Brock Commons Tallwood House

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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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instanceOf high-rise building
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
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
Tallwood House at Brock Commons NERFINISHED
hasArchitect Acton Ostry Architects NERFINISHED
hasCoreMaterial reinforced concrete
hasDeveloper University of British Columbia NERFINISHED
hasFacadeMaterial fibercement cladding
prefabricated steel stud panels
hasFunction student residence
hasStructuralElement cross-laminated timber floor panels
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
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
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
use of renewable wood products

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Point Grey campus hasFacility Brock Commons Tallwood House