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What did we learn at the UK Timber Design Conference 2026?

by Matt Milton|06 July 2607 July 26|Design

A day of inspiring discussion, debates, presentations and learning, the 2026 UK Timber Design Conference addressed many of the key issues - and opportunities - facing today's construction sector. From robotics and automation to the challenges facing timber housing, and from timber re-use to cutting-edge connection products - not forgetting...

Xylo – an all-timber office building – rises in Clerkenwell

by Bryony Bodimeade|18 March 2618 March 26|Design

Construction is underway on Xylo, a landmark nine-storey office development in Clerkenwell and what is due to be the UK’s largest consented all-timber frame office building. The scheme is being developed by Global Holdings Management Group, with McLaren Construction appointed as main contractor, alongside architects Piercy&Company and structural engineers Heyne...

Chart Street Studios

by Matt Milton|05 July 2529 July 25|Design

16 Chart Street is a redevelopment of a 1930s former furniture warehouse located in Hoxton, using engineered timber.

Old Gramophone Works

by Matt Milton|18 January 2516 March 26|Design

Sitting next to the Grand Union Canal, The Gramophone Works is a redevelopment of a historic site in West London. It houses a mix of refurbished, extended and new build contemporary office spaces.

Lower James Street

by Matt Milton|30 April 2416 March 26|Design

This rooftop extension of a 1920s office building used pre-fabricated CLT to create a dramatic double-height office space with a mezzanine floor and angled rooflights.

Newson's Yard interior: a shopping arcade with timber clad ceiling and walls, and brick columns

Former timber yard totally transformed… by timber

by Matt Milton|22 February 2426 February 24|Design

Newson’s Yard is a new hub for top-end retail and restaurants. It is a refurbished and reimagined former timber yard, nestled in London's Pimlico Road Design District. The site was developed by Grosvenor, with Stiff + Trevillion as architect and Heyne Tillett Steel as structural engineer. Timber then, timber now...

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by WPiMISSync|26 January 2431 March 26|Design

‘Making buildings sing’ – a panel on timber retrofit and reuse

by Bryony Bodimeade|06 October 2330 January 24|Design

After three days displaying the Wood Awards shortlist exhibition at gallery@Oxo on the Southbank, TDUK hosted a live talk as part of the Material Matters programme of sessions exploring material intelligence with architects and designers. Responding to Material Matter’s overarching concern with the reuse of waste materials and the sustainable...

Street scene showing the corner of the Technique Building, where the lower front building meets the higher back.

Moving on up: timber takes Technique Building to new heights

by Matt Milton|14 July 2328 February 24|Design

How did mass timber add extra floors - and a whole lot of flair - to the Technique Building? We catch up with Andy Heyne, of structural engineers Heyne Tillett Steel, to find out all the details. The building at 132 Goswell Road has been many things. Once it was...

A new life for an old factory

by Matt Milton|07 February 2328 February 24|Design

How a lightweight timber frame and engineering know-how turned the Gramophone Works into the building it was always meant to be. In its long and varied history, it has been the headquarters of Sanderson Fabrics and British independent record label Saga Records. Today, The Gramophone Works is a landmark commercial...

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