Wood construction

In the village of Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle in the heart of Pajottenland in Belgium lies a former castle domain where "De Verlosser", an elderly care centre is situated and a sistershood live. The park domain is a protected heritage site and includes, in addition to the manor house, carriage houses, a farm, a chaplain’s house, etc. To be able to continue to offer high-quality care for the elderly in the future, PLUSOFFICE has made a masterplan that strengthens the classified castle and park domain, and sets out the guidelines for the further expansion of a residential care centre with 150 beds. Dennis De Smet Dennis De Smet Dennis De Smet Dennis De Smet As part of this masterplan PLUSOFFICE renovated "Gaudium". This for... En savoir plus

Originally, an indoor schoolyard is at the heart of all the high school functions. This schoolyard is a symbolic representation of school buildings throughout time.   The project unfolds around this central space which in itself creates a particular enclosed space integrating all the elements of the program, in a dual perspective between the single indoor courtyard and the outdoor town made of plurality and undefined spaces. The general volume, a simple hollowed out wooden monolith, takes advantage of the leveling of the plot to take off from the ground and open a yard on the street. The Jean Moulin High School has been the first HEQ-certified high school in Ile-de-France.   Our website En savoir plus

Starting from an agricultural ruin no longer recoverable, we have proposed the reconstruction of its original nucleus as a function of a completely renewed second life; for Clients, the result obtained corresponds to the fulfillment of a lifelong dream: to be able to live in the countryside with a sea view En savoir plus

The project is the first multi-story office building in North America to employ dowel laminated timber (DLT), a mass timber system relying on a friction-fit bond between softwood dimensional lumber and hardwood dowels. The 65,000-sf building anchors a high-visibility 265’ x 65’ site two blocks from the river. Retail spaces activate the street level with three floors of office space above.    Spruce glulam beams and columns frame the 40’-0” x 6’-8” DLT panels that serve as floor and roof decks. The system facilitates quick erection time and a smaller site crew, minimizing disturbance to the neighborhood during construction. A precast concrete service core buttresses the south of the building fu... En savoir plus

Le bâtiment de bureaux de Santé publique France, situé en lisière du bois de Vincennes, s’inspire de son contexte. Il est entièrement conçu en bois : ossature, planchers, façades… Le plan est dessiné comme un fagot de bois posé au sol avec une forme de bras ouverts qui protège ; comme cette institution qui veille sur la santé des français. Sa vocation induit une forme d’exemplarité en termes d’impact sur l’environnement et notamment sur les aspects de santé.   Le projet met en place un lieu de travail agréable à vivre, soucieux du bien-être des utilisateurs. Il utilise des procéd&e... En savoir plus

In the Austrian alpine town of Bludenz in Vorarlberg, feld72 have completed the housing development Maierhof. The estate is situated within a community characterised by agriculture, old stables, single-family homes and multi-storey residential buildings. RURAL DENSIFICATIONThe project’s starting point was a 2014 development study for the triangular plot of about 8.5oo m². The task was to bring together density and context. Prerequisites for the new development were defined together with the city of Bludenz: permeability, a public passage for pedestrians, as well as communal (open) spaces. The new estate was to generate added value for the entire neighbourhood. Early on, public events were organised for an active exchange with the local... En savoir plus

The large plot is high and beautiful over the meadow landscape and the property consists of several built houses from various eras. A new extension could link the various existing buildings together, while the great view would be drawn into a new conservatory, a family room, or a writing room for the author. The extension is planned as a small timber building designed for maximum views and high light emission. It "escapes the roof" in the adjacent buildings by adjacent recessed niches. The roof lift follows the existing roof angles and flat roof solution into existing intermediate buildings.The new building is a hot, frost-proof solid building where the main support is in laminated timber columns and girders, while the roof structure is in... En savoir plus

asas arkitektur, Atsite and Fragment (formerly Eriksen Skajaa architects) were prequalified for the planning and design competition for the development of a headland at the Tinnelven outlet into the Heddal water. Previously site for Tinfoss ironworks in Notodden. The task was to outline a residential area and a building with eight interconnected apartments for disabled children.The main grip is a step-by-step transition through neighborhoods to the landscape room and the water via good lines of sight and varied typology from point houses, slats to terraced houses. The odds are flood exposed, the sketch facilitated public flexible public spaces at the lower level below the flood level that caters to the footpath along the headland, whic... En savoir plus

The project contains new student housing at Toneheim Folkehøgskole, meant to replace the existing housing. The student housing is organized around a common yard, a Norwegian traditional typology called “tun”. The new structure is vernacular and exiting, and deeply rooted in the site and history. The new tun is a place where students, teachers and others thrive, both inside and outside. A place where traditions meets modern architecture with a personal expression! En savoir plus

Le projet visait à améliorer un existant : une parcelle 100% construite dans un quartier dense au cœur de la ville de St Ouen. La parcelle se divisait en 3 parties : un garage sur rue, un atelier (ancienne usine) et une maison en fond de parcelle. La maison a été récemment réhabilitée et abrite au RDC un salon / cuisine, au R+1 deux chambres, une salle de bain et un WC et au sous-sol une buanderie ainsi qu’une grande chambre d’ami.La maison au RDC restait très sombre malgré les travaux effectués. Le but du projet est à la fois d’augmenter la surface de la maison en agrandissant le salon et créant, entre autres, une salle d’activité, un bureau, une chambre avec salle de bain, et aussi de gagner en luminosité et ouvrir les vues.&nbs... En savoir plus