Richard Kirk Architect and HASSELL Architects challenge the typical green checklist by creating a passively sustainable building focused on natural ventilation and material choices
The passion for the craft of wooden pegged mortice and tenon joinery is evident in this timber framed house crafted from large cross section red ironbark timber.
Vibe Design Group’s, renovation project, Mercer, uses a bold timber shape to transform the existing house, giving it an undeniable street presence and privacy for the occupants.
The brief was for a contemporary retreat: a timber building that would sit well within its rural setting. CLT panels form the entire super structure, walls and roof of the first floor. An undulating roof mimics distant hills.
This timber-built ticket hut and assembly point for visitors entering the National Trust property on Holy Island adds a new dimension to a 16th century experience.
Laminated veneered lumber (LVL) and advanced prefabrication techniques used to construct a new education facility, the Melbourne School of Design, at The University of Melbourne.
Set right on the edge of Auckland’s famous Waitemata Harbour to the north of the city, this widely acclaimed private residence changes character as it rises through a difficult, tree-covered site.
When Outcrop House was judged overall winner of the 2008 Australian Timber Design Awards, architect Peter Stutchbury modestly described the work as “one of restraint” – an enclave offering comfort, ease, place and dreaming, and promoting contemplation.