Deans Marsh House is built for now, and years to come
July 29, 2026
Designed by Tecture, Deans Marsh House is a rammed earth and timber home in rural Victoria, arranged as two pavilions either side of an earthen spine.
natural materials
Glulam (glued laminated timber): an Australian guide
July 25, 2026
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
July 23, 2026
Designed by nArchitects, CLT House is a lake house built almost entirely from exposed cross-laminated timber, scaled down from an unbuilt 2008 scheme.
Rugs woven with silk, wool, hemp and allo
July 16, 2026
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.
What is rammed earth? A comprehensive guide
July 7, 2026
Rammed earth walls bring high thermal mass, fire resistance and raw beauty. Here is a complete guide to building with earth.
Built from the ground it stands on: Lot 8 in Arles, France
June 22, 2026
The renovation of a former nineteenth-century electrical depot draws its materials, almost entirely, from the few kilometres of southern France around it.
The ultimate guide to lime and lime plasters
June 10, 2026
A reference guide to one of the oldest building materials, and its misunderstood revival.
A CLT house buried into a hillside
June 7, 2026
Hello Wood’s CLT House shelters into a sloping site outside Budapest, where a timber structure and green roof make for a home at ease in nature.
A healthy home made with cork, bamboo and hemp
December 9, 2025
With its compact footprint and clever urban insertion, Brown House treats home as an ecosystem, using bio-based materials to construct a healthier, lower-impact model for urban living.
Casa Plaj is a study in lime render
December 1, 2025
At Casa Plaj, a holiday residence in Portugal, the defining feature is a lime render skin that coats the building inside and out.
