It is not surprising that Kaap Skil, the Maritime and Beachcombers Museum, on the island of Texel, in the Netherlands, has been nominated for the Wood Architecture Award 2012.
Mecanoo, the designers, used wood in its façade, acting in part at least as a sun shade. It is also a good example of recycling as the timber was recovered from hardwood sheet piles used in the North Holland Canal.
