Orchard House
Jason Sayer2026-02-24T16:30:52+00:00Studio Bark’s modest Paragraph 84 home in the Cheshire Green Belt re-establishes a historic orchard while delivering a low-impact family house rooted in landscape, memory and environmental rigour.
Can wood be used in healthcare environments?
Jason Sayer2026-02-09T17:24:15+00:00How can timber contribute to healing environments in hospitals? Jens Axelsson, architect at White Arkitekter, and Cristiana Caira, healthcare architect at White Arkitekter, discuss salutogenic design, the evidence behind wood and wellbeing, and the technical, cultural and regulatory barriers that still shape its use in healthcare buildings.
Hartdene Barns
Jason Sayer2026-02-06T11:48:23+00:00Nissen Richards Studio’s transformation of a former dairy farm reinterprets agricultural forms to create a small collection of low-carbon homes on the Kent–East Sussex border.
Flood plain house
Isabel Allen2026-01-26T16:54:14+00:00Martin Williams of Williams Griffiths Architects explains how – and why – the practice took on a flood-prone site in rural Suffolk, complex technical constrants and an extremely low budget to give an extraordinary client the home that she deserves.
Josh McCosh, van Heyningen and Haward
AT Editor2025-11-18T10:17:40+00:00Josh McCosh of van Heyningen and Haward argues that meaningful progress on low-carbon construction demands immediate legislative action, a shift to natural materials, and industry-wide accountability for real building performance.
The Pool, Waltham Forest College
Jason Sayer2025-10-27T12:24:12+00:00Studio DERA transforms a disused swimming pool into a light-filled, sustainable hub for learning and wellbeing.
Tolvkanten Tiny Church
Jason Sayer2025-09-02T12:23:17+01:00Julius Nielsen’s timber sanctuary in Copenhagen makes use of Dinesen Douglas fir to create a modest but enduring community space.
Stroud Green Housing Centre
Jason Sayer2025-08-26T09:46:26+01:00Owain Williams Architects turns a disused garage site in Finsbury Park into a modest but purposeful office for the Stroud Green Housing Co-operative.
Principles for Responsible Timber Construction – and a call for entries for Built by Nature’s 2025 Prize
Isabel Allen2025-10-23T16:51:58+01:00Anna Lisa McSweeney, UK Network Lead at Built by Nature, introduces the Principles for Responsible Timber Construction and calls on architects to submit their projects for BbN's new global prize.
Measuring Mass Timber
Jason Sayer2025-04-08T17:35:25+01:00A collaborative research project led by dRMM sets out the environmental and quality-of-life benefits of timber construction, and provides an open-source tool to measure building performance, including life cycle analysis and post occupancy evaluation.
Imagine Montessori School
AT Editor2025-03-28T16:52:12+00:00Gradolí & Sanz Arquitectes has completed a nature-centred Montessori school in Paterna, Spain, where architecture and landscape merge to create an immersive and tactile environment for early learning.
New Wave House
AT Editor2025-03-13T15:16:50+00:00Thomas-McBrien Architects and contractor New Wave London’s skilful reworking of the contractor’s London headquarters demonstrates the potential of adaptive reuse for enhancing workspace and minimising embodied carbon.