UK studios Musson Brown Architects and Miltiadou Cook Mitzman have completed a courtyard home in Newcastle, which was constructed using a prefabricated structure of cross-laminated timber .

Located in the Newcastle suburb of Jesmond, the 420-square-metre home was designed for a retired couple who wanted a peaceful retreat from the city, which informed a U-shaped layout enclosing a green courtyard.

Replacing a derelict 1980s building on the site, Musson Brown Architects and Miltiadou Cook Mitzman (MCM) designed the home with a "flatpack" cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure, which was fabricated off-site in order to minimise waste, construction time and carbon emissions.

Musson Brown Architects and Miltiadou Cook Mitzman have completed a cross-laminated timber home in Newcastle

"This project integrated a 'flatpack' approach, which involved using a cross-laminated timber structure that was precision-manufactured off-site and assembled on location," Musson Brown architects founder George Musson told…