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The Technical Reality of Mass Timber Housing: Five European Case Studies

Moises Carrasco — Wed, 20 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Recent years have seen a shifting paradigm in multi-family residential architecture, as more and more new projects are being built with engineered wood, specifically Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) and glued-laminated timber (glulam). Because timber is lightweight, these systems can reduce dead load and ease foundation demands, which is especially useful on sites with limited bearing capacity or over existing infrastructure. From a sustainability standpoint, timber can store carbon over the life of the building and often reduces embodied carbon compared with conventional concrete-and-steel systems. In fire design, large timber members can be engineered to char at a predictable rate, allowing the structural core to remain protected for a defined period when detailed appropriately.

Radical Social Housing Project in Barcelona Wins the 2024 RIBA International Prize

Maria-Cristina Florian — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:30:00 +0000

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) awarded its 2024 International Prize to Modulus Matrix, an 85-unit social housing development in Cornellà, near Barcelona. Designed by Peris + Toral Arquitectes, the six-story timber-framed building is a notable example of innovative social housing design. Its modular structure, based on a 3.6m x 3.6m grid inspired by traditional Japanese homes, creates a flexible and adaptable living space. The design prioritizes cross-ventilation, dual orientation, and a central communal courtyard, fostering social interaction and community building.

Le Berlier, the 50-Meter-Tall Timber Tower Designed by Moreau Kusunoki, Opens in Paris, France

Maria-Cristina Florian — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 06:30:00 +0000

In Paris’ thirteenth arrondissement, the architecture office Moreau Kusunoki has completed Le Berlier, a 50-meter-tall timber tower housing residential units along with various other amenities. Situated at the intersection of multiple urban flows, networks, and scales, the project aims to find the middle ground between innovation, monumentality, and domesticity. The new residential center expresses its structural system through the grid of the façade, rendered in charred and pre-weathered wood.

Mexican Interiors: 25 Spaces That Make Integral Use of Wood

Mónica Arellano — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 07:30:00 +0000

Over the years, interior design has evolved according to the needs that arise, but above all according to the experiences that we seek to provoke in the user. In the last two years, we have witnessed a radical change and a special interest in this subject because the pandemic forced us to pay specific attention to the configuration of the places we inhabit. This brought about much more holistic designs that cater to the wellbeing of the user, combining colors, sensory experiences, technology, and natural elements that promote health.

HA-HA Designs Modular-Timber System to Create Affordable Housing in Rotterdam

Maria-Cristina Florian — Fri, 29 Jul 2022 06:30:00 +0000

HA-HA, in partnership with BIK Bouw and Wooncompas Housing, will develop four social housing blocks for the community of Ridderkerk, near Rotterdam, Netherlands. The project uses materials from the existing social housing estate, built in the 1950s, and employs an innovative modular-timber system to create sustainable human-centered housing. The old buildings are planned to be disassembled and their components reused and integrated into the new development, which will increase the number of affordable units by 13%.

Defining Spaces with Wood: Joinery in Brazilian Apartments

Equipe ArchDaily Brasil — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Wood in architecture, when properly managed, is often associated with sustainability but also with a sense of comfort and coziness. Well-designed joinery can provide versatility and uniqueness to interior design, among so many other benefits.

MER Apartment / Jacobsen Arquitetura

Valeria Silva — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 13:00:00 +0000

For this 800m² apartment located in São Paulo, we brought our experience in residential projects to a pre-defined space. We wanted to bring the same atmosphere found in houses to the apartment: large, but cozy; comfortable and family-oriented.

Family Lar Apartment / Paulo Moreira Architectures

Valeria Silva — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 16:00:00 +0000

The apartment was renovated during the COVID-19 pandemic. This meant that the construction process had to be adapted for safety reasons, especially as the site had no outside space. In the hall, an area of transition from outdoors to indoors, a small sink and a shoe rack were installed to encourage new domestic habits.

Loft Chartier / Studio Colnaghi Arquitetura

Andreas Luco — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 02:00:00 +0000

Loft Chartier is a small well-located apartment. It is designed to host a young couple during weekends, so its main purporse is to be as practical as beautiful. The apartment itself has some qualities, like a corner window and a concrete slab. So, those were importante tools to compose the interior design. In order to contrast to the brutalist aspect of the apartament, we design a wood ceilling in the main entrance. So, this element also appear as a wall pannel which hides a door.

IMO Apartment / Flipê Arquitetura

Valeria Silva — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 01:00:00 +0000

A main wooden element, composed of curves, doors and panels, is the protagonist of the space. It is born from the rigidity of a structural wall that does not allow demolition to integrate the kitchen and intimate room and becomes the beginning of the project and universe of possibilities.

MF Apartment / Firma Arquitetura + Bruno Kim Arquitetura

Valeria Silva — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Our story with this apartment begins in a moment of great changes in our client's lives. After having lived in the same apartment for more than 20 years and having their children moving out (and also the coming of new grandsons), they felt that it was time to make some changes. So we were commissioned with the mission of remodeling this apartment built in the 60s into a loft, with a new suite, a bedroom for the grandsons - which can be also used as a home office - and a wide and comfortable living room, very well-lit and integrated with the kitchen to accommodate get-together with friends.

ML Apartment / Flipê Arquitetura

Valeria Silva — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0000

The natural characterizes the space and the handmade can still be a choice. Muxarabi, wood, vegetation. Natural atmosphere, nature. Comfort in every detail are brought from a warm materiality that always dialogues with sober references and soft language.