Serial Building Systems from Wood

Issue
06/2023 Architecture and Climate Protection
Author
Anne Isopp
The wooden high-rise in Hamburg’s HafenCity is growing by one storey every three weeks. The exterior walls are also manufactured three-dimensionally, including loggias.
© Garbe Immobilien-Projekte
Multi-storey residential buildings, high-rises and entire neighbourhoods made of wood are increasingly in demand, while wood construction companies are investing in new plants, standardised building systems and material-saving and higher-performance structures. 
The wooden high-rise in Hamburg’s HafenCity is growing by one storey every three weeks. The exterior walls are also manufactured three-dimensionally, including loggias.
© Garbe Immobilien-Projekte