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Timber Houses

Open Roof House: Sustainable Wood Architecture with Style

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This open roof house by French architects Djuric Tardio is an unassuming sustainable structure that's warm, woody and welcoming - here's the tour! The eco house design is prefabricated of sustainably managed timber (Finnish larch panels) and assembled on-site in only two weeks. Large windows flood interiors with natural daylight while helping to passively heat the place during the cold months. But, when the weather is warm, this home is a hotspot for nature-lovers, with outdoor entertaining areas like a ... Continue >

Smart Eco Homes in Russia

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This smart Eco home is Russia is a must-see. This timber house designed by Russian architects Alexander Leonov and Svetlana Vasileva of Polygon Lab, is all about integration of energy efficiency, environment, health and comfort – a collaboration between engineers and energy specialists – and everything a home should be! Developed by one of Moscow’s leading developers, the Zagorodny Proekt company, and the Velux Group, the house takes the shape of traditional architecture with a modern twist. The simple wood-clad ... Continue >

Austrian Wooden Houses: Timber-clad, inside and out

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This Austrian wooden house was designed by architect Daniel Sauter of K_M Architektur. The contemporary timber house captures the firm’s signature style of simplicity, using natural larch wood and plenty of glass for a light, bright design that integrates indoors and out. The ground floor includes a well-planned kitchen and dining area as well as a home office. A fabulous fireplace feature serves as a room divider of this open concept home design. Like its facade, interiors feature wood from ... Continue >

Cozy Mountain Cabin in the Swiss Alps

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This cozy mountain cabin in the Swiss Alps is an inviting retreat in a picture-perfect setting. Switzerland architecture firm OOS designed this rustic cabin home with a thought toward the views first and foremost – and with views like these, it’s the logical place to start. The timber house has a bold, sculptural silhouette rising from the snow-covered mountain, dotted with wood-shuttered windows and a nook carved into the facade, providing an outdoor entertaining area where residents can sit, sip ... Continue >

C-Shaped House - a Modern Retreat

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This C-shaped house plan gets an A+ when it comes to design. This wonderful wood clad house designed by TOTeMS Architecture is right at home in these natural surroundings. This small guest house is essentially a treehouse design, which becomes evident once inside and you find yourself among the treetops, visible through the home’s many windows. Just outside the floor-to-ceiling glazed facade, an open-air balcony lets you step into the great outdoors and take in the view of water and ... Continue >

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