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Alpine Cabin / Scott & Scott Architects

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Houses
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Port Hardy, Canada

Writer’s Shed / WSD Architecture

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Houses
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Greater London, United Kingdom

How Tree Trunks Are Cut to Produce Wood With Different Appearances and Uses

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As wood is one of the most widely-used materials in the world, architects are accustomed to being able to easily obtain sawn wood at a nearby store. However, many of us know little about its manufacturing process and all the operations that determine its appearance, dimensions, and other important aspects of its performance.

The lumber we use to build is extracted from the trunks of more than 2000 tree species worldwide, each with different densities and humidity levels. In addition to these factors, the way in which the trunk is cut establishes the functionality and final characteristics of each wood section. Let's review the most-used cuts.

Grotto Sauna / Partisans

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Sauna, Healthcare Interiors
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The Archipelago, Canada
  • Architects: Partisans
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Agnora
  • Professionals: Partisans, G2J

Compact Karst House / dekleva gregoric architects

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Houses
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Vrhovlje, Slovenia
  • Architects: dekleva gregoric architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  83 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  VELUX Group, LUMİNA

Hostel Wadi / Studio Bernardo Secchi & Paola Viganò

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Hostel
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Kasterlee, Belgium

Bridge House / Aranguiz-Bunster Arquitectos

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Houses
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Puerto Varas, Chile
  • Architects: Aranguiz-Bunster Arquitectos
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Onduline

Cloudscapes / Transsolar & Tetsuo Kondo Architects

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Bridges
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Venice, Italy

Nohara Terrace / Lucas Takaoka

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Bath House, Other Structures
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Jóquei Club, Brazil
  • Architects: Lucas Takaoka
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  215 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AutoDesk, Deca

Baan Nonthaburi / Plan Architect

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Pavilion
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Nonthaburi, Thailand
  • Architects: Plan Architect
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  384 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  American Standard, Ampelite, Bluescope, Desjoyaux, Thaisun

Yellow Treehouse Restaurant / Pacific Environments

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Restaurant
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Auckland, New Zealand

Villa in Hakuba / Naka Architects

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Houses
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Hakuba, Japan
  • Architects: Naka Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  84 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012

Fundamental and Omega Design "Tower of the Sun" High-Rise Over Kazakhstan's Ishim River

Rotterdam-based Fundamental Architects and Omega Render have designed an iconic high-rise and bridge over Ishim River in Kazakhstan. Made for the country's largest developer, BI GROUP, the 75.000 sq. meter mixed-use building is sited in the heart of Astana. Reaching a height of 121 meters over the river Ishim, the building is set to become a new home for residential, office, hotel and commercial functions as an infrastructural hub.

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White Arkitekter Create Lattice Observation Tower in Sweden

Scandinavian firm White Arkitekter has won an architectural competition for a landmark 12-meter-tall observation tower, hosted by the municipality of Varberg, Sweden. The winning proposal will form part of the development of the region’s new ecological recreation area at the Getterön nature reserve.

Garrison Treehouse / Sharon Davis Design

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Houses, Small Scale
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Garrison, United States
  • Architects: Sharon Davis Design
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  350 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Product and Design Metalwork, T Yannitelli Fabrications, The Net House

Villa in Park / EA Architekti

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House Interiors
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Ivančice, Czechia

50 Impressive Details Using Wood

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Over the course of history the unique characteristics of wood, which are dependent upon the species of the tree and the location in which it has grown, have enabled humanity to flourish in all parts of the globe. The architectural details of wooden construction therefore show a great diversity of meetings and joints, showing not only a project's constructive and structural logic, but also embodying the value and complexity of each project.

Take a look at these 50 construction details of projects that stand out for their clever use of wood.

House of Would / Elii

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Houses
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Pedrezuela, Spain
  • Architects: elii
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  210 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011

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