Armando Iachini: Norway Builds a Wooden Skyscraper

Norway is one of the countries that maintains its policy of building sustainable and environmentally friendly buildings, such as, the first skyscraper called Mjøstårnet, the tallest wooden building in the world.

Building with sustainable materials

The architect Arthur Buchardt, had the ambition to demonstrate the feasibility of constructing a building like this with sustainable materials, while being respectful with the environment and taking advantage of local products offered by nature, plus proving that it is possible to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases up to 85%.

The Mjøstårnet building will have a total area of 11,300 square meters with 18 floors (80 meters high), in which will provide: housing, restaurant services, common areas, offices and a hotel. Alongside, it will have a pool of 4,700 square meters.

The inauguration of this skyscraper expects to be on March 2019. This skyscraper already has been recognized for international awards on its design and will be located in Brumunddal, 159 kilometers from Oslo.

In history, wood has been the material with greater versatility and accessibility for man to construct their edifications. Experts such as, Armando Iachini, headmaster of Construcciones Yamaro, highlights its qualities, as well as, the warmth and unique texture offered by this material in any kind of construction.

The writer and naturalist Richard Mabey in his book ‘Wood’, demonstrates how different buildings based on this material can show the diversity of these constructions manufactured with planks and slats also these constructions have showed the strength and intelligence of wood as a material.

In the future, will be built in Tokyo the W350 with a height of 350 meters and 70 floors, whose inauguration is estimated for 2041, where housing, services and hotel buildings will also be available. 

Hortum Huts: a trend in high

The new modular wooden houses show clear advantages over conventional constructions that present different designs and multiple dimensions; prefabricated at the same time, these are gaining ground in the real estate market.

Known as Hortum Huts, they initially were created for office solutions, guest rooms or an extra room. The walls are usually composed of prefabricated wooden panels with OSB or tongue-and-groove cladding.

The roof in addition to this cladding includes the EPDM material, ideal for huts with flat roofs that facilitate the water drainage. In the same way, inside of it has a great flexibility for personalization from adding a window to dividing spaces for bathrooms and other needs.