
The Stables by Andy Ramus Houses Humans Not Horses
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Complex Wooden Sports Facilities
The FT Architects Archery Hall and Boxing Club get Back to Basics
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Grand Theatrical Residences
The Backstage House is Modeled After a Theater
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Wood-Based Woodland Retreats
The Four Seasons House is Designed in Response to Flowers and Bark
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Cedar Rainscreen Homes
This Unique House is Perfect for Hosting Family Gatherings
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Slatted Wooden Bakeries
This Montreal Bakery Features a Latticed Design
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Hillside Wooden Houses
The Pliscia 13 Residence by Pedevilla Architekten is a Modernized Cabin
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Organic Studio Residences
This Home in Prague was Transformed into a Studio
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Traditional Tokyo Residence
The Jet House by Sabaoarch Connects Its Inhabitants with Nature
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Wall-Cut Cafe Furnishings
Bakoko's Timber Cafe Uses Excised Cladding to Construct its Contents
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Boxy Beach Abodes
This Modern Beach Home Features a Second Floor Rooftop Deck
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Contemporary Country Cabins
The Garden St. Residence is Inspired by a Modern Loft Interior
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Organic Shoreline Chalets
BOOM TOWN Designed a Cottage with a Natural Emphasis
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Contrasting Material Architecture
The Wooden Concrete House Makes the Most of Limited Products
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Framed Courtyard Abodes
The House of Nagahama Frames Several Gardens
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Cantilevered Wooden Houses
Keisuke Maeda of UID Architects Designs a Classy Building Block Home
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Vineyard-Inspired Structures
The Sokol Blosser Tasting Room is Inspired by Barrels & Its Vineyard
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Natural Observatory Abodes
The Stratford Creek House Puts the Emphasis on the View
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Wooden Ark-Like Abodes
'The Barn' House Resembles a Modern Noah's Ark
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Curved Contemporary Chapels
St. Henry's Ecumenical Art Chapel is a Modern Worship Space
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Meadow Valley Residences
The Mazama House Features a Raised Living Pavilion
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Patterned Timber Architecture
Alexander Diem Creates a Symbolic Facade for a House in Austria
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Paper Log Abodes
Shigeru Ban Constructs Temporary Shelters to Help the Philippines
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Angular Nature Abodes
The House in Chiba Features a Sloping Dining Extension
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Angular Office Architecture
'Office Off' by Heri&Salli; is a Project for an Austrian Company
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Renovated Rural Farmhouses
This Spanish Farmhouse Combines History With Contemporary Living
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Cedar Soy Shops
The Kayanoya Shop Offers a Community Perspective
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Oak-Screened Offices
The Case Meallin Office Features a Wooden Screened Interior
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Slatted Facade Abodes
The House Riihi in Finland Focuses Around a Central Courtyard
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Recycled Pine Residences
Paratelier Clad a Concrete House in Wooden Panels
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Agriculture Lifestyle-Inspired Homes
Mostlikely’s the Barn is a Beautiful Alpine Lodge
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Unconventional Timber High Rises
The Wooden Skyscraper Proposal Could Change Stockholm's Skyline
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Earthy Swedish Villas
This Woodland Villa Enhances the Quality of the Landscape
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Rectangular Wooden Abodes
This Hiking Retreat Features a Contemporary Design
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Intimate Wooden Bars
The Mash Bar Offers a Cozy Atmosphere
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Understated Hillside Abodes
Norway's Vega Cottage is a Modern Translation of a Classic Cabin
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Streamlined Wooden Workspaces
Office Y03 by DONTDIY Boasts an Abundance of Organic Materials
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Repurposed Norwegian Dormitories
Snohetta Revived a Wooden Boathouse for Summer Camp
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Tilted Timber Pavilions
La Cabotte Features a Unique Angular Design
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Slatted Facade Abodes
Apollo Architects Builds the Foo House in Japan
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Sustainable Wood-Inspired Exhibitions
Sensing Spaces Inspires You to Reimagine Architectural Space
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Brightly Hued Wooden Buildings
This Angular Wooden Apartment Building is Vibrant and Sleek
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Layered Timber Universities
Kengo Kuma Uses Multiple Timber Slats for the University of Tokyo
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Timber-Covered Community Centers
UID Architects Have Designed the COCOCHI Building
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Woven Timber Museums
The Aspen Art Museum by Shigeru Ban Features a Latticed Side
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The Madeiguincho 'Vigia' Tiny House Prioritizes Natural Light
Terrace-Accented Timber Tiny Houses
The P’tit Nid Mobile Tiny Home is Clad in Natural Wood
A-Frame Alpine-Inspired Cabins
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Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Autonomous Timber Transportation Shuttles
The Conceptual 'Timber Shuttle' is Eco-Focused
Eco-Minded Modular Cabins
The DUB Modular Cabin Has a Cost-Effective Construction
Future Building Material Exhibitions
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Serenely Stilted Houses
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War Plane-Inspired Off-Grid Homes
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High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
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Shutter-Accented Tiny Homes
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Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Time Passage-Celebrating Restored Homes
NYAWA Restores a Traditional Timber Home in Toyama
Sustainable Off-Grid Minimal Cabins
Marc Thorpe Presents the Fremont House in New York
Picturesque Family Retreats
Malcolm Davis Architects Adds to This Beautiful Building
Arts and Crafts-Inspired Homes
Rural Office Designs the Middle Avenue House in Surrey
Wildlife-Embracing Jungle Homes
This House is Fully Exposed to the Costa Rican Jungle
Backyard-Transformed Dwelling Units
Catch Architecture and Obreval Design the ADU Carpintaria
Bendable Bio-Inspired Materials
The HygroShell is a Self-Constructing Timber Building System
Geometric Structural Forest Homes
The C House by GetAway Projects has a Half-Hexagonal Shape
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
Hempcrete-Accented Patchwork Facades
Cathie Curran Designs the Hempcrete Mewshouse
Stunning Mid-Century Coastal Homes
Design Theory Updates a House from the 1960s
Extended Timber-Clad Home Designs
Britsom Philips Designs the Villa VD Extension
Timber Nature Reserve Towers
The 'Lookout Tower' from Robert Gutowski Architects is Sculptural
Prefabricated Forest Saunas
Out of the Valley Creates an Elegant and Compact Sauna in Devon
Incredibly Modern Residence Interiors
Susanna Cots Works on Autumn in the North Project
Wondrous Wooden Cities
The 'Stockholm Wood City' Will Include 2,000 Homes, Retail Spaces & Offices
A-Frame Forest Tranquil Houses
Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados Designs a New Forest Home
Laminated-Timber Minimal Houses
Ao-ft Designs the New Spruce House Using Cross-Laminated Timber
Urban Structural Street Furniture
BLUE Architecture Studio Designs the Symbiotic Urban Furniture
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Modern Forest Homes
Bourgeois / Lechasseur Architects Design the Des Forges Residence
Red-Brick Raised Timber Homes
Agora Arquitectura Designs the House on a Brick Base in Barcelona
Timber-Cladded Brick Homes
Scullion Architects Designs the Vavasour House in Dublin
High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Countryside Woodland Cabin Designs
BABELstudio Creates the Aralar Cottage in the Forest
Modular Modern Wooden Bookshelves
Kengo Kuma Designs the Marumarushikaku Shelf for More Trees
Prefabricated Exposed Structural Homes
Workshop Architecture Inc Designs the Unfinished House
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Coconut Wood-Sourced Music Schools
Colectivo C733 Designs the Casa de Música in Mexico
Prefabricated Timber Barn Residences
Lake Flato Architects Designs the North Fork Residence
Dynamic Timber Furniture Designs
Didi NG Wing Yin Unveils the New Down to Earth Collection
Mid-Century Modern Historical Homes
SHED Architecture & Design Creates the Lark House
Minimal Philosophy Toronto Homes
Burdifilek Designs the Sleek Forest Hill Residence
Economical Modular Wooden Homes
The Cake House Reinvents Housing in the Czech Republic
Contemporary Wooden Blue Cabins
Markéta Cajthamlová Designs the Wooden Cabin in the Mountains
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Tent-Like Exhibition Pavilions
Buero Wagner Creates the Adaptable Black Pavilion in Rome
Demountable Wooden Retail Spaces
Architecture for London Designs Present & Correct's New Space
Raw Blackened-Wood Family Homes
Slow Studio Designs the Yamaguchicho House in Nagoya
Y-Shaped Community Pavilions
Sam Crawford Architects Creates a Red-Roof Pavilion in Sydney
Wooden Screen Stacked Houses
DB Arquitectors Designs the Casa VJC Iporanga In Brazil
Relaxing Wooden Holiday Homes
Norm Architects Designs the Heatherhill Beach House
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Afromosia Wood-Defined Dutch Homes
DAB Studio Transforms a Family Home Kitchen in Zwaag
Charred Timber-Clad Office Designs
Loader Monteith Designs an Office for H&i Adventures
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
Repurposed Wooden Shoreside Homes
H2 Designs the Tree House by the Lake in Vietnam
White Wood-Clad Cubed Houses
Stanaćev Granados Designs a Chilean Holiday House
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Fish Scale-Resembling Facades
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Designs the Istanbul Modern
Blackened Timber Tranquil Cabins
The Hideaway House is Nestled in the Abundance of Nature
Larch-Clad Villa Extensions
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Adds a New Timjan Extension to a Villa
Warehouse-Transformed Homes
Fala Atelier Designs the House of Many Faces in Porto
Ancient Construction Campus Buildings
Henning Larsen Designs a New Campus in Foroe Islands
Charred Timber Home Extensions
Grotto Studio Adds a New Shadow House to a Cottage in Perth
Minimalist Bird-Watching Pavilions
Jesús Vassall & Graduate Students Designed a Slick Pavilion
Natural Light-Centric Timber Homes
Studio Varey Architects Designs the Huron House in London
Rustic Recycled Wood Tables
The 'Primitive Structures' Table Design by Jongwon Lee is Stone-Like
Greenery-Sheathed Libraries
This Library Building Features Generous Plantings Of Native Species
Wooden Louvres Family Homes
3dor Concepts Designs the Slab Home in Kerela, India
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Log Cabin-Inspired Minimal Homes
Gartnerfuglen Arkitkter Designs the Årestua Home in Telemark
Reclaimed Stone Modern Homes
Brown & Brown Creates the Arbor House Design in Scotland
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Wooden Structural Outdoor Bedes
Marco Lavit Designs the Hut Lounge Bed for Ethimo
Community Hub Timber Pavilions
The Craft Not Carbon Pavilion Raises in London's Park
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Brick Timber Garden Homes
John Pardey Architects Designs the Chestnut Plantation in Hampshire
Sustainably Crafted Pavilions
Shigeru Ban Introduces the Paper Log House in the Glass House
Modular Beam-Themed Furniture
The Beam Collection by Adam Weir has a Harmonious Structure
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Wooden Traditional Finnish Homes
Cobe and the Lundén Architecture Company Design the Espoo House
Mass-Timber Lakeside Theaters
A Team Join Forces to Create the Theater of the Arts
Wooden Cubic University Buildings
BIG Designs the Makers' KUbe at the University of Kansas
Chequered Garden Tea Rooms
Rashid Ali Architects Designs a New Garden Pavilion in Hargeisa
Expansive School Bamboo Canopies
CollectiveProject Creates a Canopy at Talaricheruvu Rural School
Stacked Timber Office Buildings
De Zwarte Hond Designs the Headquarters of Alliander
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Forested Residential Buildings
GAAGA Designs the Forest Bath Building Framed by Tree Trunks
Earthy Tonal Tiled Sheds
LMNL Office Designs the Studio Shed in Brabant, the Netherlands
Hidden Garden Timber Pavilions
Tikari Works Designs A Room Around a Tree in London
Cutout Roof Cement-Clad Homes
Edition Office Designs a Home with a Focus on Tree Views
Modular Wooden Holiday Homes
Arsenit Designs the Piil Home Resting in an Estonian Forest
Perforated Facade Urban Home
Paperfarm Designs the Contemporary Veil House in Taiwan
Log Cabin-Inspired Modern Homes
Balbek Bureau Renovates a Home in Ukraine with Steel and Concrete
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Minimal Bird-Watching Cabins
Inclume Architects Designs the Cozy Hide Cabin in England
Renovated Oak-Facade Mews Home
Trewhela Williams Completes a Minimal Renovation in North London
Green-Timber Glad Office Spaces
Oslotre Designs the Lumber 4 on an Industrial Foundation
Heritage Timber Rowing Clubs
Henning Larsen Designs the Klaksvik Row Club in Faroe Islands
Minimalist Wooden Figures
Álvaro Siza Particcipates in the Venice Architecture Biennale
Wooden Multi-Building Brazilian Convents
Mixtura Unveils a New Convent in Salvador de Bahia
Rural Cork Block Residences
Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa Designs the Cork and Wood House
Mass-Timber Transport Hubs
BIG and A+ Architecture Build the Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub
Basketry-Informed University Facades
Heatherwick Studio Designs a Building for Universidad Ean
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Blackened Wooden Facade Homes
Annie Barrett and Hye-Young Chung Design the Centered Home
Lantern-Like Tea House Pavilions
Grau Architects Designs the Tea House Pavilion by the Lake
Greenery-Surrounding Cabins
MAP Architecture Designs the Creek Cabin to Blend to the Wetlands
Wooden Compact Home Designs
Madeiguincho Designs the Vigia Home Inspired by 'Lookouts'
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
View-Overlooking Portable Wooden Saunas
BIVAK Studio Designs the Portable New SAUNABIVAK
Contemporary Millwork Design Showrooms
Madera Presents its Latest Showroom in Los Angeles
Textured Concrete Tiered Homes
Nomo Studio Designs the Shift House Holiday Residence
Rustic Contemporary Bunkhouses
SHED Architecture & Design Unveil the Guemes Island Bunkhouse
Nomadic Community-Themed Pavilions
Joar Nango Designs Girjegumpi: The Sámi Architecture Library
Vacant Wood-Clad Offices
Kurosawa Kawara-ten Designs the Ichihara Life and Work Commission Office
Terracotta-Clad University Faculties
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Completes New Art Faculty
Wood Cladded Modern Homes
Fredrik Nilsson Originally Builds the Grafton House in LA
Timber-Framed Angular Libraries
Atelier WOA Designs the Escapade Library in France
X-Shaped Nature-Interacting Gabled Cabins
Tall Architects Designs the Fowl River Cabin in Alabama
Wooden Pavilion Seaside Homes
LAND Arquitectos Designs the House of Circumstances in Chile
Engineered Wood Compact Homes
Modern Tiny Home Designs the SANGJA Home with Cozy Touches
Tree-Inspired Panelled Workspaces
Hood Design Studio Creates a New Campus in Silicon Valley
Whimsical Flowing Woodland Villas
Thilina Liyanage Designs the 3 Bedroom Balinese Villa
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Hardwood Lined Cottage Extensions
Prior Barraclough Designs the Union Street House
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Asia-Based Wooden Buildings
Toyo Ito Designs the Gaia Building at the NTU in Singapore
Weatherized Visual Wooden Homes
Denizen Works Creates the Hundred Acre Wood House in Scotland
Dual Tonal Wooden Homes
Kate Smith Designs the Svart Hus in Door County, Wisconsin