Treet Tower
The Tallest Timber Building in the world when it was built (2015)
photo by ARTEC
Treet or Tree in Norwegian is a 14 storey apartment block in central Bergen. At 49 meters its the tallest timber framed building in the world, although there are a few on the drawing board that if built would dwarf it.
The higher cost of the structure in wood as opposed to concrete and steel was able to be offset by the quicker and easier erection time, four storeys per 3 days and it also meets passive house standards. The building was erected in modules of 4 the already completed apartments slotted into the wooden framework as it was erected.
The exposed glulam structure front and back really makes this project, instead of hiding the structure at the ends they are on front and back elevations in front of the glazed balconies providing a striking feature for the building and also for the inhabitants of the tower.
- Think wood video
- location 60°22’58.0”N 5°18’59.2”E