Wrapping up designTimber 2024 – a journey to the frontiers of timber design
TDUK’s monthly series of free design webinars - providing a deep dive into some of the best examples of contemporary UK timber architecture - have now drawn to a close. Featuring the multi-disciplinary teams behind award-winning timber buildings, the designTimber programme has provided a valuable platform for designers, manufacturers and...
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Weather-withstanding timber: some inspiring projects in challenging sites
In this article we take a look at some timber projects that not only look great and are built sustainably - but which demonstrate that timber is a very durable material indeed. These buildings show that timber stays durable for year after year, in conditions that might prove challenging. We...
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The Department Store
In 2015, the architectural practice Squire and Partners purchased a dilapidated three storey department store in the centre of Brixton.
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Wolfson Tree Management Centre
Two radical timber buildings at the National Arboretum in Gloucestershire demonstrate how timber from trees felled in the routine maintenance of the estate were processed on site into structure and cladding, and constructed by volunteers and trainee carpenters.
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Loch Lomond National Park
The new building is the headquarters of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Authority, which covers an area of over 700 square miles to the north and west of Balloch.
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David Douglas Pavilion
The David Douglas Pavilion, a small but innovative new building constructed almost entirely of Douglas fir, is the central feature of the Scottish Plant Collectors Garden at Pitlochry.
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