Timber Buildings moves through 30 built projects to demonstrate the full breadth of what wood can achieve — from compact holiday homes to factory halls — mapped against the construction logic that makes each possible.
About This Book
Timber is having a second moment, and this book makes the technical case for why. Structured around 30 projects of varying scale and programme, it traces how solid timber, modular, frame, skeleton, and hybrid construction methods each open different design possibilities. Plans and detailed construction drawings ground every example in buildable reality rather than aspiration. The projects span residential, educational, commercial, and cultural typologies, giving architects and students a genuinely comparative picture of timber's range. At its core, the book frames wood not as a niche material choice but as a credible, scalable response to the demands of climate-conscious architecture and sustainable construction.
Key Features
- 128 pages of project plans and detailed construction drawings across 30 timber buildings
- Published by De Gruyter
What You'll Discover
- How solid timber, modular, frame, skeleton, and hybrid construction methods differ in application across building scales
- The design and structural logic behind timber buildings ranging from small holiday homes to large office buildings and factory halls
- How holistic design approaches position wood as a sustainable material for climate-friendly construction
- The breadth of programme types — residential, school, cultural, and leisure — for which timber construction is a viable structural strategy
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 128
- Dimensions: 22 x 29 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783955536640
- Publisher: De Gruyter
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and structural designers working with timber, architecture students studying sustainable construction, and practitioners seeking documented precedents across timber construction methods and building typologies.