Alt architects, Oulu (FI) The new school building is located in the middle of a block with a road running along its north side, on the site of a demolished secondary school. A large and sunny playground fills the south side. The size of the building serves as a convenient tie-in between the robust 1950s school campus […]
Tracks Architects, Paris (FR) Located in a leafy, pedestrian site in the village of Perthes en Gâtinais, in the regional natural park of the french Gâtinais, the school is organised longitudinally on the edge of an existing promenade. This layout allowed the conservation of a large open green space for the playgrounds. The general massing, […]
Dietrich I Untertrifaller architects, Vienna (AUT); Colas, Durand Architects, Lamballe (FR) Built in a rural site in the municipality of Lamballe, in Brittany, this building is the product of a collaboration between the Austrian architects Dietrich | Untertrifaller and the local French firm Colas Durand. Comprising a long rectangular wooden volume oversailing a curved glass and concrete base, the […]
Béal & Blanckaert architectes, Lille (FR) Built in a new Lomme Euratechnologies district Special Planning Area in Lille, the building is on the perimeter of a large water garden extending between a rehabilitated factory and the quayside of the Haute Deûle canal. The building associates wood structure and joinery with a glazed tile facade, which echoes […]
Lake|Flato Architects, San Antonio (USA); unabridged Architecture, Bay St Louis (USA) Wood is used throughout this facility to anchor the various buildings within their context, which is an ecologically critical bayou and marsh wetlands. The indoor-outdoor integration between classrooms, outdoor gathering spaces and transition zones is made consistent with the predominant use of southern yellow pine dimensional […]
KPMB Architects, Toronto, (CA); Public: Architecture + Communication, Vancouver (CA) This building is an example of hybrid construction, with thorough integration between the timber frame and concrete elements. Exposed wood (exterior columns and throughout the interior) displays the importance of its structural role, but it is also used for interior elements as an aesthetic accent […]
UKI Architects, Helsinki (FI) Le bâtiment d’exposition Pro Nemus du Metsä Group est un ensemble fabriqué à partir de bois finlandais; une fusion de la construction en bois industrielle moderne et de la menuiserie finlandaise. Le bâtiment est un lieu propice à la contemplation tranquille au milieu d’une zone industrielle massive. Combiné à une exposition […]
Snøhetta, Oslo (NOR) La bibliothèque centrale de Calgary est une vitrine du bois, mettant en vedette le cèdre rouge de l’Ouest, la pruche de l’Ouest et le chêne blanc dans diverses applications intérieures et extérieures. Bien que le revêtement extérieur soit une interaction géométrique entre le verre et l’aluminium, à l’approche de l’entrée, les visiteurs […]
Architects Rudanko+Kankkunen, Helsinki (FI) Un complexe en bois commun reliant l’ancien et le nouveau Trekoli est un complexe en bois du district de Kuukkari à Pori, construit spécialement pour les personnes âgées. Le complexe associe de manière unique la construction moderne en CLT à un paysage urbain en bois protégé. Le complexe pour personnes âgées […]
