Sustainability

Conceptualised with an emphasis on sustainability and simplicity, this bushwalker's hut sets a new benchmark in sustainable design. Set against the stunning backdrop of Frenchmans Cap, Tasmania, the hut offers a smart and safe respite for nature lovers.

Mac 01 is a 114 suite hotel on Hobart’s historic wharf front, designed as a re-purposed waterfront warehouse.

Winner of the 2018 ATDA Sustainability award for excellence in timber design, Aveo Norwest breaks the mold of typical mass timber designs. With energy efficient design at the forefront of the project's development, Aveo Norwest pushes the boundaries of what is perceived possible in mass timber design and construction technology.

Henning Stummel Architects have set about reinventing flat pack furniture with their new range, which seeks to minimise waste, showing at the London Design Festival.

The nature play design of this renovated playground elicits a sense of place with the natural bushland backdrop. The project used timber for its design language around natural materials, as well as its versatility and flexibility in creating unique structures and play elements.

MultiPly is an interactive exhibition currently on show in the courtyard of the V&A museum in London for the London Design Festival. A joint collaboration between the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), Arup Engineering and Waugh Thistleton Architects, the project aims to showcase the engineered timber product Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), into the European market.

Löyly, a Finnish word that represents the steam that arises from throwing water on hot stones, is a new public sauna designed by Finnish firm Avanto Architects, in Helsinki.

The Shipwreck Lodge is a luxury 20-bed, Eco-tourism resort located in an isolated location in the midst of the wild, but beautifully desolate Skeleton Coast Desert in Namibia.

This renovation project completely recreates an abandoned city squat. Guided by light and materiality, the project utilises recycled timber and focuses on sustainability in an extremely short timeframe.

Quin Wyatt combines huge beams of salvaged wood from Mornington pier with clean new timber to create Asian minimalist inspired residence.

Taking inspiration from a lost grove of fig trees, this flexible venue provides a variety of experiences for diners, creating an intimate, comfortable, and familiar space. Sourced from old housing stock, the exposed timber reflects an honesty in the venue's dining values.

This home receives a refined modular extension with relaxed, light-filled gathering spaces. Set in its leafy suburban location, this family's new peaceful haven features sustainably-sourced blackbutt timber installed with efficiency.