Spruce House & Studio named UK’s best new timber home

Spruce House & Studio named UK’s best new timber home
by Bryony Bodimeade|01 December 23|Design
‘Contemporary, calm and monastic’ – this East-London timber home designed by ao-ft has won the top prize for the Private category at this year’s Wood Awards. All photos © Rory Gardiner This newly built East London home and self-contained garden studio celebrates the beauty and sustainable nature of cross-laminated timber (CLT),...
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Black & White Building
‘A pioneering achievement’ – timber office complex wins 2 prizes
by Bryony Bodimeade|27 November 23|Design
The Black & White Building is a double winner in the Wood Awards 2023 – with the Waugh Thistleton Architect-designed timber office block taking out both the Commercial and Sustainability categories. This 17.8-metre-high mass timber office complex, commissioned by forward thinking developers The Office Group (TOG), stands tall as a...
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New Temple Complex takes the Gold Award
by Lucy Bedry|23 November 23|Design
A multifaith community complex, designed by James Gorst Architects for White Eagle Lodge, was announced as the UK’s best new timber building, having won the Gold Award at the 2023 Wood Awards. Through a celebration of the natural materiality deeply embedded in the area’s local history, New Temple Complex is...
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David Hopkins at the TDUK Awards 2023.
TDUK celebrates members excellence in inaugural awards
by Liam Macandrew|20 November 23|Corporate
Outstanding contributions by Timber Development UK (TDUK) members to sustainability, diversity, and the timber community around the UK were recognised during the TDUK Annual Dinner 2023. The awards, in their first year, seek to highlight the incredible efforts by members of the timber supply chain to improve outcomes for people...
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Timber imports saw steady growth heading into Q3
by Jack Clappen|01 November 23|Statistics, Supply
July was the second consecutive month that timber imports were higher than in 2022, according to the latest TDUK statistics. Import volumes across all timber categories were 5% higher in July 2023 compared to the same period last year. This follows initial growth in June, where total volumes were up...
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Stability returns to import market in H1 2023
by Jack Clappen|26 September 23|Statistics
Timber import figures in H1 2023 highlight growing market stability following three volatile years, according to the latest TDUK statistics. In the softwood sector, year-on-year volatility has slowed, with the difference in H1 totals between 2023/2022 just -5% compared to -17% in 2022/2021 and +49% in 2021/2020. Softwood imports from...
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TDUK & Structural Timber Association sign MOU to help develop timber construction market
by TDUK|13 September 23|Policy
Timber Development UK (TDUK) and Structural Timber Association (STA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to help grow and develop the timber construction market. Under the terms of the agreement the two parties have agreed to form a partnership in order to collaborate on technical projects to further the...
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Wood Awards exhibition showcases timber design and construction
by Bryony Bodimeade|12 September 23|Design
An exhibition featuring the 34 shortlisted projects for this year’s Wood Awards will be on show at Gallery@Oxo as part of the Material Matters fair, during London Design Festival. Lea Bridge Library Pavilion by Studio Weave. Photo © Jim Stephenson Running from 20 – 23 September 2023, this free exhibition...
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Wood Awards 2023 Shortlist Announced
by Lucy Bedry|05 September 23|Design
Twenty buildings and fourteen furniture projects have been shortlisted for this year’s Wood Awards – which celebrate excellence and innovation in timber architecture and design. From over two hundred projects entered, this shortlist of thirty-four entries celebrates the diversity and creativity of buildings and furniture made using the world’s foremost...
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Market Data
Timber imports bounce back in May
by Jack Clappen|04 August 23|Design
May was the best month for timber imports in 2023, with volume growth seen across all major product categories, says TDUK. May import volumes of softwood, hardwood, plywood, particleboard, and engineered wood products were higher than in any of the preceding months of 2023. Softwood imports have proved particularly buoyant,...
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