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CLT helps create unique workplace on a compact site
by Jennie Ward|17 February 25|Corporate, Supply
The WorkStack site in Charlton, London, is a compact, urban site that is home to a lightweight, industrial Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) structure that the contractor says is helping to redefine the future of workspace developments. The first lightweight industrial building of its type and scale in the UK, the...
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‘From Olympic Village to lively district’
by Jennie Ward|16 January 25|Build, Corporate, Supply
For the 2024 Paris Olympics, Pichet Group and Legendre Immobilier created sustainable buildings with a low carbon footprint in L’Île-Saint-Denis, an eco-district located north of Paris city centre. Metsä Wood's long-term partner ISB Group was the Kerto LVL supplier for this project. These buildings initially served as accommodations for Olympic...
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Read the new issue of Designing Timber – out now
by Matt Milton|24 July 23|Design
Packed with inspiring stories of stylish timber buildings, the new Designing Timber magazine is out now. For all the latest timber news, building case studies and valuable CPD, look no further than our informative new issue. One of the Osnaburgh Pavilions, a honeycomb-like gridshell structure created by Xylotek An essential...
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A Passivhaus haven of timber tranquility
by Matt Milton|29 June 23|Build, Design
A timber-framed Passivhaus in Warwickshire, Larch Corner boasts some truly impressive credentials. Mark Siddall, of architecture practice LEAP, took on a challenging project and delivered an extraordinarily efficient building. It is 195 times more airtight than 2023 UK building regulations require. It is also a haven of timber-based tranquillity –...
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Is mass timber the future of the workplace?
by TDUK|27 June 23|Design
The use of mass timber in the commercial sector has seen a recent flourishing in the UK, with increasing interest from investors. Here, some of the frontrunners in the industry explain why. Occupiers want healthy and sustainable workspaces Alex Dunn, research manager at Cromwell Property Group, has undertaken extensive research...
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Timber buildings demystified in groundbreaking new book
by Matt Milton|07 June 23|Design
Timber Development UK is stepping up to eliminate misconceptions about timber buildings in Timber Typologies - a groundbreaking new book produced with Waugh Thistleton Architects. Aimed at developers, investors and policy makers, Timber Typologies outlines the variety of build options and methodologies available for low carbon timber construction and details...
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Brent Cross Pavilion by Moxon Architects
Brent Cross Pavilion
by TDUK|15 May 23|Design
Embracing larch and spruce both in its structure and frame, Brent Cross Pavilion was the first building constructed in the new 180-acre Brent Cross Town development. With exhibition, work and events spaces, all served by a public café, the new facility communicates the vision of the development and acts as...
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C16 and C24 timber: your questions answered
by Matt Milton|02 May 23|Build, Design, Supply
Nick Boulton, TDUK's Head of Technical and Trade Policy, explains the fundamentals of these two strength grades. I am being offered C16 and C24 structural timber, which one should I use? There is a lot of marketing around this question. But the simple answer is: it’s all about the strength!...
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Regreening an unloved site
by Bryony Bodimeade|01 May 23|Design
Hayhurst & Co have created a verdant, light-filled CLT home that uses space to maximal effect. Commissioned by the clients to design a fun and exciting home for their young family, London-based architects Hayhurst & Co drew on the greenery and natural history of the site to create a re-imagined,...
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A water tower with a heart of wood
by Bryony Bodimeade|28 April 23|Design
In this reuse project by Tonkin Liu, a dilapidated water tower is transformed into an enchanting home by stabilizing the delicate steel frame with a strong timber core. Image © Dennis Pedersen: the renovated tower stands proudly overlooking the fields. The steel-framed water tower, which had originally been used on...
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