From ancestral constructions to the "concrete of the future", terms abound to describe timber. Present in the history and horizon of world architecture, the material demonstrates a sustainable possibility and is associated with the coziness and warmth that it provides in the spatial atmosphere. In Brazil, it is no different. Several contemporary works explore the qualities and benefits of its use, including structural bias.
Roundwood, glued laminated, prefabricated. There are many ways to conceive the structure. In the selected examples, the concern with the relationship with the context, the search for timber from sustainable sources, the contrast that its natural texture offers when composed with other materials and the different ways of assembly in each work stand out. See all of them below, accompanied by part of their descriptive memorials.
