Carpenter’s Home transforms a rural Chinese village through mass timber architecture, traditional carpentry, and communal learning spaces.
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Italian studio GRRIZ has completed Palcosole, a minimal wooden stage located in the Poggiolo clearing of Monte Sole Park in Marzabotto. Designed as a semi circular structure with an inclined canopy referencing a half sun, the project provides a dedicated space for performances, gatherings and public events. Built from laminated spruce and larch wood and assembled using reversible dry connections, the architecture integrates lightly with the historic landscape of the northern Apennines while promoting collective cultural activities.
Parallel Studio founder Mai Al Busairi explains the design of Lei Wa Lakom Library in Kazole Village, Zanzibar. The interview explores passive cooling strategies, perforated façades, timber construction and the influence of Swahili architecture in shaping a contemporary civic building for children and the wider community.
La Maison Pliée is a folded timber house in southern France exploring passive and low tech domestic architecture.
