TS3 in the type center
23. Mär 2023
TS3 was a guest at the Brownbag Lunch at the Schweizer Baumusterzentrale on the topic of "One slab for fewer columns!" In front of an audience of over 200 architects, we presented the two new multi-family houses with TS3 technology in Zollikerberg. The event is available for replay.
The two apartment buildings Unterhueb in Zollikerberg were designed by Merkli Degen Architekten as timber structures. In order to nevertheless be able to realize larger spans without visible beams, the TS3 system was used. This allows the production of panels of any size.
Sven Bill explained together with Ciril Stadler of Timbatec Holzbauingenieureand Ueli Degen of Merkli Degen Architekten ETH in front of an audience of over 200 architects at the Swiss Baumuste-Centrale in Zurich,how this project was realized.
We thank you very much for the great interest!
If you missed the event,click here to to the recording.
The apartment buildings in Zollikerberg
A sustainable building is characterized by high ecological and economic quality. During the planning and construction of the two apartment buildings in Zollikerberg, merkli degen architekten GmbH therefore attached great importance to these aspects. Building materials were carefully selected and used where they make sense.
The fact that timber construction performs well from an ecological point of view is now widely known. Wood has other advantages over other building materials. It doesn't need to dry out after it's been installed - so buildings are built faster and are ready for occupancy sooner. It is lightweight, which allows for smaller foundations. And: wooden buildings offer natural, comfortable rooms with a high degree of coziness. Thanks to TS3 technology, new possibilities are opening up.
The above-ground building is a timber structure consisting of timber columns and cross laminated timber panels connected with TS3 technology. Timber Structures 3.0 technology, or TS3 for short, is a process that allows large areas to be made of wood - without the joists that were previously common. These large surfaces can replace reinforced concrete in most areas and are also suitable for floor slabs such as those in Unterhub.