New construction, MFH
New Construction of the Berger Apartment Building, Thun
2015
A four-story apartment building made of wooden elements is being constructed in the Lauenen villa district of Thun.
The Initial Situation
An existing single-family home built in 1920 was deemed no longer worth renovating. A new building was intended to make better use of the lot while also serving as an investment opportunity for the clients.
The Construction Method
While the exterior wall elements were constructed as conventional wood-frame walls with local reinforcements and a rear-ventilated facade cladding, the revolutionary Timber Structures 3.0 technology was used for the floor slabs. This technology enables a flush, very slim ceiling by bonding wooden components at the ends. Planning is radically simplified, and installation is efficient and cost-effective. By eliminating the need for cast-in-place concrete, the floor is immediately dry and load-bearing. The building was constructed in early February 2015 and was ready for occupancy five months later, in July 2015.
Construction data
- Floor area: 230 m²
Architecture
Brügger Architects, 3600 Thun
Client
S. Berger 3600 Thun
Timber engineer
Timbatec Timber Engineering Switzerland AG 3600 Thun
Timber construction
Ramseier Holzbau AG 3510 Langnau
Images
Trade press
Sustainable timber frame, as solid as steel and concrete
Baubio 1/2017 - Building houses from timber as previously only possible with steel and concrete - this is made possible by the newly developed TS3 technology. "Baubio", the magazine of the "Baubiosuisse" association, presents the development of this technology in detail on four pages in its first issue in 2017. The magazine interviewed TS3 founder Stefan Zöllig and TS3 project manager Marcel Herzog. (Report German)