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Timber transforms an end-of-terrace: Blythe Hill House

by Bryony Bodimeade|17 July 2604 August 26|Design

The familiar form and look of a 1970s terraced house has been tastefully updated and upgraded, using timber and other biomaterials. When it came to the extension and renovation of his southeast London home, George Reed of TDUK members Price & Myers was in a uniquely well-informed position… We knew...

Ightham Mote: timber and hemp transforms a National Trust visitor centre

by Matt Milton|02 June 2602 June 26|Design

A low-carbon, contemporary visitor centre that combines traditional and modern materials and building techniques, this building at Ightham Mote for the National Trust wears its environment credentials on its sleeve. © Fred Howarth Providing an enhanced experience for visitors, it has a timber frame, exposed hempcrete walls, and a sweet...

A step up (or two) for Hastings House: a dramatic hillside extension

by Matt Milton|10 November 2524 November 25|Design

Galvanized steel cladding sits above the red grandis glazing surrounds An ambitious extension and refurb has opened up a gloomy hillside house, turning it into a light-filled home that anchors new timber buildings onto its steep slope. The house on Millwood Road had been vacant for four or five years....

Multi-storey, maximum timber: could MultiMax revolutionise sustainable housing in the UK?

by Matt Milton|30 June 2530 June 25|Design

How can the UK deliver the huge amount of housing it needs without overshooting its net zero targets? The MultiMax Playbook and Patternbook provide a timber-related solution: one that is equitable, sustainable, genuinely affordable, and a transformational benefit to its community. “Multi-storey, maximum-timber” is how its creators, WeCanMake, describe this...

Weather-withstanding timber: some inspiring projects in challenging sites

by Matt Milton|22 July 2422 July 24|Build, Design

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...

Set the stage for timber success

by Jonathan Gutierrez|16 May 2431 May 24|Design

Read about some of UK’s high-quality timber stages for music, theatre and art Each of the following projects make use of the unique qualities inherent to timber, such as being lightweight, acoustic qualities for music performance, off-site manufacture, and this is just scratching the surface of its extensive list of...

March House

by TDUK|14 November 2227 August 25|Design

On a Thames-side site which regularly floods, March House by Knox Bhavan architects has been designed for longevity by embracing the agency of the river.

Velvet Mill

by TDUK|13 September 2227 August 25|Design

Dominating the Bradford skyline is a group of magnificent Grade II* listed Victorian buildings, Lister Mills, with massive stone walls and an iconic 250 foot high chimney, inspired by St Mark's Campanile in Venice.

The Fishing Hut

by TDUK|13 September 2230 September 24|Design

Poised above a man-made lake in Hampshire, the Fishing Hut is a small but beautifully crafted timber building; it has an elegant simplicity achieved by the integration of design, structure and sustainability.