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NEWS RESIDENTIAL


World’s tallest timber resi tower


A 73-metre, 21-floor residential block by the river Amstel in Amsterdam, will the tallest timber building of its kind to date when built, it is claimed. HAUT, which will include 55 apart-


ments, is being developed by Arup, working with Lingotto, Nicole Maarsen, TEAM V Architecture and Nederlandse Energie Maatschappij. The project is targeted for BREEAM Outstanding, and will be ‘carbon neutral.’ Due to the timber in its con- struction it is believed the building will be able to store over 3 million kilograms of CO2


. What Arup described as a “strong CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER


Europe’s largest CLT building nears completion


What is thought to be Europe’s largest cross laminated timber (CLT) structure is due to complete construction in Trondheim in December 2016. Moholt 50|50 will provide a new student


village for the city, comprising five blocks housing up to 632 students at the Norweigan University of Science and Technology. The project has the aim of providing


“simple and affordable housing, but also to make everyday life easier for students to allow greater focus on their studies.” It also has a strong environmental and community focus, and it is hoped the building will benefit the local community, and not just extend the university’s existing accommodation. The project also includes a car park,


activity and fitness centre, library, medical centre, hairdresser, supermarket and clothes shop, plus a kindergarten for 171 children whose parents study at the university.


WWW.ARCHITECTSDATAFILE.CO.UK With a significant emphasis placed on


promoting environmental construction, project architect MDH Arkitekter chose Kebony wood as the main building mate- rial for the façade. The softwood is treated with furfuryl alcohol, an agricultural by- product, to increase durability and dimen- sional stability. Kebony said that a recent study by envi-


ronmental consulting firm Bergfald & Co. demonstrated that the resulting wood product has “a substantially lower carbon footprint than its tropical hardwood equiv- alents – between 15 and 30 times lower, inclusive of treatment and transportation to Northern Europe.” Dagfinn Sagen, MDH Arkitekter


commented: ‘This is an incredibly ambitious project. We chose Kebony for the build as it requires no treatment throughout its whole life cycle. Over time, it also naturally develops an attractive silver grey patina."


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and simple” façade design will feature white-grey floor tapes and tall windows, with randomly-arranged cantilevering balconies. There will also be 1,250 m2


of solar panels and a


wetland on the roof to purify water. The project’s name derives from


‘haute couture’ and the designers aim to create bespoke architecture for resi- dents, offering them a wide choice of apartment size, number of floors and room location. Arup commented: “The municipal-


ity of Amsterdam selected the design team for their vision of the city of the future in which nature and architec- ture are balanced.” Work is expected to start in the second half of 2017.


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