A personal review of design creations


#WoodWeek - 2m26 Kyoto House
Architecture Cyril Zammit Architecture Cyril Zammit

#WoodWeek - 2m26 Kyoto House

“The Japanese are a forest civilisation. Their culture, philosophy and religion are carved out of the forests that blanket the country – not to mention all manner of everyday things, from houses and shrines to walking sticks and spoons.” – Dr. Qing Li, Shinrin-Yoku*

Day 6 – Kyoto House, Kyoto, Japan

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#WoodWeek - The Barn House
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#WoodWeek - The Barn House

In Australia, there is a figurative local expression “to have the wood on” meaning to have an advantage over someone, to be able to deliver them a knockout blow, or to stun them. This project is, for sure, taking advantage of living a modern countryside life, 25 minutes away from Brisbane.

Day 5 – The Barn House, Pullenvale, Australia

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#WoodWeek - Yishan Pinnacle Flagship Store
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#WoodWeek - Yishan Pinnacle Flagship Store

A Chinese proverb says: “A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.” To open the minds, a new cultural and creative store not only culture and coffee but also wood and concrete inserted in a contemporary looking grid space concept.

Day 4– Yishan Pinnacle Flagship Store, Shenzhen, China.

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#WoodWeek - JapoNeza Retreat
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#WoodWeek - JapoNeza Retreat

In Mexico, there is a saying: “El que a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le acobija.” (He who gets close to a good tree will find a nice shade for shelter)… This wooden retreat is definitely made for that.

Day 3 – JapoNeza Retreat, Atlangatepec, Tlaxcala, Mexico

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#WoodWeek - Rigot Collective Dwelling Centre
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#WoodWeek - Rigot Collective Dwelling Centre

“The best carpenters make the fewest chips.” Maybe the wisdom of the English proverb has inspired this project in Geneva. Make the most effective solution to an urgent need for temporary accommodation for migrants.

Day 2: Rigot Collective Dwelling Centre, Geneva, Switzerland

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#WoodWeek - Oikumene Church
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#WoodWeek - Oikumene Church

“Wood is universally beautiful to man. It is the most humanly intimate of all materials”. This essential fact by Frank Lloyd Wright captures how intense this relationship is between humans and wood in architecture. It is the reason of our new special week dedicated to wood.

Day 1 – Oikumene Church, Sajau, Indonesia.

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