Contemporary Canadian Wooden Architecture in Photos and Drawings

© Jonathan Friedman

Today we celebrate Canada Day by paying a special tribute to timber construction and Canada’s close ties with wood–as evidenced by its maple tree leaf emblem.

Canadian architects have excelled in timber design and architecture at various scales. These 15 examples of Canadian timber projects and their drawings range from temporary installations to an 8-story high-rise wooden structure building. With sustainability and precision in the details, wood continues, and will always remain, one of our favorite building materials.

Bridge House / LLAMA urban design

© A-Frame studio/ Ben Rahn

Bridge House Plan

Bridge House Section

Swallowfield Barn / MOTIV Architects

Courtesy of Ema Peter

Swallowfield Barn Plans

Swallowfield Barn Section

Rope Pavilion / Kevin Erickson

Courtesy of Kevin Erickson

Rope Pavilion Drawings

Gulf Islands Residence / RUFproject

© Ivan Hunter

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Grotto Sauna / Partisans

© Jonathan Friedman

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Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum / Teeple Architects

© Tom Arban

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Wood Innovation Design Centre / Michael Green Architecture

© Ema Peter

Plans

Detail

Shooting Range in Ontario / Magma Architecture

© Christie Mills

Plan

Section

The “Blanche” Chalet / ACDF Architecture

© Adrien Williams

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Elevate / DBR | Design Build Research

© Ema Peter

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University of British Columbia Engineering Student Centre / Urban Arts Architecture

© Martin Knowles Photo Media

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The Bear Stand / Bohlin Grauman Miller + Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

© Nic Lehoux

Plan

The Sisters House / Anik Péloquin architecte

© Louis Prud‘homme

Plans

Mount-Royal Kiosks / Atelier Urban Face

© Fany Ducharme

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Pause / DBR | Design Build Research

© Ema Peter

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Module Axonometric