Wood House

The house

A home on a small infill site in north-west London, built from cross-laminated timber.

The structure is also the finish. Visual-grade spruce CLT forms the walls, ceilings and floors, left exposed rather than hidden behind plasterboard. Parts were cut on a CNC, and much of the furniture and joinery was made from leftover material.

Designed and largely self-built by 538 Works. Featured on Grand Designs, Channel 4.

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Attic room in Wood House with exposed spruce CLT walls and a timber desk
Dining table beside the garden doors
Rear garden and glazed ground floor of Wood House
Timber stair climbing through Wood House
Bedroom with timber walls and a view over the street
Timber door opening onto the stair
Bathroom with red tiles and a timber washstand
Ground-floor living room and timber stair in Wood House by 538 Works
Wood House at dusk, designed and built by 538 Works
Dining area looking out to the garden
Dark timber door set into a CLT wall
Timber front door of Wood House set in brick
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