OUT OF THE WOODS

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS BUILT FROM WOOD

Inventive new ways of building using nature’s oldest and most adaptive material.

Humans have been building homes from wood for thousands of years, and yet, in a contemporary world of option and innovation, the most primitive resource could in fact be the most pertinent.

Stretching back to historic Japanese houses, becoming synonymous with resort accommodation, and intertwining itself in the modern trend of hygge, its tactility and warmth have influenced countless architectural design movements. Timber is fast emerging as a viable material of choice, a safe, sturdy, and sustainable alternative to concrete. Architects are rediscovering wood’s universal appeal, thanks to recent technological advances.

This book explores the innovative and inspiring ways architects are using this universal building material. Spanning grand Alpine escapes to tropical getaways, plywood penthouses to mass timber high-rises, Out of the Woods documents their progressive and inspiring creations from the foundations up.

DETAILS:

Authors: Gestalten

Release date: September 2020

Format: 24 x 30 cm

Features: Full color, hardcover, stitch bound, 288 pages

ISBN: 978-3-89955-859-3

This book has been printed in Germany.
FSC™️ (Forest Stewardship Council™️) Certified.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

"Presents the qualities of wood through different projects and voices from great names in architecture."

ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST

"Like #cabinporn on steroids, this gorgeous book profiles building after building made mostly out of timber."

HOMESTYLE

"A new book from Gestalten celebrates the robust material through an illustrated glossary, essays, and an illuminating collection of structures that reimagine wood’s uses and lay the groundwork for building better in the future."

DWELL