
Wood making inroads in the city - Cederhusen
ARTICLE The Cederhusen buildings emerging in Hagastaden are Stockholm’s first large apartment blocks in CLT and one of the world’s biggest wood building projects in an inner-city environment.
ARTICLE The Cederhusen buildings emerging in Hagastaden are Stockholm’s first large apartment blocks in CLT and one of the world’s biggest wood building projects in an inner-city environment.
We look back on an eventful year of 2022.
ARTICLE On a steep slope in southern Germany stands a house whose colours and form are both influenced by the local hunting towers and landscape. There is also a sauna, seemingly carved from the main building and placed on the other side of the inviting terrace.
ARTICLE Our cities are seeing an increasing number of smart construction projects in wood – unique, stand-out projects of various types that embrace their urban setting without being too forward. As cities grow and change, wood is set to become part of their new identity.
ARTICLE Now, the country’s largest office block in wood stands proudly on the site next to the central station in Uppsala.
Anna Ryberg Ågren, currently CEO of building materials organisation Byggmaterialindustrierna, will become Director of Swedish Wood on 1 December. In taking on the leadership of this industry body, Anna can draw on her extensive experience in environmental issues, sustainability and urban development.
ARTICLE Gaming giant builds block in Helsinki’s new Wood city using new construction systems and innovative solutions.
ARTICLE Read about the hobby workshop that combines tradition and modernity, with the low roof pitch reflecting the rolling landscape.
ARTICLE Norwegian furniture maker Vestre has taken sustainability to a whole new level. The vision is that all their furniture will last forever. Now they have built the world’s most sustainable furniture factory in wood – the spectacular propeller-shaped building has become an attraction in its own right.
ARTICLE On a hill in the Norwegian mountain village of Sinnes stands a house dedicated to the surrounding forest. Made entirely of wood, the building is a modern take on the Norwegian cabin, with the playfully cheeky name Timber Temple.
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