- Project last updated by WoodWorks on 08-15-2024
UBC Tallwood House at Brock Commons
Vancouver, BCTallwood House at Brock Commons is an 18-story hybrid mass timber residence at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The building is comprised of 17 stories of mass timber construction above a concrete podium, and two concrete stair cores. The floor structure consists of 5-ply CLT panels supported on glulam columns. The roof is made of prefabricated sections of steel beams and metal decking. Brock Commons has the capacity for just over 400 students with floorplans ranging from single bed studios to four-bed accommodations.
Project Details
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Number Of Stories
17
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Bldg system
Mass Timber
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Sq. Meters
14,585
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Construction Type:
IV-A
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Building Type:
Student Housing
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Material Types:
Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)
Glue-Laminated Timber (GLT or glulam)
Hybrid (wood with steel or concrete)
Project Team
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Aercoustics Engineering Ltd. Acoustic Engineer
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Fast + Epp Structural Engineer
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RDH Building Science Building Enclosure Consultant
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Seagate Mass Timber Inc. Installer
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Mercer Mass Timber Mass timber (previously Structurlam)
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Colin Shane | P.Eng., P.E. Building Enclosure Consultant
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Robert Jackson Project Manager
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Acton Ostry Architects Architect
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Brent Olund Construction Planning, Construction Oversight
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Hermann Kaufmann Architekten Architect
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Paul Fast Principal-in-Charge
- Project last updated by WoodWorks on 08-15-2024