Glulam (glued laminated timber): an Australian guide
Glulam, or glued laminated timber, explained: how it’s graded in Australia, where it works, how it performs, and how it’s produced.
CLT House is a retreat designed to weather in the open
Designed by nArchitects, CLT House is a lake house built almost entirely from exposed cross-laminated timber, scaled down from an unbuilt 2008 scheme.
Byproduct as geology: Issey Miyake x Ensamble Studio’s Paper Log
Issey Miyake’s Paper Log exhibition turned its pleated waste into furniture and sculptures, in collaboration with Ensamble Studio.
Rugs woven with silk, wool, hemp and allo
A collaboration between Marc Phillips Rugs and architect Jamie Bush, Field Studies translates aerial paintings of crop fields into rugs layered from silk, wool, hemp and allo – a wild Himalayan nettle.
A Toronto renovation that keeps a century of reuse visible
Candy Loft is a renovation in Toronto by SUSA that keeps a heritage factory’s timber columns and stonework as the feature inside a single, sculptural home.
Comfort is the most basic test of a sustainable home
Juhani Pallasmaa’s The Eyes of the Skin argues for the whole-body experience of a building – and, read one way, for comfort as the most basic measure of a sustainable home.
What is rammed earth? A comprehensive guide
Rammed earth walls bring high thermal mass, fire resistance and raw beauty. Here is a complete guide to building with earth.
