CTAA ARCHITECT / LAB combines uncovered concrete and timber
Our Forest by CTAA ARCHITECT / LAB explores how a single expansive roof can unify various spatial capabilities. The constructing in Taiwan employs uncovered concrete load-bearing partitions mixed with cypress CLT (cross-laminated timber) roof panels. A big curved roof, rotated 45 levels, interacts with the orthogonal inside structure to generate different double-pitched roof types. This creates dynamic visible results, with shifting patterns of sunshine and shadow throughout the areas.
The design introduces new materials purposes and development methods utilizing each CLT and GLT (glued laminated timber). These strategies enable for prolonged cantilevers and larger roof curvature, producing a roof that spans 16 meters by 18 meters. The strategy redefines standard timber development, combining architectural expression with structural efficiency. To deal with website circumstances, the single-story quantity is saved barely decrease than surrounding homes, however the roof is raised to five.8 meters. Completely different roof heights and layered eaves add vertical depth, making certain the construction maintains presence with out showing diminished. Exposing the wood framework additional emphasizes the size and craftsmanship of the roof.
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various areas are fashioned beneath a hyperbolic timber roof
The hyperbolic GLT roof is constructed from 396 particular person timber items, every with a singular curvature, and linked by over 3,000 metal joints. Supported by 46 CLT pitched roof segments measuring 2 by 3 meters, the construction achieves a steadiness between linear and planar parts. The bowl-shaped cover rests on the perimeter roof edges with out extra columns, creating a number of shaded zones and framing distinctive spatial experiences beneath.
The design crew at CTAA ARCHITECT / LAB conceived the construction as an interconnected setting, by which the expansive roof hyperlinks the constructing’s completely different areas right into a cohesive entire. Its scale and geometry set up a way of continuity, whereas its materiality and development methods reveal the potential of up to date timber structure.
Our Forest by CTAA ARCHITECT / LAB explores the unifying potential of a single expansive roof
the constructing combines uncovered concrete partitions with cypress CLT roof panels
a curved roof, rotated 45 levels, intersects with the orthogonal plan to create different roof types
