A lighthouse made of BSW’s easi timber on the Isle of Tiree has been shortlisted for a GIA Design Award.
The lighthouse was designed by Tog Studio and constructed by architects, engineers, university lecturers and students as part of Tog 2012, an architectural summer school hosted on the Scottish island.
The temporary structure, inspired by Stevenson’s Skerryvore lighthouse, 11 miles south west of Tiree, used BSW’s easi-edge timber to create two frames which were secured together using cross-beams and bracing members. The machined edges made the FSC certified timber, with a brown high pressure preservative finish, the perfect material to work with.
Richard Campbell, a structural engineer involved in Tog 2012 commented: “We’re grateful that BSW generously provided materials for this project, which celebrates sustainable Scottish timber through architectural engineering and design. We were delighted with the results of Tog 2012, and hope to work with BSW again to build on this success”.
BSW Timber Limited is the largest sawmilling business in Britain, with six sawmills in the UK and one in Latvia and production capacity of over 1,000,000m3 of sawn timber per year. The ‘easi’ brand was launched in January this year and includes construction, fencing and decking products, as well as sleeper, pallets and packaging.
