Inhabitat

Charred timber cladding and a green roof connect this Victorian-era home to nature

To embrace indoor/outdoor living, this Victoria-era house in London is outfitted with a handsome new extension wrapped in Shou Sugi Ban cladding. Designed by Neil Dusheiko Architects, the Black Ridge ...
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With Entegra, Batlleiroig introduces charred wood to Spanish office building facades

Entegra’s charred wood facade contrasts with 22@’s existing material fabric. Jean Nouvel’s Torre Agbar can be seen in the background. (Oriol Gómez) 22@, which was redeveloped to house Barcelona’s ...
Woodworking Network

Kebony and Delta Millworks launch charred timber cladding

ST. CLAIR, Mich. - Kebony USA, which converts pine using a patented process, says it is now partnering with Austin, Texas-based Delta Millworks to produce a line of Shou Sugi Ban modified timber ...
autoevolution

Custom-Built French Tiny Home Hides a Beautiful All-Wood Interior

This French house on wheels is more than a cookie-cutter dual-loft abode. Behind its charred wood cladding, it hides one of the most beautiful and unique interiors, where every single living space, ...
Dezeen

Victorian townhouse in London remodelled with charred-wood extension

Rider Stirland Architects has remodelled the interiors of a Victorian terraced house in south London by adding a small rear extension clad in blackened wood and London stock bricks. Aptly named ...
Inhabitat

Floating sauna with charred timber cladding boasts minimal site impact

When Milan-based Small Architecture Workshop was asked to design a tiny sauna for a bed and breakfast in Åmot, Sweden, they wanted to do so with minimal environmental impact. The result of their ...
The New Zealand Herald

Small Business: how one Kiwi perfected the Japanese art of charred wood cladding

The Blackwood Project owner John Webster (front) with his daughter Nika, 10, who helps with the char brushing occasionally, and Yakisugi trainee Brendan (Bams) Veatupu. Photo/supplied A deep-sea ...
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A striking wooden house in Goa pioneers mass timber design for India

A new wooden house in Goa by Architecture Discipline lays a claim to being India’s first mass timber home, incorporating a structure formed from glued laminated portal frames and charred wooden ...
Dezeen

Gresford Architects adds charred-timber extension to London terrace

Oxford-based practice Gresford Architects has used a stepped stack of charred-timber-clad forms to extend a Victorian terrace in Walthamstow, London. Designed for a family with a strong interest in ...
archpaper

With aesthetic value and dynamic durability, wooden cladding has come a long way

These cladding options can transform buildings into textured works of art. Whether made of solid timber or a composite that emulates the durability, longevity, and aesthetic quality of the original ...
Domain

Shou sugi ban: The traditional Japanese technique seeing a resurgence

In the small town of Somers on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, overlooking Western Port Bay, a family holiday house recedes into the coastal landscape. Inspired by the earthy palettes of Aboriginal ...