The 25-story Ascent skyscraper, designed by Korb + Architects, is located in Milwaukee, Missouri (USA) and is almost 90 meters high.
True, the basement of the skyscraper is a five-level concrete car park, which, in turn, rests on a system of metal piles, also covered with concrete. Elevator shafts and flights of stairs are made of it, and the outer “skin” is almost completely. And yet the main structure of the skyscraper is a system of beams, ceilings and supports made of glued laminated timber.
The presence of concrete and other materials, several sets of “wooden” status of the building-record holder. However, since the basic vertical and wooden structures are made of wood, the building is
The construction of an unusual high-rise took two years. The use of poured timber structures installs the installed cVES At the same time, special impregnation requires Ascent wood very high fire resistance safety.
Source: Tech Cult
