U-Build: thinking outside the box

U-Build: thinking outside the box
by Matt Milton|05 December 25|Design
Ben Baker, Production Manager at U-Build, explains this nifty demountable timber system and the range of uses it lends itself to. A simple DIY construction system, U-Build lends itself to all manner or projects, from domestic garden studios to large-scale office fit-outs, from household storage to entire houses. "Over lockdown...
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A timber frame home in Somerset, clad in Brimstone ash
by Matt Milton|05 December 25|Design
Nestled in the North Somerset countryside sits a new timber-frame four-bedroom family home. DHV Architects have created an impressive, highly energy-efficient home with an A-rated EPC, clad with highly durable Brimstone cladding. Previously occupied by a dilapidated chalet bungalow, the site is on a hillside with expansive views over the...
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Talking homegrown timber: how to use UK wood, with English Woodlands Timber
by Matt Milton|05 December 25|Design
“When it comes to homegrown timber, it’s really important to talk about the fundamentals – so that designers understand what is generally possible, and how they can design with it,” says Tom Compton,  Managing Director of English Woodlands Timber. “With structural timber, strength is the concern. For exterior use, durability...
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Urban Nature Project: Reimagining Natural History
by Bryony Bodimeade|27 November 25|Design
The Gold Award-winning timber and stone additions to the Natural History Museum use legible, low-tech construction and natural materials to connect visitors to the landscape. Feilden Fowles’ enchanting transformation of the Natural History Museum’s outdoor landscape has reshaped the visitor experience into a choreographed journey through geological history – while...
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Wood Awards 2025: Pushing the boundaries of timber design
by Bryony Bodimeade|25 November 25|Design
From public landmarks, workplaces and homes to restorations, experimental structures and furniture items, this year’s Wood Awards demonstrates how wood is redefining design values, uniting sustainability, innovation and craft. Beyond its tactile warmth and natural beauty, wood is driving some the most structurally ambitious, environmentally responsible, and finely detailed architecture...
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A new classroom for Old Newton, thanks to a timber kit-of-parts system
by Matt Milton|10 November 25|Design
For an expanding primary school, a kit-of-parts timber system provided the perfect, sustainable new classroom building – one that could be quickly and easily assembled, and unproblematically dismantled at the end of its life. Originally built in 1859, Old Newton Primary School sits in a rural setting just north of...
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A step up (or two) for Hastings House: a dramatic hillside extension
by Matt Milton|10 November 25|Design
Galvanized steel cladding sits above the red grandis glazing surrounds An ambitious extension and refurb has opened up a gloomy hillside house, turning it into a light-filled home that anchors new timber buildings onto its steep slope. The house on Millwood Road had been vacant for four or five years....
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New timber and bio-based buildings rejuvenate a community food-growing hub in North London
by Bryony Bodimeade|18 June 25|Design
Formerly a Haringey council-run plant nursery, Wolves Lane was taken over in 2017 by a consortium of community food-growing organisations, including The Ubele Initiative, OrganicLea and BlackRootz, a multigenerational, Black-led growers’ enterprise. The Wolves Lane site with new buildings to the right © Luke O'Donovan The 3.5-acre site contains a...
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The Spring 2025 issue of Supplying Timber is online!
by Jennie Ward|16 April 25|Supply
Packed with inspiring examples of stylish and efficient timber buildings, the Spring 2025 issue of Supplying Timber magazine is out now. Look no further for all the latest timber supply news, legislative updates, new products and top tips for building with and selling timber. The Spring 2025 issue is an...
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The November/December 2024 issue of Supplying Timber is online!
by Jennie Ward|06 December 24|Supply
Packed with inspiring examples of stylish and efficient timber buildings, the November/December issue of Supplying Timber magazine is out now. Look no further for all the latest timber supply news, legislative updates, new products and top tips for building with and selling timber. The November/December issue is an essential read...
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