Top 5 landscape timber projects
Wood is a versatile and beautiful material used to create various structures, from simple planters, decking, and boardwalks to complex commercial building facades. It adds warmth and character to outdoor spaces. As a renewable resource, it is naturally sustainable, and unlike other materials used for landscaping, it carries a small carbon footprint.
12.04.2023
Timber for residential and commercial designs
There are many ways to use timber in landscape timber projects for residential and commercial designs. We’ve assembled some of our favorite landscape timber ideas for consideration below:
1. Decking, Bridges, and Walkways
It is still the most popular choice for decking, generally the focal point for the yard and extending the outdoor living areas. Timber can also be used for commercial boardwalks and larger marina projects. For instance, Accoya was chosen for a 1,300-foot-long boardwalk in Australia, home to some of the harshest weather conditions in the world.
2. Shading Structures
Using timber for shading structures is a smart choice, from pergolas, arbors, louvers/shutters, or bus shelters. Whether you’re using the structure for shade or as a complement to your overall landscape project, use timber to enhance the outdoor space. Consider this extended living space in Norway featuring a backyard kitchen pergola structure using Accoya. Louvers were added for shade and privacy.
3. Furniture
Timber offers homeowners and commercial designers flexible and creative options regarding outdoor furniture and structures. It also provides warmth that can’t be matched with other materials like metal, plastic, and concrete. It is also a natural insulator, absorbing sound rather than bouncing off. In the middle of a city, where noise is a constant, the city of New Plymouth in New Zealand created an outdoor respite area showcasing seating and planters made of Accoya.
4. Playground Equipment
Visit most public city or school playgrounds and you’ll likely spot metal or plastic-made playground equipment. Today custom timber-made playground equipment is soaring. The Universal Design Playground in Cambridge, Mass., is a 30,000-square-foot public play area in Danehy Park that features hundreds of pieces of wood to create a play area open to all people.
5. Lighting Structures
Add ambiance or blend into any outdoor space with wood-lighting structures. Timber lighting structures can soften and diffuse light or make an area bold and dramatic. The Pike, located along the shoreline in Long Beach, features timber light poles along the shoreline strip.
Choosing a suitable timber product
Whether you’re a homeowner or a landscape professional, using timber for landscape architecture projects offers flexibility, warmth, and beauty. Choosing a suitable timber for your project just got easier.
Accoya is tried and tested. It is rot-resistant and proven to last — in the most extreme weather conditions — for up to 50 years. It’s why landscape designers choose Accoya for timber landscape projects.
How will you use Accoya for your landscape timber project? Please send us your projects using Accoya.com
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