Maggies Centre, Oldham Building, English CLT Architecture, Hardwood Cross-Laminated Timber England, Design
Maggies Centre in Oldham
Oldham Cancer Caring Centre Development, Manchester, UK – design by dRMM architects
27 + 26 Sep 2016
Maggies Centre Oldham News
Maggies Centre in Oldham News
Design: dRMM, architects
World’s first building created using hardwood CLT underway
Construction has begun on the world?s first permanent building created using hardwood cross-laminated timber (CLT). Designed by architects, de Rijke Marsh Morgan (dRMM) Maggie?s Oldham is the first building to utilise the beauty and strength of the sustainable material.

The completed building will have a playfulness and warmth that supports the central aims of the design ? to uplift and offer hope to people affected by cancer, and is constructed entirely of American tulipwood CLT. ?We co-developed tulipwood CLT for its inherent lightness, strength and expressive warmth,? said Alex de Rijke of dRMM Architects, ?making it the right fit for Maggie?s, structurally and conceptually?.
Alex de Rijke architect at dRMM:

photo © Petr Krejci Photography
The material was invented in a collaboration between dRMM Architects, the American Harwood Export Council (AHEC) and top engineering firm Arup, for the London Design Festival Landmark project ?Endless Stair?. Since then tulipwood CLT has been gaining attention for its advantages over concrete and steel, as it is a renewable resource, has a high strengt...