Tag Wood

17-03-2020

Hygienic, practical, safe surfaces: SapienStone kitchen countertops

SapienStone kitchen countertops combine traditional Italian craftsmanship with the superior performance of Iris Ceramica Group high-tech porcelain in a cutting-edge product constituting a landmark in design for 2020, equally effective for bathroom countertops and outdoor tables

06-03-2020

Congress centre in Agordo with a glulam frame and cross-bracing elements

The new congress centre in Agordo has a glulam frame and cross-bracing elements reminiscent of traditional constructions in the valleys around Belluno

04-03-2020

Toledano + architects Wood Ribbon interior design in Paris

Toledano + architects, founded in 2013 by Gabrielle Toledano, has completed an interesting contemporary reinterpretation of a typical Parisian apartment constructed in the Hausmann era. The project demonstrates respect for the history of the place and skilful use of materials, such as the ribbon of wood forming an inhabitable sculptural wall and the porcelain slabs of the sculptural, monolithic kitchen counter and worktop.

03-03-2020

SET Architects for an apartment poised between the past and the present

The architects from Rome-based studio, SET Architects are behind the refurbishment of an apartment in a historical palazzo have crafted an elegant balance between the history of the building and the client’s desire for a modern lifestyle. The result is a classy, timeless home.

28-02-2020

Partisans’s pre-aged wood Grotto Sauna

Partisans architect designs a private sauna covered with wood treated by the Shou Sugi Ban method, obtaining a result of top quality design.

26-02-2020

MultiPly, a carbon neutral installation at Madrid Design Festival 2020

MultiPly, an eight-metre-high wooden pavilion is a collaboration between Waugh Thistleton Architects, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) and ARUP to respond to two of the greatest challenges of our time: the growing need for housing and the urgency to fight change climate, presenting as a solution the fusion of modular systems and sustainable building materials.

24-02-2020

Cabin A, architecture to love, by Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects

Cabin A by Canadian studio Bourgeois / Lechasseur is a mountain retreat in the Charlevoix region, one of Quebec's most picturesque areas. The cabin is made from basic materials inspired by the International Code of Signals (ICS) - long used in communications between vessels at sea - to craft simple but warm spaces.

21-02-2020

Prague’s Gulliver Auditorium of wood, steel and plexiglass

An auditorium for readings shaped like an airship now dominates DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague, based on an optimistic view of art and literature as something powerful and unforeseeable