A wooden hub for medical research. UCB Collaboration Hub in Windlesham (UK), designed by Heatherwick studio, connects the existing facilities around it with a warm timber centrepiece. The 15-metre high CLT outer walls fold in and out, supporting three storeys of mass timber slabs and beams. It is constructed from discretised flat CLT segments prefabricated to embed every required connection detail. The inner and outer CLT layer of the curved walls is milled to match the intended curvature. Special attention was paid to the quality, details, fibre direction, and finish of the CLT elements as most of them remain visible once the construction is complete! We supported the German timber contractor HESS TIMBER with project management, detail development, setting out and reference geometry, and created a fully detailed parametric model. Ultimately, we detailed and created digital fabrication data for 1'251 timber elements. Completion is planned for 2025 Client: UCB UK & Ireland Architect: Heatherwick studio+ Veretec General Contractor: ISG Construction Limited Timber Contractor, Supplier & Engineering: HESS TIMBER Digital Planning & Parametric Modelling: Design-to-Production Pictures 1,3 and 5 by ISG #digitalfabrication #designingthefuture #masstimber #curvedCLT
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Humans are amazing. Let's continue to make our designs more human! Great results, Heatherwick studio!
Beyond the limits!
i love the design and the execution. Great work
Love it!
Impressive precision!
Principal @ Whirlwind Consultants | Business Analysis, Project Management, Mass Timber Expert
3moBeautiful to see the limits of creativity pushed by your team all the time. Great work.