Design

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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Durley Chine Environmental Hub
by Bryony Bodimeade|27 November 23|Design
The Durley Chine Environmental Hub is a new seafront visitor centre for Bournemouth that has been built using low carbon and repurposed materials.
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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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Lea Bridge Library Pavilion
by Bryony Bodimeade|30 October 23|Design
The refurbishment and extension of Lea Bridge Library in East London has added an adaptable wood-lined community space and café, providing visitors with flexible spaces to work, learn and socialise.
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Larch Corner, a record-breaking timber frame Passivhaus
Larch Corner
by Matt Milton|19 October 23|Design
One of the most airtight buildings in the world, Larch Corner is almost entirely timber-based above its slab. That includes the insulation and cladding: it's a cosy Passivhaus that truly is a forever home for the client and his family.
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Godwit House
by Bryony Bodimeade|12 September 23|Design
Overlooking the Coquet estuary in Northumberland, this bespoke timber-built Certified Passivhaus has been carefully designed by MawsonKerr Architects to be kind to the environment, low cost to run and comfortable to live in.
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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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designTimber wrap up: showcasing timber excellence
by Bryony Bodimeade|27 July 23|Design
With the conclusion of the second series of designTimber webinars – our flagship talk series that showcases the very best timber buildings in the UK – we look back on some of the incredible insights that have been shared.   Featuring award-winning project teams, the six talks have delivered fascinating...
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Teaching the future of timber
by Jennie Ward|17 July 23|Build, Design, Supply
With the next Timber TED 1 course starting on 18 September, TDUK is looking at how the courses help to upskill the next generation of built environment professionals in the use of timber, meets some of the people involved in teaching the course, and hears from former students. The Timber...
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Wood Awards 2023 Deadline Extended to 30 June!
by Lucy Bedry|23 June 23|Design
Deadline Extended: Due to popular demand, we are giving entrants to the Wood Awards 2023 an extra week to get their submissions in. The new (and final) deadline is now 30 June, giving all wood enthusiasts, architects, craftspeople, and creative designers an opportunity to showcase their finest wood projects. The...
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