Wood architecture
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Chilean seaside cabin becomes dream retreat for four families
A cross between a beach hut and a cabin, Casa El Gauchal – designed by Iván Bravo, Martín Rojas and Gino León – is four families' private retreat in Chile
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Haringey home’s crafted glazed extension makes it glow
This north London house redesign by architect Satish Jassal adds a timber-framed, glazed extension to a Haringey family home, making it glow like a lantern
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Architectural pavilion lands on the small island of Naoshima
The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. Hiroshi Sambuichi, a 2004 Architects Directory alumnus, introduces The Water pavilion, the latest addition to the Naoshima Plan, the island campus in the Seto Inland Sea.
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Rising up above the Catskill Mountains is this Hudson Valley house with a view
The Hudson Lookout, a striking retreat in New York State’s Catskill Mountains, is a dreamy Hudson Valley house to escape in
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This Balham family home sports a sculptural wood clad extension
Jaam Architects work with property specialist Mascot Bespoke and expert joiners Blakes London to transform a Balham family home with a wood clad extension
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Striking wooden house in Wales is shaped to make the most of its view
Maich Swift Architects’ Rhossili House is a minimalist wooden house that makes the most of its dramatic Welsh surrounds
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This green retreat brings the Australian beach house to California
A Californian beach house, inspired by Australian seaside retreats and infused with a contemporary aesthetic and an environmentally friendly approach, is the latest residential completion by the US architecture studio of Alec Petros
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Letter from Riga: dispatches from Latvia’s intriguing architecture scene
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Cadaval Sola-Morales’s Casa de la Roca in Mexico is the perfect forest retreat
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Marià Castelló's five volume house is inspired by the island culture of Ibiza
With a design guided by the landscape itself, this new holiday house in the Ibizan countryside is a serene and breathable retreat immersed in nature and connected to the land
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Green House in Devon completes the 2019 RIBA House of the Year shortlist
The dynamic form of this crafted house designed by David Sheppard Architects stands out in the landscape of Devon
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The 2013 Wood Awards shortlist is revealed
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Minimalist cabin in Canada designed by Nature Humaine to bring us closer to nature
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A Patagonian sheep farm gets a sophisticated remastering
Bringing a balance of Swiss practicality and South American cultural knowledge, Lausanne- and Buenos Aires-based architects Richter Dahl Rocha & Associés has renovated a Patagonian sheep farm and created a unique casa at its heart – as featured in the
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Herbst Architects' version of a rustic shed wins New Zealand's 'Home of the Year'
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Comporta cabins: sustainable breaks for escape artists
Referencing traditional fishermen huts, Studio 3a worked with the bare essentials
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Youbi’s new HQ in Honshu is a friendly local hub as well as a furniture factory
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Estudio Borrachia creates a modular home that breathes nature
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Kengo Kuma designs a pavilion of floating roofs for Aman’s new retail concept
At the Amanpuri in Phuket, Aman has enlisted Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to design a holistic pavilion to house a new retail concept. Reflecting Aman’s philosophy, the structure fuses traditional principles of Asian architecture with modern design with its rhythmic formation of floating roofs acheived through progressive engineering by Kengo Kuma and Associates
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Politics hots up at architectural sauna installation in Norway
Rintala Eggertsson Architects and the municipality of Moss in Norway launch FLYT, an architectural installation that celebrates the country's traditions of bathing and saunas, as well as its political history
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Top timber: we reveal the 2015 Wood Award winners
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Architect Ian MacDonald invites us into his woodland retreat in Ontario
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Pretty screen: India’s Lattice House protects its residents from prying eyes
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Mies van der Rohe meets Mad Men at this London office
At One Canada Square in London, The Office Group has brought flexible work space, Peloton bikes, and terrazzo to the financial district
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Dinesen opens colourful Aarhus showroom designed by David Thulstrup
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Palinda Kannangara’s elevated retreat is in sync with its Sri Lankan locale
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This innovative Danish villa's CLT structure was constructed in just three days
Danish/German architect Jan Henrik Jansen collaborated with Australian architect Marshall Blecher on Villa Korup, a long, low and weathered steel-clad house in Denmark's island of Fyn, discreetly built using prefabrication methods and cross-laminated timber
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