World’s 15 Most Incredible Buildings Made Entirely of Wood

By Natalia Rachlin and Elizabeth Fazzare
Architectural Digest
March 31, 2024
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
Region: International

With 21st-century technological advancement of mass timber and increasing governmental approvals for its use in structures of all kinds, the architecture world is currently experiencing a renewed interest in the natural material. …The works below explore the best designs that wood can provide, by top architects from around the globe:

  • Knarvik Community Church, Knarvik, Norway, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter, 2014.
  • Fogo Island Inn, Fogo Island, Canada, Saunders Architecture, 2013.
  • Fireplace for Children, Trondheim, Norway, Haugen/Zohar Arkitekter, 2010.
  • Office Off, Burgenland, Austria, heri & salli, 2013.
  • Timber House, Newmarket in der Oberpfalz, Germany, Kühnlein Arch, 2014.
  • Volga House, Tverskaya, Russia, Peter Kostelov, 2009.
  • Mae Sot Dormitories, Bangkok, Thailand, a.gor.a Architects, 2012.
  • Barn B at Mason Lane Farm, Goshen, KY, USA, De Leon, 2009.
  • Liyuan Library, Beijing, China, Li Xiadong, 2011.
  • House K, Stockholm, Sweden, Tham & Videgård Arkitekter, 2004.
  • Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado, USA, Shigeru Ban Architects, 2014
  • GC Prostho Museum Research Center, Kasugai, Japan, Kengo Kuma, 2010
  • Kilden Performing Arts Centre, Kristiansand, Norway, ALA Architects, 2012
  • Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall, Stuttgart, Germany, U of Stuttgart, 2014
  • The Arc at Green School, Bali, Indonesia, IBUKU studio, 2021
 

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