Woodskin: The Flexible Timber Skin
Have you ever wanted to create delicate, complex shapes from plywood, but can’t because it’s too stiff and unforgiving? Well all that might soon change, thanks to Milan-based design studio MammaFotogramma. They have created a type of flexible, ‘Woodskin‘ triangular tiles of Russian plywood.
Read more about Woodskin after the break…
Timber Fin House / Neil Dusheiko Architects
Architect: Neil Dusheiko Architects
Location: Walthamstow, London, England
Project Year: 2010
Contractor: RK Construction
Engineer: Momentum
Photography: Neil Dusheiko Architects
Modern Villa / BBVH Architecten
Architects: BBVH Architecten
Location: Den Haag, The Netherlands
Constractor: BB-X
Developer: Willson Real Estate
Project Year: 2009
Project Area: 250 sqm
Photographs: Luuk Kramer
Iron Horse Hotel / The Kubala Washatko Architects
Architect: The Kubala Washatko Architects
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: The Kubala Washatko Architects
Designed by the Kubala Washatko Architects of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, the Iron Horse Hotel is an upscale boutique hotel that caters to motorcycle enthusiasts and travelers. The 100,000sf project was completed in 2008 as a refurbishment to an existing factory — more images and architect description after the break.
Rishikesh House / Rajiv Saini
Architects: Mr. Rajiv Saini
Location: Rishikesh, India
Project Year: 2010
Project Area: 640 sqm
Photographs: Sebastian Zachariah
DuPont Environmental Education Center / GWWO Architects
Architects: GWWO Architects
Location: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Structural Engineer: MacIntosh Engineering, Inc.
MEP Engineer: Mahaffy & Associates, Inc.
Civil Engineer: Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP.
Project Year: 2009
Project Area: 13,900 sqf
Photographs: Robert Creamer
Sandal Magna Community Primary School / Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
Architects: Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
Locaiton: Wakefield, England
Planning Supervisor: Nps North East
Main Contractor: Allenbuild North East
Structural Engineer: Techniker
Client: Wakefield Metropolitan District Council and NPS North East
Project Year: 2010
Project Area: 1,740 sqm
Photographs: Mark Hadden Photography
Victoria 73 House / SAOTA
Architects: SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Interior Design: ANTONI ASSOCIATES
Structural Engineer: Tony Cooksey Structural Engineers
Project Area: 1,099 sqm
Photographs: SAOTA
Mercer House / Vibe Design Group
Architects: Vibe Design Group
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Project Area: 314 sqm
Photographs: Robert Hamer
Japanese Precut Timber Construction
The traditional wooden construction of Japanese architecture is extremely detailed. Its exacting precision and craftsmanship has stood the test of time for centuries. However, the process of handcrafting each wooden beam with mortises and tenons is quite labor intensive, and with an aging workforce, automation of the production process is key to continuing the tradition.
House in Onomichi / Studio NOA
Architects: STUDIO・NOA Architect & Associates
Location: Onomichi, Japan
Project Year: 2010
Project Area: 109 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of Studio NOA
Kew House / Vibe Design Group
Architects: Vibe Design Group
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Project Area: 321 sqm
Photographs: Robert Hamer
House in Yotsukaido / Studio NOA
Architects: Studio NOA Architect & Associates
Location: Chiba, Japan
Project Year: 2011
Project Area: 160 sqm
Photographs: Courtesy of Studio NOA
The Hill Plain House / Wolveridge Architects
Architects: Wolveridge Architects
Location: Victoria, Australia
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Courtesy of Wolveridge Architects
Santos Place / Donovan Hill
Architects: Donovan Hill
Location: Brisbane CBD, Australia
Project Team: Brian Donovan, Timothy Hill, Paul Jones, Fedor Medek, Mark Spence, Phil Hindmarsh, Andrew D’Occhio, Michael Moore, Lucas Leo, George Taran, Greg Lamb, Kim Baber, Ron van Sluys, Graham Hobbs , Jonathan Goh, Ceirwen Burton, Yee Chong, Michael Hogg
Client: Nielson Properties
Principal Contractor: Hutchinson Builders
Landscape Architect: Gamble McKinnon Gree
Height: 42 floors including ground and basement levels @ 148m
Total Floor Area: 42,263m² gross
Net Lettable Area: 34,774m²
Design Period: 1 year commencing February 2005
Construction Period: June 2007 – April 2009
Photo Credits: Jon Linkins, Sam Thiess, Shantanu Starick, Donovan Hill
Schierle House / Matthias Benz
Architect: Matthias Benz architecture & design
Location: Gerzen (Niederbayern), Germany
Site Surface: 2076 sqm
Built-up Surface: 304 sqm
Start time: 2006
Finish time: 2008
Interiors: Josef Eibl GmbH
Photographs: Thomas Benz; Rathschek Schiefer
The Two Houses in Kamakura / Cell Space Architects
Architects: Cell Space Architects – Mutsue Hayakusa
Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Structural Engineering: Ryozo Umezawa
Construction manager: Daido Kogyo
House A
Type: Residence
Structure: Reinforced concrete, timber frame 2 stories
Height: 4510mm
Total floor area: 78.91sqm
Design Period: October 2007-September 2008
Construction Period: September 2008-April 2009
House B
Type: Villa
Structure: Reinforced concrete
Height: 5080mm
Total floor area: 98.88sqm
Design Period: October 2007-September 2008
Construction Period: September 2008-May 2009
Photos: Masao Nishikawa
Residence in Hozumidai / Matsunami Mitsutomo
Architec: Matsunami Mitsutomo
Location: Hozumidai, Ibaraki-shi, Osaka, Japan
Site Area (One of four buildings): 75,91㎡
Construction Area(One of four buildings): 40,79㎡
Total Floor Area(One of four buildings): 12,04㎡
Year: 2007
Photographer: Matsunami Mitsutomo
White/Perrin House / Dock4 Architecture
Architects: Dock4 Architecture
Location: Bull Bay, North Bruny Island, Tasmania
Principle: Michael Shrapnel
Collaborator: Stephen Geason
Builder: Cain McCloud
Engineering: Aldanmark Consulting Engineers
Site area: 18.2 Hectares
Project area: Floor Area: 140sqm / Deck Area: 62 sqm
Project Year: 2006-2008
Photographs: Jonathan Wherrett
Rose Bay Apartment / FJMT
Architects: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Location: 1A Rose Bay Avenue, Sydney, Australia
Landscape Architect: Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Client: Pinnacle One
Builder Group: Built Holdings Pty Ltd.
Development Group: Vicon Properties
Engineer: AJK Design
Interior Design: Garth Barnett Designers
Project Area: 2,792 m2
Completion Date: 2009
Photographs: Mathieu Faliu
