Paolo Simeone, research fellow and adjunct professor at Politecnico di Torino, is a member of the scientific committee and jury of the Wood Architecture Prize (2023–2026). Established by Fiera Bolzano within Klimahouse and the Klimahouse Wood Summit, the award celebrates excellence in timber architecture, construction, and engineering, highlighting the diverse expertise of Italy’s wood-construction sector. As the first national prize dedicated to timber architecture, the Wood Architecture Prize promotes awareness of the many ways to build with wood — from new constructions to renovation, replacement, and reconstruction — fostering a culture of innovation and sustainability. Scientific partners: Politecnico di Torino and Università Iuav di Venezia.
DUOPUU is collaborating with Dotdotdot on the executive design and construction of a series of experiential and interactive installations that invite visitors to engage with the landscape and nature of Valle Camonica — an Alpine region recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1979) and a Biosphere Reserve (2018).
Rooted in a deep respect for the mountain environment, the project embraces lightweight timber structures, prefabricated components, and assembly–disassembly construction methods that minimize impact and blend seamlessly with the natural surroundings.
A dialogue between design, technology, and nature, this ongoing project reflects a shared vision of sustainable and sensitive design. Design & graphics: Dotdotdot / Status: on-going / Drone photo: Puglia Legnami.
In a small village in the Valsesia Alpine Valley, DUOPUU is providing consultancy for the restoration of a traditional house made of stone and wood. The consultancy supports the client-designer in making responsible choices regarding the environmental sustainability of new materials and technological solutions. The main components for the restoration include solid Larch timber structures, insulating panels made of wood fiber, and lime plaster. These elements aim to create a harmonious balance with the original materials and construction techniques / Client: private / Status: on-going.
DUOPUU collaborated with the Enrico Molteni Architecture office in the design process of a new education center for the Parma University Campus, made of engineered wood and organic/bio based building materials, supporting the principles of symmetry and unity of Enrico Molteni’s project for an unconventional wooden building that uses standard and certified elements. Design: Enrico Molteni / Status: finished / Total surface: 2450 sqm / Drawings and pictures by Enrico Molteni + photos of the article published in Casabella 955, March, 2024 .
DUOPUU designed a new life for an abandoned villa made of 100% wood and never finished. The greenest building is the one that already exists; this is even more true if the starting point is a house already built in timber.
Selected portions of main bearing elements, both horizontal and vertical, have been analyzed to define the entity of mechanisms of wood degradation in the CLT panels and design specific intervention methods. The project's goal was to not demolish the villa and not re-build a new one, demonstrating a new scale of circularity both in the impact of the building construction and the re-used materials and minimizing the new ones / Client: private / Total surface: 300 sqm / Status: finished.
DUOPUU is providing the technical consultancy for the executive design of a new net-zero emission small educational workshop designed by Atelier delle Verdure – architecture & landscape studio. The new building entirely made out of CLT structural panels will be almost-100% natural, renewable, recyclable and reusable. The architectural components will be based on certified low embodied carbon materials: cork and wood fibers for the insulate panels and prefabricated cross laminated timber panels for the structures. Moreover, the project is working on ensuring a minimum environmental impact for the construction phases and for the entire lifespan of the building / Concept and design: Atelier delle Verdure / Co-design and works management: DUOPUU / Client: private / Status: on-going / Render by Atelier delle Verdure.
