Introduction: As landscapes continue to suffer from degradation, fragmentation, and climate-induced stress, the urgency of integrative design solutions that address both ecological and spatial challenges has intensified. This paper investigates the role of bioclimatic landscape structures—specifically those utilizing timber technologies and parametric form-finding—as adaptive architectural responses for ecological regeneration. By bridging architecture, landscape design, and environmental systems, timber-based interventions are explored not only for their regenerative capacity but also for their ability to mediate between built form and natural process.
Methods: This research employs a transdisciplinary methodology that merges parametric design processes with environmental simulation tools (e.g., solar radiation analysis, hydrological modeling, and material life cycle assessments). Timber is selected as a central material due to its renewable properties, structural versatility, and carbon-sequestering potential. Case studies from degraded riverine, coastal, and post-industrial landscapes are analyzed to derive form-based strategies that align with the local bioclimatic conditions. Design iterations are developed using algorithmic techniques to optimize for ecological parameters such as water retention, biodiversity support, and microclimate modulation.
Results: The resulting design prototypes demonstrate how timber-based, parametrically generated structures can perform as ecological scaffolds—promoting native vegetation, managing stormwater, and creating habitats—while also contributing to human spatial experience and architectural identity. Simulations show enhanced thermal comfort, improved site permeability, and a reduction in land surface entropy. The application of lightweight timber assemblies enables flexibility, disassembly, and minimal land disturbance, further reinforcing sustainability goals.
Conclusions: Timber-driven bioclimatic design offers a robust strategy for reconciling ecological regeneration with architectural form-making. Through parametric methodologies, landscape structures can be tailored to complex environmental contexts, enabling scalable, adaptive, and low-impact interventions. This research underscores the importance of architecture not merely as shelter but as an active agent in the restoration and stewardship of the land.
