A transformation of the Natural History Museum’s grounds, including a new café and education building, has been named the UK’s best new timber project, having won the Gold Award at the Wood Awards 2025 last night. …Combining a Douglas fir glulam timber frame with a load-bearing masonry façade, the café features a stepped roof with a glazed lantern and openable panels for natural ventilation. …The Urban Nature Project timber structures were designed by Feilden Fowles in collaboration with timber design specialist Xylotek, and structural engineering by engineers HRW. …“The UK’s long and proud tradition of timber construction is powerfully reflected in this year’s Gold Award winner,” said David Hopkins, CEO of Timber Development UK. Other winners on the night were: Bespoke Award: A Forest Datum; Interior Design Award: Pine Health; Residential: Chowdhury Walk; Commercial Award: New Wave House; Sustainability Award: New Wave House; and Production Furniture Award: The Levity Collection.