미 밀워키에 북미 최고층 목조빌딩 건립 VIDEO: First Approval Granted for Possible Tallest Mass Timber Building in North America

First Approval Granted for Possible Tallest Mass Timber Building in North America

February 19, 2019 Shane Hedmond

A new 21-story apartment building proposed for Milwaukee, Wisconsin as received unanimous approval from the City Plan Commission. If built, the new tower could possibly be North America’s tallest mass timber building.

Rendering of Ascend, by Korb + Associates

 

미 밀워키에 북미 최고층 목조빌딩 건립 높이 71m    미국 위스콘신주 밀워키에 21층짜리 새 아파트가 도시계획위원회로부터 만장일치로 승인받았다. 만약 건설된다면, 이 새로운 건물은 아마도 북아메리카에서 가장 높은 목재 빌딩이 될 것이다. 아스켄드라고 불리는 21층 타워의 전체 높이가 71m에 이르지만, 상위 16층 까지만 목재로 건설된다. 1층은 콘크리트로 지어지고 4층 규모의 주차공간도 포함된다.  현재 가장 높은 대형 목조 건물은 캐나다 밴쿠버 브리티시컬럼부아대 숙소로 브록 커먼스 탈우드 하우스는 18층에 57m에 이른다. 황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터 Ki Cheol Hwang, conpaper editor, curator 일,도쿄 한복판에 70층 '목조' 주상복합빌딩 건설  VIDEO: 丸の内に70階木造ビル 住友林業、6000億円投資 https://conpaper.tistory.com/63251 World’s Tallest Timber Building in Norway 노르웨이에 건설되고 있는 세계 최고층 목조빌딩 https://conpaper.tistory.com/60747

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Although the total height of the 21 story tower, called Ascend, reaches 238 feet, only the top 16 floors will be constructed out of mass timber.  The remaining bottom floors will be built with traditional concrete and include 4 levels of parking. 

The current tallest mass timber building is a residence hall at the University of British Columbua in Vancouver, Canada.  The Brock Commons Tallwood House, as the structure is known, stands 18 stories tall and 190 feet in total, according to The Skyscraper Center. 

Those opposed to mass timber projects have cited fire resistance and strength concerns, but according to the journal sentinel, Milwaukee Fire Department officials have had a “very positive reaction” to the design. Scientific tests have shown that the solid wood structural elements will actually protect themselves from fire through a layer of char on outside of the wood. 

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In the summer of 2018, Oregon became the first US state to permit mass timber buildings over 6 stories high just before the ICC officially voted to approve a building code change to also allow mass timber projects up to 18 stories high and 270 feet tall.   The code establishes varying safety standards based upon the height of the building, including covering all wood primary structural elements with a fire resistant material and providing a sprinkler system for the tallest group.  

The next step for the tower will be to get approval from the Common Council’s Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee. No date has been announced for when that will take place. The developer hopes to begin construction on the building in fall of 2019 and be completed by spring of 2021.

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