Cork cladding is a renewable, resistant and insulating material that is harvested from the bark of the cork oak tree. Here are seven buildings clad in the increasingly popular building material.

Redshank by Lisa Shell
Elevated within a salt marsh on England's east coast, this cabin was developed by British architect Lisa Shell for an artist that wanted a peaceful place to work.
Cork panels wrap its exterior surfaces, forming a protective skin that shields the building from salty winds, and resembles the plumage of a redshank bird after which the building is named.
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The Cork Studio by Studio Bark
Made almost entirely out of cork, this building prototype was developed by London-based Studio Bark to challenge the architecture industry's dependence on "unhealthy single-use materials". It is water and fire resistant, and every component can be completely disassembled, recycled, reused or composted at the end of its useful life.
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Casa Bonjardim by ATKA Arquitectos
This house in Portugal was remodelled and extended by ATKA Arquitectos for a couple that wanted space to work at home.
It features a protruding master bedroom at its rear, which is wrapped in cork cladding to shield it from the noise of a nearby school playground and provide thermal insulation.
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Cork Screw House by Rundzwei Architekten
Rectangular-shaped panels made from waste cork from the wine i...