NOTO nestles green-timber duplex among trees in Hamburg

A sage green facade formed of rhythmic wooden panels defines Babendiekstraße 23, a pair of timber houses that architecture studio NOTO has completed in Hamburg, Germany.

Located on a tree-filled site, the two homes are combined within a three-storey cubic form with cutouts that make space for existing greenery around its edges.

This includes one corner of the plan, where NOTO has cut off the building at an angle to make space for an existing tree.