Brock Commons Tallwood House
E541573
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brock Commons Tallwood House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5711239 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brock Commons Tallwood House Context triple: [Point Grey campus, hasFacility, Brock Commons Tallwood House]
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A.
McGill Engineering Student Centre
The McGill Engineering Student Centre is a dedicated hub at McGill University that provides academic, career, and community support services tailored to engineering students.
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B.
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland is a small liberal arts and science campus of Memorial University located in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, known for its focus on environmental and fine arts programs.
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C.
John Molson Building
The John Molson Building is a major Concordia University campus facility in downtown Montreal that houses the John Molson School of Business in a modern, high-rise academic complex.
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D.
Schulich School of Business Complex
The Schulich School of Business Complex is the main academic and administrative hub of York University’s Schulich School of Business, housing classrooms, offices, and student facilities on the university’s Keele Campus in Toronto.
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E.
Vanier Residence
Vanier Residence is a student housing facility located on York University’s Keele Campus in Toronto, providing on-campus accommodation for undergraduate students.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brock Commons Tallwood House Target entity description: 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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A.
McGill Engineering Student Centre
The McGill Engineering Student Centre is a dedicated hub at McGill University that provides academic, career, and community support services tailored to engineering students.
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B.
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland is a small liberal arts and science campus of Memorial University located in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, known for its focus on environmental and fine arts programs.
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C.
John Molson Building
The John Molson Building is a major Concordia University campus facility in downtown Montreal that houses the John Molson School of Business in a modern, high-rise academic complex.
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D.
Schulich School of Business Complex
The Schulich School of Business Complex is the main academic and administrative hub of York University’s Schulich School of Business, housing classrooms, offices, and student facilities on the university’s Keele Campus in Toronto.
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E.
Vanier Residence
Vanier Residence is a student housing facility located on York University’s Keele Campus in Toronto, providing on-campus accommodation for undergraduate students.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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
ⓘ
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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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brock Commons Tallwood House Description of subject: 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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