Using Wood to Expand the Residence

The Mexican architecture firm Pedro & Juana carried out an innovative modification on a house in the Valle de Bravo area, where the original building’s roof was opened to add a pine wood staircase connecting the house to a new residential extension located at a higher level on the site. #ArchUp #Sustainabledesign #woodarchitecture #woodenhouseextension

https://archup.net/wooden-home-extensions-pedro-juana/

🌲 Wow, California's got a new #skyscraper... made of wood. Who knew #trees could still stand tall in the age of concrete and carbon emissions? 🏗️🌍 Meanwhile, the rest of us are stuck measuring our success in screen time. 📱🤦‍♂️
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250417145019.htm #California #WoodArchitecture #Sustainability #Innovation #HackerNews #ngated
A new record for California's highest tree

A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.

ScienceDaily

One of Canada's most exciting projects! Hybrid mass timber rental tower in Vancouver

• Purpose built rental including below market units and family sized units
• Hybrid mass timber means lower embodied carbon
• Beautiful architectural expression
• Simple, rational massing with no goofy set-backs (Toronto listen up!)

Well done Henriquez Partners Architects & Westbank

#Vancouver #Masstimber #Architecture #development #canada #woodarchitecture