CLT structure
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about CLT structure
Project • By Anttinen Oiva arkkitehdit • Offices
Katajanokan Laituri
Helsinki’s former industrial Katajanokka waterfront is home to Katajanokan Laituri, a solid wood office and hotel building, and the largest mass timber construction in Finland to date. Designed by Helsinki-based architectural studio Anttinen Oiva Architects, the 23,000-square-metre landmark building is certified LEED Platinum. The completion of Katajanokan Laituri contributes to Helsinki’s goal of becoming a carbon-neutral city by 2030.
Kalle Kouhia
Located in the vicinity of Helsinki ́s famed Market Square, Katajanokan Laituri is the first new building to be built on the Katajanokka waterfront, an area being reimagined as a mixed-use neighbourhood. It is the head office of Stora Enso, a Finnish forestry company and provid... More
News • Innovations • 29 May 2024
Innovative Hybrid Flax Pavilion demonstrates use of CLT and flax fiber as alternative to conventional building techniques
The Hybrid Flax Pavilion demonstrates the application of an innovative wood and natural fiber hybrid construction system as an alternative to conventional building techniques. Developed by the Cluster of Excellence “Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture” (IntCDC) at the University of Stuttgart, the pavilion was designed as a central exhibition space for the 2024 Landesgartenschau horticultural show on the banks of the Argen River in Wangen im Allgäu, Germany.
ICD/ITKE/IntCDC University of Stuttgart
ICD/ITKE/IntCDC University of Stuttgart
The hybrid system combines cross-laminated timber (CLT) and robotically wound flax fiber to craft a resource-efficient building made from reg... More
News • Innovations • 15 May 2024
Wangen Tower is first multi-level and climbable structure to use self-shaped timber components
Wangen Tower is the first multi-level and climbable structure to use self-shaped, structural timber components. The tower’s design and build is based on research from the Cluster of Excellence “Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture” (IntCDC) at the University of Stuttgart. The tower was created as an architectural landmark and a pioneering timber structure for the Landesgartenschau 2024 (this large-scale, annual horticultural show takes place in different regions of Germany — the 2024 edition is in western Allgäu).
ICD/ITKE/IntCDC University of Stuttgart (Photo: Nina Baisch)
ICD/ITKE/IntCDC University of Stuttgart
Wangen Tower connects the Landesgartenschau site in... More
News • News • 26 Apr 2024
Tilburg University inaugurates the Marga Klompé building constructed from wood
The Marga Klompé building, designed by Powerhouse Company for Tilburg University in the Netherlands, has recently opened. Except for the natural stone facade, the 5000 square meter building is entirely constructed from wood.
Sebastian van Damme
Sebastian van Damme
Sebastian van Damme
The building is named after the first female Dutch minister, who received an honorary doctorate from the former Catholic University of Tilburg in 1982. According to the architects, the 33 by 33-meter cube serves as a tribute to another renowned campus structure and the first building realized on the campus, the Cobbenhagen building, designed by Jos. Bedaux in 1962.
Within the nearly energy-neutral building the program i... More
Project • By KUP - ARCH Architekten architetti • Apartments
Lobis
The Lobis apartment building in Brixen underwent a fundamental transformation. The upper floor and attic of the four-storey building from the 1960s were demolished and rebuilt in solid wood construction. The ground floor and basement remained unchanged and form the base of the new building.
Oliver Jaist
Oliver Jaist
In addition to the main two-storey apartment, a small granny apartment was created. The walls and ceilings of the extension were prefabricated in CLT and insulated with wood fiber insulation; the silver fir cladding was impregnated with a black paint. The monochrome timber façade stands out visually from the light-colored, plastered base and zones the building.
Oliver Jaist
Oliver Jaist
Oliver Jais... More
Project • By The Miller Hull Partnership • Universities
Health Sciences Education Building
Designed to inspire generations of future healthcare professionals, the new Health Sciences Education Building at the University of Washington fosters interaction, collaboration, and creativity for students and the health professional community. Delivered by the design-build team of The Miller Hull Partnership, The S/L/A/M Collaborative, and Lease Crutcher Lewis, the new interprofessional education building aims to maintain the University’s outstanding performance by attracting and retaining the highest caliber of healthcare professionals.
Centrally located in the University’s robust, health sciences-focused South Campus, the facility utilizes the unique adjacencies of research, academic, and clinical programs to train fu... More
News • News • 24 May 2023
Spruce House & Studio by ao-ft sets an exciting precedent for infill sites in the UK
On an infill site in Walthamstow, East London, London-based practice ao-ft has completed a new-build home and self-contained studio. The Spruce House & Studio is the first completed project by the emerging design studio and highlights the practice's interest in sustainable construction and fabrication techniques.
Rory Gardiner
The house occupies a wide plot, situated in a former conservation area on what was once the village high street. It is neighboured by various building types that have transitioned from retail uses to homes over the past century. In recognition of this transitional site history, ao-ft sought to reference the original shop front typology of the neighborhood in a contemporary way with glazing stretched acro... More