Brock Commons Tallwood House
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high-rise building
mass timber building
mixed timber–concrete hybrid structure
student residence building
Brock Commons Tallwood House is a pioneering mass timber student residence at the University of British Columbia, known for being one of the world’s tallest contemporary wood buildings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-rise building
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mass timber building ⓘ mixed timber–concrete hybrid structure ⓘ student residence building ⓘ |
| aboveGroundStoreys | 18 ⓘ |
| campusArea | UBC Vancouver campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
residence halls of the University of British Columbia
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wooden skyscrapers ⓘ |
| city | Vancouver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| client | University of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | prefabricated mass timber components ⓘ |
| constructionTimeForTimberStructure | approximately 9 weeks ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Brock Commons Phase 1
NERFINISHED
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Tallwood House at Brock Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Acton Ostry Architects NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoreMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| hasDeveloper | University of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacadeMaterial |
fibercement cladding
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prefabricated steel stud panels ⓘ |
| hasFunction | student residence ⓘ |
| hasStructuralElement |
cross-laminated timber floor panels
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glulam columns ⓘ two concrete stair and elevator cores ⓘ |
| hasStructuralEngineer | Fast + Epp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 53 meters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the world’s tallest contemporary mass timber buildings
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innovative use of engineered wood in high-rise construction ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCampusOf | University of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainContractor | Urban One Builders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
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cross-laminated timber ⓘ glue-laminated timber ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| numberOfBeds | approximately 404 ⓘ |
| numberOfResidentialFloors | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 18 ⓘ |
| numberOfTimberStoreys | 17 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| owner | University of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | student housing ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| startDateOfConstruction | 2015 ⓘ |
| structuralSystem | mass timber hybrid structure ⓘ |
| sustainabilityFeature |
reduced embodied carbon compared to conventional concrete high-rise
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use of renewable wood products ⓘ |
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