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It features glulam beam construction with a central triple height atrium rising to meet a skylight formed by a glulam diagrid.
Mass timber construction toronto. We ve analyzed the pros and cons of the various types of mass timber systems including cross laminated timber clt dowel. Hines a houston based global real estate owner developer and manager has announced the tallest timber office building in north america according to information in architect magazine. By definition mass timber construction uses large prefabricated wood members for wall floor and roof construction. Our engineers have experience designing mass timber buildings and components in the united states canada and the united kingdom.
Toronto is undergoing a development boom and as architects search for more sustainable construction methods enter the timber 80 atlantic. The innovative project with a design by danish architects 3xn working with local firm wzmh architects will for a time take the crown of the city s tallest wood frame. While mass timber has garnered significant interest. Lighter and far more sustainable than concrete or steel mass timber construction is gaining ground as a primary structural material.
This 3 storey 124 000 sf mass timber project will seamlessly integrate tenant opportunities with the revitalization of the osstf feeso s existing office space in toronto. Daniels faculty of architecture landscape and design at the university of toronto we aim to help position canada as a global leader in sustainable mass timber research education development and export by leveraging relationships between educators researchers industry and indigenous groups. Representatives of waterfront toronto developer hines and three levels of government gathered in the east bayfront area this morning to celebrate the start of construction on a mass timber office complex known as t3 bayside. Type iv a maximum 18 stories with noncombustible protection on all mass timber elements.
The development located at the southwest corner of charles and yonge streets is thought to be the first significant contemporary mass timber project to proceed in the city s downtown core. The 10 story building named t3 bayside was designed by danish architectural firm 3xn and will according to the architect be located along lake ontario as part of a new 2 000 acre residential and. Shafts and designed for a 2 hour fire resistance. The 10 story tower which will be one of two identical mass timber buildings marks the initiation of bayside toronto s approximately 500 000 square foot workplace component.
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