Building with What Remains

The construction industry generates significant amounts of timber waste despite the material retaining structural value and technical potential. This project investigates how offcuts from structural timber can be reintroduced into new building systems through a combination of historical timber joinery, material experimentation and contemporary timber construction.

By studying traditional carpentry techniques alongside modern engineered wood products such as Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), the project explores how discarded material can be transformed from waste into a constructive resource. Through physical model making, prototyping and spatial investigations, the work examines how material understanding can inform new architectural and structural possibilities.

The project argues that future construction should not only focus on developing new materials, but also on reconsidering how existing resources are utilised. By drawing on historical knowledge while engaging contemporary construction methods, it proposes a more resource conscious approach to timber architecture and circular building practices.