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timberDESIGN Issue 04

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Timber Shines at CH2

The story behind Australia’s visionary and first 6-star-rated building.

   

Bold and Electric

M Central is a major adaptive reuse project, offering a clear alternative in the dramatic use of wood products.

   

Kensington Restoration

There were two special aspects to the brief for this award-winning restoration.

   

The Hybrid House

Blending into a sloping hinterland environment with a ‘future considerate’ solution.

   

Beneath the Skin

An award winner of other things, other times and other possibilities.

   

The Wrap House

Pushing the boundaries of possibility for the most humble of architectural commissions.

   

The Holly Barn

Evoking traditional construction of local windmills, boat houses and boat building.

   

Kenilworth Castle

A link with the medieval tradition of transitory timber buildings.

   

In the Extreme

An amazing story of survival of man and materials in “the most tempest-ridden place on the face of the planet”.

   

Cold Comfort

Fresh doubts by architectural academic about the effectiveness of Green Star Rating programs.

   

Making a Comeback

Greener building is behind a dramatic increase in demand for recovered hardwoods in architecture.

   

Lasting Impressions

The history of oak in architecture is traceable to the impressive double hammer-beam roof of Westminster Hall in the Palace of Westminster – made in 1393.

   

Reflected Australian Character

A 30-storey Melbourne building where all the internal common space is panelled from a single tree.

   

A Pleasant and Useful Space

There is a fresh and rather attractive addition to Queenstown on the shores of mountain-locked Lake Wakatipu.

   

Energy Efficient Windows

More evidence that wooden window frames are the most energy-efficient choice.

   

Revealing the Rhythm

John Shaw is a protégé of woodworking legend James Krenov.

   

BREAKING NEWS

Certification wars: PEFC fighting FSC monopoly

28 July 2010

The big guns may have been quiet for a while, but the battle between major certification brands PEFC and FSC is back on – just in time for the protagonists to vent their respective spleens at a major conference in Australia. Or will they?  

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