Edinburgh practice A449 has adapted a "nondescript" mid-20th-century dwelling in the Scottish Borders to create a home with scenic views for a writer (+ slideshow). The Edinburgh-based practice, led ...

Slate roof tiles extend down the exposed north facade of this house in Wales by London studio Feilden Fowles. Called Ty Pren, the gabled timber-framed building is clad on three sides in larch felled ...

Along with the architecture of a home, its skin has a massive design impact. Check out these diverse – and sometimes surprising – cladding solutions. Featuring local schist and looking to Lake Wanaka ...

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The burnt larch-clad buildings in the Scottish Highlands provide the office for a mountain biking tour operator as well as two low-energy private residences. Photography by Henry Woide A slim parcel ...

Product specification guide: advances in treatment and preservation are increasing timber’s sustainability Increasingly timber is being specified as a rainscreen cladding system for external walls. It ...