A person sits on the floor of a partially constructed timber room, leaning against the wall. Sunlight pours through large, open windows and unfinished beams above, highlighting the sustainable construction materials and scaffolding outside.

Why Plywood?

You may have noticed that we use lots of plywood in our projects and products. There is a good reason for this. 

Box Library is Live

The U-Build box library has been activated and now has a network of users. From Community builds to DJ booths, we can help.

Young V&A – Learn to Build

U-Build wants to inspire the next generation of builders, doers and makers. We teamed up with the Young V&A to bring awareness to the craft

Peaceful Structures for Protest Exhibition photograph by Tom Ravenscroft

Peaceful Structures for Protest

We were invited to help create an exhibition space at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, dedicated to structures relating to protest and civil unrest.

Photograph of a U-Build Tiny House Self Build

Are you thinking of going off grid?

With the cost of fuel, food, energy and general living being a constant challenge for many, alternative ways to remove dependence on traditional systems are often considered. In one way, The U-Build project is an attempt to help folks turn on, tune in and grow up, to this fringe movement.

Photograph of Gingerbread City 2024 on U-Build modular plinth boxes

Gingerbread City Build

We helped build the exhibition for the gingerbread city 2024 Christmas show. Using recyclable material and our modular system.

Photograph of a U-Build Tiny House - Recabin Cabin

Grand Designs Article

We are excited to have an article published in Grand Designs regarding one of our latest projects. Creating a fresh, new version.

Photo - Jim Stevenson. Nest House - Sustainable Living

ArchDaily Feature, 2023

Along with Studio Bark, we are honoured to be a part of the Archdaily publication material this month, with an article about 4 key projects we have helped create.

A cosy spruce-panelled wooden room with a large circular window overlooking a garden. Cushions and potted plants sit on a built-in bench, while shelves below hold books, towels, and toys for a sustainable touch.

Know your material… Plywood

Mathilde Savary at the Building Centre speaks to Nick Newman at Studio Bark & U-Build about the creation of their first Tiny House made of cork and the meaning behind the Tiny House Movement.

A birch plywood shelf filled with vinyl records sits between two vintage speakers with orange grilles, in front of shelves holding audio equipment and a record player. The scene is set on a carpeted floor.

Modular Storage / Vinyl Units

We have been working on a range of standard interior products that can be offered alongside our modular building system. The first of which has made it into the world to our friends at Multiple States.

A young child wearing a striped jumper uses a mallet to work on a sustainable wooden box in a workshop. Boxes, tools, and materials are visible in the background.

When did we forget how to build?

Are we starting to reconnect with the methodic processes of building? As we reflect on the pandemic, we recognise the need for inspiring spaces in our homes; yet so many of us have forgotten how to make and create.