Besides providing external protection, natural ventilation, insulation and energy efficiency, the presence of façades enhances the building’s personality and character. Among the different types of ...

From a British school to a secluded house in the Hudson Valley, here is an eclectic mix of buildings from the Dezeen archives with rustic yet refined facades of rough-sawn timber. Rough-sawn timber is ...

Timber has always had a place in design, but lately it’s taken on a different role. Instead of being treated as a rustic ...

Sculptform manufactures modular architectural solutions for walls, ceilings, and facades, collaborating with designers worldwide to bring creative visions to life. Recently, CHROFI and NBRS ...

If you haven’t tired yet of the blackened timber trend, feast your eyes on this modern retreat that’s backed up on a forested hillside in Quebec, Canada. Montreal-based studio Atelier General designed ...

Black facades on everything from houses to skyscrapers are gaining more notice in recent years. Just flip through the pages of Phaidon’s 2017 book Black: Architecture in Monochrome to view striking ...

This modern double storey extension from Adam Knibb Architects, uses a combination of render, timber and aluminium to create a crisp clean cladding palette. But, rather than sticking to one linear ...

A large gable roof with white-painted rafters sails over Senior Shelter, a house cloaked in black timber by Dutch studio i29 for an elderly couple in the Netherlands. Located in the town of Hoofddorp, ...