Timber High-Rise
Year:  2018
                        Categories:  Housing
                        Location:  Helsinki, Finland

  Porous high-rise as combination of vernacular structures with green terraces in urban environment. Nowadays importance of every plot of land due to high-speed urbanization prompts the popularity of the construction of high-rise buildings. Progress in timber construction allows to build with massive wood columns up to 12 storeys. Combination of 2 modules allows to create porous structure of high-rise buildings with 'holes' - terraces for greenery.

    
        Material list   
            Massive columns (reglued) Reglued Kerto-S - 400x400mm
            Floor beam / joist - 350mm 
            Top cord - 51x400 Kerto-S
            XL Kerto® LVL Q wall element - 380mm 
            Kerto LVL Glassfacades - 300mm
            Roof rafter Kerto® LVL Qp - 700mm 
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