Case Studies
Far from being seen as a material of the past, wood is now becoming established as a material of the future, through its unique combination of innovation and sustainability.
To see how other people are building successfully with wood click on one of the case studies.
The Sage - Gateshead
Providing accommodation for three auditoria and a regional music school, the £70 million Sage, Gateshead is a key element of Tyneside’s regeneration.
The National Assembly for Wales - Cardiff
This design approach has yielded an environmental design which uses natural ventilation and passive systems to heat and cool the building which will reduce running costs by 30-50%.
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion - London
The Serpentine Gallery pavilion for 2005 was a dramatic 400m2 arching grid of laminated spruce elements designed by the famous Portuguese architects Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura in association with Cecil Balmond.
Scottish Parliament - Edinburgh
Drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape, the flower paintings of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the upturned boats on the seashore, Enric Miralles developed a design that he saw as “growing out of the land” where sustainability plays a key role.
Alpine Close - Maidenhead
This sustainable INTEGER (Intelligent and Green) development consists of 27 houses and flats built on a brownfield site, where the demolition of the existing redundant garages provided crushed hardcore for later use.
