DETAIL 11.2024 Timber Construction + Prefabrication

The Versatility of Timber Construction

From residential estates and office complexes to an observation tower and an Olympic milestone in Paris, this issue showcases the versatility of timber construction through seven exemplary projects, each documented in depth with our focus on construction details.

In Paris, Mobile Architectural Office has completed an elegant social housing project that fills a corner plot near Gare de L’Est, with a street-facing facade of cross laminated timber (CLT) clad in white corrugated panels. Meanwhile, the Start-UP business incubator in Heilbronn’s Neckaruferpark, designed by Waechter + Waechter, stands out with its exposed V-column glulam frame. In Riehen near Basel, Studio Gugger has infused a modular residential complex of four buildings with an idyllic dark red hue – evoking Sweden’s iconic red houses. And in Kristiansand at the southern tip of Norway, the Oslotre team has designed a distinctive commercial and office building featuring a facade of curved green pine elements. Our Technology section examines the Olympic Aquatics Centre in Paris, an exceptional timber structure by Schlaich Bergermann Partner. Its suspended roof spans nearly 90 metres over the pool – a record worthy of the Games.