This video documents the restoration of a traditional Japanese timber frame using time-tested carpentry techniques. It showcases precise joinery, natural materials, and the craftsmanship that gives ...

Inspired by temples and churches they visited while in Japan in 1996, Hélène Séguin and Vincent Lavoie fell in love with that type of construction and decided to design a timber-frame home that would ...

The timber structure of this house in Kyoto by Japanese studio Alphaville pokes through into the interior spaces, which were designed to optimise the dimensions of a narrow site. The property is ...