Chilean studio Apio Arquitectos has used wooden barns as a reference for this nature retreat, with pitched roofs and facades wrapped in grey metal and pine. The House in Lake Calafquen is located in southern Chile‘s Los Ríos Region. Dotted with lakes, the rural area features low ridges, where “elements appear like isolated modules in a continuous…

Metsä Wood launched The Open Source Wood initiative to accelerate innovation in wood construction industry. We are calling on architects and engineers to share their knowledge about prefabricated wood elements to grow the use of wood in construction. The first ever Open Source Wood Hackathon was organised in Nantes, France in December. The Challenge was to create…

  Project details Architect Planitech Consulting Group – Alain voyer, Richard Gaudreault and Stéphane V. Lapointe Architects Structural Engineers Gemel inc. General contractor Ger-ro construction inc. Public / private project Private Year of construction 2013 Type of building Commercial building Building area 2,650 m² Number of floors 1 Structural products Main structure (carrier) Glue-laminated wood…

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