Inspirational Glulam House Interior Designs

Glulam timber (glued laminated timber) is an engineered wood framing that uses layers of dimensioned lumber secured together using high-strength adhesives, providing stress-tested material to balance heavier loads over longer spans while still offering design flexibility.

Glulam beams add strength and style to public and commercial spaces of all kinds, whether used for coffered patterns or exposed trusses, creating open and inviting interiors.

1. Living Room

Glulam timber (glued laminated timber) combines layers of dimensioned wood bound together with high-strength adhesives into beams and columns. Compared with traditional timber framing techniques, glulam has the capability of spanning further distances while bearing heavier loads than its timber framing counterpart. These modern homes use this contemporary construction material to frame expansive interior spaces that uplift and inspire.

At Armitage Residence, NSDA Architects employed engineered Douglas-fir glulam to craft an array of asymmetrical volumes. In the living room, an array of clerestory windows encloses space below two curved glulam bookends; creating an illusionary tent-like ceiling. Ultimately this home seems one with its wooded setting.

At this prefab lake cottage, a curved glulam vault encloses and connects the kitchen and living room above, while plywood sheets swagged to mimic canopy roof architecturally echo the bookends below. Red steel cabinetry adds color while bold splashes of cobalt blue make this interior fit in seamlessly with its coastal mountain location.

2. Bedroom

Glulam wood beams in this bedroom serve to blur the boundaries between wall and ceiling, inspired by oak limbs engulfing this vacation cottage, connecting sleeping quarters with nature. Furthermore, research indicates that living in wooden houses provides healthy indoor environments – residents reported lower stress and blood pressure when living there compared to residents living in concrete homes.

This cottage in Vagator, North Goa, India was designed to withstand sea winds, humidity, and monsoon rains while simultaneously supporting sustainable construction practices. As India’s inaugural glulam-built house project, this unique structure showcases its capabilities; consisting of vertical and horizontal glulam sections connected via pre-installed knee plates and rib plates with gaps filled in between columns with stud frames and Rockwool insulation material.

Glulam construction is an ideal choice for beach and mountain homes due to its natural wood finish, which blends into its surroundings seamlessly. Verstas Architects created this stunning gazebo-style mountain retreat using glulam to produce an eye-catching building which blends beautifully into its surrounding environment.

3. Kitchen

Glulam (glued laminated timber) beams are an attractive choice for public and commercial buildings, offering durable support without needing extra support from steel or concrete materials. They’re capable of carrying large loads across long spans without extra support needed; also resist moisture better and can be stained to fit into any design style without extra support required from steel or concrete construction materials.

While glulam is commonly seen in public spaces like schools and churches, as well as city buildings, the material has also become popular with architects and builders for use in residential ceilings and decorative beams. These projects demonstrate how this structural material adds both strength and character to contemporary residences.

Douglas fir glulam beams and decking cantilever over an organic facade of black fiber-cement panels and stained cedar siding to form an intimate connection between home and seasonally isolated woodland. Within the cabin, NSDA Architects created an industrial look by mixing industrial look glulam materials with more domestic ones like wire-brushed walnut flooring and handcrafted tile.

The kitchen stands out as one of the more striking examples of glulam in this house, featuring its curving engineered fir beams and Baltic birch plywood walls and ceilings. Reminiscent of tent poles, its structure helps create an indoor/outdoor space that feels part of nature; natural lighting fills its workspaces through translucent blue glass windows running along a masonry block wall above a service area.

Glulam beams can be left exposed, showing off their natural wood texture, or painted in modern colors to complement other elements in a room. Their timbers can also be bent to suit any residential space imaginable.

4. Bathroom

Although glulam may be best known for its structural strength, it can also make an elegant design statement. In this bathroom, curved glulam beams wrap the room and blur the line between wall and ceiling – recalling graceful oak branches which inspired its construction.

Contrary to most cottages, which aim to blend into their surroundings, the m.o.r.e cabin uses its separation from its landscape to promote more eco-friendly lifestyle choices. Constructed from glulam wood walls and plywood flooring while aluminum joinery connects spaces, it offers sustainable lifestyle living at its finest.

NSDA Architects used engineered Douglas-fir glulam structures to craft an asymmetrical composition within this home. Not only can its presence be seen throughout, it can even be seen prominently incorporated into its facade! A row of clerestory windows fill the workstations with natural sunlight; red exterior lamppost and bold number 4 on garage door add a splash of color that give this utilitarian structure some warmth and color despite its rugged exterior.

5. Dining Room

Interior dining rooms are an ideal space to showcase exposed glulam beams, particularly if the ceiling is vaulted. At Dragon Flat designed by Feilden Fowles, a curved plywood ceiling of Baltic birch reveals engineered Douglas-fir glulam in an eye-catching fashion, while natural light pours through from rows of clerestory windows, while red steel crossbracing lines the wall that separates this kitchen and eating area from a living area just a few feet away.

NSDA Architects employed glulam as more than just structural material at Armitage Residence, located near Whistler in British Columbia. Glulam beams can be seen visible through both lower gable facades as well as visible in its upper gable. In particular, red steel cabinets with bold cobalt blue swaths add character and elegance.

Glulam (or „glued laminated timber”) is a structural building material made up of layers of dimensioned wood held together with high-strength adhesives. Although traditionally utilized in framing homes, innovative uses for this material are beginning to transform its use in residential architecture; from prefab lake cottages and modern mountain retreats – to showcase how versatile glulam can be in contemporary home design. Here are 15 Inspirational Glulam House Interior Designs to demonstrate this point.