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‘A big step forward’: insurer opens door to more engineered timber buildings
Architects have welcomed insurer Aviva’s decision to ‘expanding its appetite’ to include engineered timber in commercial property developments
Tag: Timber
James Gorst Architects completes Suffolk timber community hall
James Gorst Architects has completed a 237m² double-height timber frame community hall in Framlingham, rural Suffolk
‘Over 90% of concrete used in construction could be replaced with timber’
Timber Development UK, working with Waugh Thistleton Architects, has released Timber Typologies, a free downloadable ‘beginner’s guide’ for various timber solutions. Fran Williams speaks to Waugh Thistleton associate Alastair Ogle to find out what it’s all about
Amin Taha: Switch to stone and timber to make construction planet-friendly
We Brits love bricks. Why not use stone alternatives? Combine natural stone with structural timber and you have a recipe for decarbonising construction, says Amin Taha. Photography of three Groupwork projects by Timothy Soar
jmarchitects completes ‘bothy’ with tower at Clyde Gateway
The Glasgow office of jmarchitects has completed a £2.2 million ‘Bothy and Tùr’ in Cuningar Loop Forestry Park in South Lanarkshire to enhance visitor experiences
Generous is beautiful: Studio Bark’s radical low-impact Para 80 experiment
Nest House, built with Studio Bark’s open-source U-Build timber flatpack system, is small-scale, circular construction which, says Ewa Effiom, throws down a sustainability challenge to architects at large. Photography by Jim Stephenson, Andy Billman and Studio Bark
Unagru reworks a house for a cellist in London
The project, which involved the refurbishment and extension of a Victorian terraced house, has seen the creation of a top-lit living space that is also designed for music practice
Concéntrico 09 pop-ups, Logroño
Spain’s Concéntrico 09 festival has launched a trio of international contests for landmark architectural interventions in the city of Logroño [Deadline: 10 January 2023]
Reimagine a future built environment with UK timber
An ideas contest is seeking innovative proposals to boost the amount of sustainable timber construction in the South of England and South Wales [Deadline: 30 November 2022]
Edward Williams Architects completes CLT car park infill housing scheme
Edward Williams Architects has completed its Chobham Road development, a 900m² housing scheme for developer Cliveden Land in the London Borough of Newham