Mark Siddall of LEAP measures and calculates everything, thinks about it, and then calculates it again. There are architects who can design and build but can’t write; there are architects who can ...

Larch, also known as tamarack, is among the hardest of the soft woods. And this larch is harder than most because it came from a thick stand of "dog-hair" timber that suppressed its growth, Wood said.

The native range of European larch (Larix decidua) is in the European Alps from Switzerland to Italy. European larch can grow to be anywhere from 30 to 130 feet tall in North America, but has been ...

To decarbonize the building sector, the use of durable wood materials must be increased. Inspiration for environmentally benign wood protection systems is sought in durable tree species depositing ...

Bernardo Bader Architects has reinterpreted the traditional Alpine chalet using concrete and larch wood to create a home for an art and antique furniture collector on the edge of a village in the ...

Larch boards cover both the interior and exterior of this gabled holiday home by Johan Sundberg, which stands in a pine forest next to a white sandy beach in Österlen, Sweden. The Swedish architect ...

The first tenants of Larch House (left) and Lime House will live rent-free for a year in the project to monitor how the eco-friendly properties perform when lived in Two families are moving into a ...

Two families are moving into a pair of the most energy efficient homes in Wales to live rent free for a year. Larch House and Lime House in Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, are prototypes in eco-friendly ...