timberbuilt.co by wal & co

Anyone else tried building a pool with besser blocks?

An opportunity too good to pass up. Building a house design by architect Ray Trappel for Dr Alex and Danielle Matthews. House design features post and beam construction and which calls up elements of Wabi-Sabi.

The site has views over Penrith Lakes or Castlereagh Valley, Western Sydney.

The humble 65 square metre Warrander Studio is the first of a new innovative building typology. It is not only New Zealand’s first full CLT (Cross Laminated Timber) house, but the entire building has been digitally designed and fabricated using BIM (Building Information Modelling) and CNC (Computer Numerical Control) technologies. Remarkably the studio structure was constructed in 3 days due to the precision manufactured CLT panels being systematically lifted into place. The CLT structure was then clad with a new plywood based cassette system developed by Makers of Architecture. The accuracies of this system enable precise building costing/pricing (due to BIM data outputs), while minimising material waste through digital optimisation.