Vancouver’s Shigeru Ban design attains ?Alternative Solution? building permit
Terrace House, the highly anticipated development by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban, has received official approval to use exposed mass timber in the top 7-storeys of this 19-storey building. The issuance of the Building Permit required approval of an ?Alternative Solution? to demonstrate compliance with Vancouver?s Building Code, thereby allowing the use of mass timber in the construction of a high-rise building. This approval from the Chief Building Official?s Office is significant as Terrace House ? developed by PortLiving ? is the tallest hybrid wood structure approved for construction in North America.
?As an engineer, it is imperative not only that I trust my own work, but that my work receives rigorous review and confirmation by others, including peer reviewers and competent authorities having jurisdiction, such as the City of Vancouver,? said Andrew Harmsworth, lead Fire Engineer and Building Code consultant from GHL Consultants Ltd. Prior to the official approval of Terrace House, the use of exposed mass timber in a hybrid wood structure of this height had never been permitted in either Canada or the United States. While there has been much discussion of the environmental benefits of tall mass timber buildings, few exceeding 6-storeys have been permitted or constructed. The recently completed Brock Commons, an 18-storey student residence at the University of British Columbia, was permitted only as an exception to the BC Building Code and the acceptanc...
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