Timber-Based Transformations of the Built Environment: A Portfolio of Case Studies

The case studies collection is based on a literature review on architectural databases and a survey among the enterprises network. Twenty are the individual tabs among + 100 projects, these are selected mainly in the Italian context because of the high-density building stock composition perfectly fittable for this purpose. Finally, European projects choice starts from the Active House catalogue to point out these transformations sustainable approach. Case studies are catalogued according to the BAEIOU taxonomy described in chapter 1 : building Above, bEside, Inside, Outside, Under. Tabs show buildings before and after the intervention, their architectural concept, relation with the existing volume relationship and the timber-based system used for the extension, according to chapter 2 taxonomy.