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As an alternative to concrete and other conventional composites, wood has re-emerged as a popular building material. Long thought of as too fragile and prone to damage, this natural resource has been re-engineered into a suite of fortified structural elements known as mass timber: glued, nailed doweled panels and beams able to shore-up everything from […]
A public library designed by UNSANGDONG Architects in South Korea offers a fresh case study in bringing natural light into deep spaces, and wood construction more broadly. Odong Public Library is tucked away in the woods of Seoul’s Odong Park forest. The 2,800-square-foot building rises a single story. Its squarish plan necessitated an innovative approach […]