Vancouver, BC
Bernhard Gafner:
Project Engineer while at Fast + Epp Stuctural Engineers
Andrew Chad (ACC Structural Engineers):
Erection/Construction Engineering for Seagate Structures
162,700 sq. ft. 18-storey student residence building – the tallest mass timber building in the world. The hybrid structure consists of concrete cores and two-way spanning CLT (mass timber) floor panels point supported on glulam columns, a first of its kind for this scale of application. The building is targeted to achieve LEED Gold Certification.
Images: 1,2,5 Seagate Structures/Pollux Chung, 3 naturally:wood/KK Law, 4,6 Acton Ostry Architects & UBC
ClientUBC PropertiesArchitectActon Ostry ArchitectsStatusCompletion September 2017