Wood architecture

Chilean seaside cabin becomes dream retreat for four families

A cross between a beach hut and a cabin, Casa El Gauchal – designed by Iván Bravo, Martín Rojas and Gino León – is four families' private retreat in Chile

Haringey home’s crafted glazed extension makes it glow

This north London house redesign by architect Satish Jassal adds a timber-framed, glazed extension to a Haringey family home, making it glow like a lantern

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 13 October 22
Architectural pavilion lands on the small island of Naoshima

The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. Hiroshi Sambuichi, a 2004 Architects Directory alumnus, introduces The Water pavilion, the latest addition to the Naoshima Plan, the island campus in the Seto Inland Sea.

By Jens H Jensen Last updated 13 October 22
Rising up above the Catskill Mountains is this Hudson Valley house with a view

The Hudson Lookout, a striking retreat in New York State’s Catskill Mountains, is a dreamy Hudson Valley house to escape in

By Jonathan Bell Last updated 13 October 22
This Balham family home sports a sculptural wood clad extension

Jaam Architects work with property specialist Mascot Bespoke and expert joiners Blakes London to transform a Balham family home with a wood clad extension

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 13 October 22
Striking wooden house in Wales is shaped to make the most of its view

Maich Swift Architects’ Rhossili House is a minimalist wooden house that makes the most of its dramatic Welsh surrounds

By Jonathan Bell Last updated 13 October 22
This green retreat brings the Australian beach house to California

A Californian beach house, inspired by Australian seaside retreats and infused with a contemporary aesthetic and an environmentally friendly approach, is the latest residential completion by the US architecture studio of Alec Petros

By Diane Theunissen Last updated 12 October 22

House designed by architect Marià Castelló

Marià Castelló's five volume house is inspired by the island culture of Ibiza

With a design guided by the landscape itself, this new holiday house in the Ibizan countryside is a serene and breathable retreat immersed in nature and connected to the land

Kengo Kuma’s retail pavilion at the Amanpuri is built on sloping land and features a series of stepped roofs

Kengo Kuma designs a pavilion of floating roofs for Aman’s new retail concept

At the Amanpuri in Phuket, Aman has enlisted Japanese architect Kengo Kuma to design a holistic pavilion to house a new retail concept. Reflecting Aman’s philosophy, the structure fuses traditional principles of Asian architecture with modern design with its rhythmic formation of floating roofs acheived through progressive engineering by Kengo Kuma and Associates

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Chilean seaside cabin becomes dream retreat for four families

Haringey home’s crafted glazed extension makes it glow

Architectural pavilion lands on the small island of Naoshima

Rising up above the Catskill Mountains is this Hudson Valley house with a view

This Balham family home sports a sculptural wood clad extension

Striking wooden house in Wales is shaped to make the most of its view

This green retreat brings the Australian beach house to California

Letter from Riga: dispatches from Latvia’s intriguing architecture scene

Cadaval Sola-Morales’s Casa de la Roca in Mexico is the perfect forest retreat

Kengo Kuma and Associates’ OMM throws open its doors in Turkey

Marià Castelló's five volume house is inspired by the island culture of Ibiza

Green House in Devon completes the 2019 RIBA House of the Year shortlist

The 2013 Wood Awards shortlist is revealed

Minimalist cabin in Canada designed by Nature Humaine to bring us closer to nature

A Patagonian sheep farm gets a sophisticated remastering

Herbst Architects' version of a rustic shed wins New Zealand's 'Home of the Year'

Comporta cabins: sustainable breaks for escape artists

Youbi’s new HQ in Honshu is a friendly local hub as well as a furniture factory

Estudio Borrachia creates a modular home that breathes nature

Studio Rick Joy combines tradition with lightness in New England

Kengo Kuma designs a pavilion of floating roofs for Aman’s new retail concept

Politics hots up at architectural sauna installation in Norway

Top timber: we reveal the 2015 Wood Award winners

Architect Ian MacDonald invites us into his woodland retreat in Ontario

Pretty screen: India’s Lattice House protects its residents from prying eyes

Mies van der Rohe meets Mad Men at this London office

Palinda Kannangara’s elevated retreat is in sync with its Sri Lankan locale

This innovative Danish villa's CLT structure was constructed in just three days

Rawlins Design breathes new life into midcentury Fire Island House

Escape the heat: beach huts to inspire your seaside stay