Honeycomb-like timber canopy spanning nearly 40 meters in width

26 August 2025

From Germany we have the Park Arena Furth, a structurally optimised and also strikingly beautiful, honeycomb-like timber canopy spanning nearly 40 meters in width and rising to 15 meters in height.

“The construction employs a reciprocal node system with a dome-like P-Hex shell geometry. Assembly relies on simple mortise-and-tenon joints and standard wood screws, eliminating the need for complex steel connectors” – Parametric Architecture

Wood Design Specs:

Seats for 450
Wooden Screws
Locally Sourced Timber

Click here to read the original LinkedIn post from Mass Timber Exchange.

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WoodWorks Issue – 26 Aug 2025

Welcome

Greetings from your WoodWorks team. This week to begin our Timber Tuesday we have NZ’s Techlam sharing their top 5 ways to make timber buildings more affordable including how involving wood experts early on in the design process can improve efficiency during construction. Next up in Winnipeg, Canada, check out a tall and slender building using timber diagrid frames to provide spatial optimisation on a limited footprint.

Canberra’s six-storey 23 National Circuit building has been recognised with a commercial architecture award. Jumping to Germany where the Park Arena Furth has been completed using clever and striking engineering to remove the need for complex steel connectors. In Kensington Market, Toronto a new four-storey housing complex will be built. CLT was chosen because it offered more design flexibility.

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