Douglas Fir House
Reconfiguring and extending a studio flat at the rear of a converted Edwardian house, this project by Christian Brailey Architects is a celebration of the characteristics and craftsmanship of timber.
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Built: East Pavilion
Built: East is a public pavilion, by OGU Architects and Donald McCrory Architects, that brings together both historical and present-day manufacturing innovations of its East Belfast location.
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Wooden Annex
The Wooden Annex is a single-storey, fully timber extension to a 1950s end-of-terrace house in South London. The addition of the annex accompanied a complete refurbishment of the existing house, creating increased and improved open living space for the homeowners.
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The Colour Palace
In 2019 an explosion of colour appeared on the sedate lawn of Dulwich Picture Gallery. It was the Colour Palace, a timber pavilion painted in exuberant geometric patterns and stripes in a kaleidoscope of zinging neon colours.
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The Wood Chip Barn
Most timber used in buildings today is machined, glued and fabricated, creatingstandard products from what was a very non-standard element, a tree.
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The HELIX
The Healthcare Innovation Exchange (HELIX) Centre is a new building with a radical concept; to explore how designers might work together with clinical practitioners in an acute general hospital to improve healthcare.
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The Observatory: The Study and The Workshop
In the summer of 2015 the idyllic shoreline of Lymington-Keyhaven Nature Reserve was home to a pair of lightweight timber cabins, known collectively as The Observatory.
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The Playing Field
For 17 magical days in July 2014, a demountable timber theatre occupied Guildhall Square, a public open space in the heart of Southampton's cultural quarter, hosting plays as part of Southampton's arts festival Art at the Heart.
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Studio
The architect James Wyman has designed and built a small live work studio in an Oxford garden. It is distinguished by the careful detailing of its timber elements, winning the Small Projects category of the Wood Awards in 2014.
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The Dan Kemp Memorial Pavilion – 2012
Design a timber pavilion which could be used as a shelter for a desperate marine, washed up like Robinson Crusoe on a deserted island, a structure which would be demountable and could double up as a means of transport.
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