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The basement renovation project is a hot one, often tackled by DIY homeowners. An often overlooked opportunity for these renovations is to look up.  The right ceiling can, er, elevate your DIY project to new levels.  Here are a few ideas from the pros at Bobbilla.com. 1.  Natural Wooden Planks Give your man of woman […] The post Upgrade your basement upside. appeared first on NELMA.

This is not the first time we have featured design firm Hello Wood on the NELMA blog (See Jet House here),  and this public project is another inspiring way that the design firm is engaging consumers (aka humans) by surrounding them with wood. Budapest-based design studio Hello Wood has completed a public installation that utilizes the interplay […] The post We’ve got you surrounded. appeared first on NELMA.

Were it not for the liberal use of wood (and plants), this black, red and grey modern interior could be very cold. It’s certainly edgy.  As visualized by Dasha K, this design showcases how bright red accents invigorate the space, while wood tones and indoor plants add warmth and visual interest.  While perhaps not everyone’s cup […] The post Sleek, Dark and Sexy appeared first on NELMA.

In a recent article from LBM Journal written by Mike Berger, LBM points out several reason why the latest design trend called Biophilic Design is benefiting lumber yards.  The article highlights how biophilic design, which incorporates elements of nature into architectural and interior design, can positively impact sales for lumber and building material (LBM) dealers, […] The post Biophilic Design Trend Spells Sales for Lumber Yards appeared first on NELMA.

DeeZeen.com recently profiled an “all-wood” commercial building in Portland, Oregon which claims to be the first commercial building in Oregon to “use mass timber construction for all components of the building”. Waechter Architecture completed that project.  The building, called Mississippi has structural elements made from cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels and glued-laminated timber (glulam) beams. Apart from […] The post Waechter Architecture completes “all-wood” building with steel jacket appeared first on NELMA.

A new article on DesignBoom features a newly constructed horse stable in Kyoto, Japan, called 2M26, designed by Umagoya. NELMA has profiled other horse barns, but this one strikes a gorgeous presence.  I want to live in it. The stable is made entirely of locally sourced wood and features traditional Japanese joinery techniques. The stable […] The post Locally-sourced wood and traditional Japanese joinery create beautiful horse stable appeared first on NELMA.

Architecture firm Worrell Yeung has designed a farm in upstate New York featuring a cluster of wood-clad buildings. The structures are arranged in a way that encourages interaction and communal living among residents and visitors. The design includes a barn, a main house, a guesthouse, and several smaller buildings for storage and workspace. Leverging the […] The post New York farm with collection of “cousin” wood-clad buildings appeared first on NELMA.

Tokyo-based firm Tono Mirai Architects recently completed a sustainable project named after a dumpling. The project is called Oyaki Farm, which is a sustainable agricultural facility located just outside the city of Nagano.  It comprises a cafe, a store, and various spaces to produce a local culinary specialty called oyaki, which is essentially a dumpling made […] The post Earth, Wood, and Dumplings appeared first on NELMA.

A new Bloomberg Green Timber Town series looks at the rise and climate-boosting potential of wood, something we’ve been saying for years.  But the rise of high-rise buildings and changing building codes to accommodate (and in some cases encourage) more use of wood products, has made our old friend a bit of a media darling. The […] The post Wood: The Breakout Star of Architecture appeared first on NELMA.

  “There’s a lot to be said for forward-thinking designs that aim to be flexible and adaptableso that in the near future, they might be more easily transformed for different uses or configurations. Such an approach might be implemented by redesigning larger structures as universal buildings so that they can serve a multitude of other uses, or […] The post The multi-verse of homes. appeared first on NELMA.