Archello Awards 2026 · Enter your projects before 30 September 2026
Archello Awards 2026 · Enter your projects before 30 September 2026
  • GWP Total: 169.41 kg CO₂e/m²
  • GWP A1-A3: -535.00 kg CO₂e/m²

Batten Thermo-D is a thermally modified Scots pine batten designed for exterior and interior applications, including facades, solar shading, decking details, and small architectural structures. The timber is modified at 212–215°C using heat, steam, and water, without the addition of chemical preservatives. The Thermo-D treatment increases durability and dimensional stability, with Brolis classifying the timber as durability class 2 and suitable for above-ground exterior use class 3.

Moisture-related radial and tangential swelling is at least 50 percent lower than untreated Scots pine, while the timber can be left uncoated and allowed to weather naturally to grey.

Brolis Timber holds PEFC Chain of Custody certification, and its Thermo-D solid Scots pine is covered by Environmental Product Declaration EPD-IES-0032258:001, valid until May 2031.

Guesthouse ‘Postal route’

Vilnius-based architecture studio Plazma has designed Guesthouse ‘Postal route’ in Juodkrantė, Lithuania, as a contemporary interpretation of the postal stations that once served travellers along the Curonian Spit. The three-building complex combines pitched reed roofs, thermally modified timber, and contemporary detailing within the tightly controlled landscape of the UNESCO World...

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