{"id":110999,"date":"2024-06-05T15:10:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T19:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/?post_type=metro_profile&#038;p=110999"},"modified":"2024-06-13T13:21:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T17:21:23","slug":"waechter-architecture-has-an-expanded-vision-for-mass-timber","status":"publish","type":"metro_profile","link":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/profiles\/waechter-architecture-has-an-expanded-vision-for-mass-timber\/","title":{"rendered":"Waechter Architecture Has An Expanded Vision for Mass Timber"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-sandow-article-header article-header\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Mississippi_ConferenceCommons_LaraSwimmer-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Mississippi_ConferenceCommons_LaraSwimmer-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Mississippi_ConferenceCommons_LaraSwimmer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Mississippi_ConferenceCommons_LaraSwimmer-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Mississippi_ConferenceCommons_LaraSwimmer-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Mississippi_ConferenceCommons_LaraSwimmer-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Mississippi_ConferenceCommons_LaraSwimmer-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mississippi Workshop by Waechter Architecture is Oregon&#8217;s first all-timber commercial building, and it is a three-story, 9,555-square-foot structure. Photo: Lara Swimmer <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group article-header_intro none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">June 5, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading size-large\">Waechter Architecture Has An Expanded Vision for Mass Timber<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Through its applied research on all-mass-timber construction, Waechter Architecture designs with simplicity in mind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>By: <\/span><a href=\"\/tag\/francisco-brown\">Francisco Brown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"social-share\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprofiles%2Fwaechter-architecture-has-an-expanded-vision-for-mass-timber%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprofiles%2Fwaechter-architecture-has-an-expanded-vision-for-mass-timber%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M4.98 3.5c0 1.381-1.11 2.5-2.48 2.5s-2.48-1.119-2.48-2.5c0-1.38 1.11-2.5 2.48-2.5s2.48 1.12 2.48 2.5zm.02 4.5h-5v16h5v-16zm7.982 0h-4.968v16h4.969v-8.399c0-4.67 6.029-5.052 6.029 0v8.399h4.988v-10.131c0-7.88-8.922-7.593-11.018-3.714v-2.155z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprofiles%2Fwaechter-architecture-has-an-expanded-vision-for-mass-timber%2F&#038;description=Waechter+Architecture+Has+An+Expanded+Vision+for+Mass+Timber\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"> <path d=\"M12 0c-6.627 0-12 5.372-12 12 0 5.084 3.163 9.426 7.627 11.174-.105-.949-.2-2.405.042-3.441.218-.937 1.407-5.965 1.407-5.965s-.359-.719-.359-1.782c0-1.668.967-2.914 2.171-2.914 1.023 0 1.518.769 1.518 1.69 0 1.029-.655 2.568-.994 3.995-.283 1.194.599 2.169 1.777 2.169 2.133 0 3.772-2.249 3.772-5.495 0-2.873-2.064-4.882-5.012-4.882-3.414 0-5.418 2.561-5.418 5.207 0 1.031.397 2.138.893 2.738.098.119.112.224.083.345l-.333 1.36c-.053.22-.174.267-.402.161-1.499-.698-2.436-2.889-2.436-4.649 0-3.785 2.75-7.262 7.929-7.262 4.163 0 7.398 2.967 7.398 6.931 0 4.136-2.607 7.464-6.227 7.464-1.216 0-2.359-.631-2.75-1.378l-.748 2.853c-.271 1.043-1.002 2.35-1.492 3.146 1.124.347 2.317.535 3.554.535 6.627 0 12-5.373 12-12 0-6.628-5.373-12-12-12z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:?body=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprofiles%2Fwaechter-architecture-has-an-expanded-vision-for-mass-timber%2F&#038;subject=Waechter+Architecture+Has+An+Expanded+Vision+for+Mass+Timber\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12 12.713l-11.985-9.713h23.97l-11.985 9.713zm0 2.574l-12-9.725v15.438h24v-15.438l-12 9.725z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column empty-header-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mississippi Workshop: A Mass Timber Research Testbed <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Mass Timber has been a core part of <a href=\"https:\/\/waechterarchitecture.com\">Waechter Architecture\u2019s<\/a> (WA) practice over the past decade. The Portland, Oregon\u2013based firm has been studying and developing projects to expand knowledge of this increasingly popular material in the region and test its construction efficiencies, energy performance, and cultural and market adoption across design typologies. WA\u2019s research on mass timber architecture received a grant from the USDA\/U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovations Program, with additional support from the Softwood Lumber Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The firm\u2019s studio space, the Mississippi Workshop, is a three-story prefabricated mass timber structure designed, developed, and built by WA as a test bed for its in-house all-wood construction research. The building is the first commercial project in Oregon to use mass timber construction for all building components. Except for the sheathed metal exterior and the integrated radiant concrete flooring, the firm used exposed wood for all surfaces, purposely avoiding hybrid systems. \u201cThe idea with this building was to do a modern and high-tech building, but also a primitive one,\u201d says the firm\u2019s founding partner Ben Waechter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1626-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1626-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/DSCF1626-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waechter Architecture founding architect Ben Waechter&#8217;s residence occupies the third floor. The second floor houses the design studio, while the ground level features a coffee shop, bike storage, makerspaces, and public areas that open to a courtyard, forming a semi-private civic space for informal gatherings. Photo: Arthur Hitchcock <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Mississippi_Courtyard_ArthurHitchcock-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Mississippi_Courtyard_ArthurHitchcock-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Mississippi_Courtyard_ArthurHitchcock-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Arthur Hitchcock <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>An Stubborn Approach to Mass Timber Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">This building has helped WA confirm early design assumptions and address challenges along the way. \u201cIt\u2019s a really tight envelope, with a tilt-up system with panels that go from the foundation to the roof with no horizontal breaks in the wall, so there\u2019s no air leakage,\u201d Waechter says. \u201cThere\u2019s a concern with having systems so fully integrated into the body of a building. Because the power, data, and mechanical systems are going to fail at some point.\u201d This reality led them to rethink future iterations more like \u201cprimitive vessels\u201d that, through their rational simplicity, allow maximum spatial and systems flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Another exciting breakthrough was in fire protection. Coordinating with Code Unlimited as a code and fire protection consultant, WA created new fire protection details to avoid the mandatory hybrid system requirements as fire retardants, creating new opportunities to expand local construction codes. \u201cThis was not just for this project but for future mass timber projects,\u201d says Waechter. WA and Codes Unlimited together proved that the mass timber and wood-on-wood alone were enough to limit the spread of fire and that joints met construction criteria. \u201cI think Waechter took a uniquely stubborn stance of what wood can do, and even with pressure put on code and structure to achieve that aesthetic experience, it turned out it was doable,\u201d Will Smith, a project lead at WA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1859\" height=\"1859\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Collage.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Collage.jpg 1859w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Collage-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Collage-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Collage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Collage-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Collage-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Collage-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1859px) 100vw, 1859px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The studio&#8217;s in-house research led to a taxonomy of structural approaches for all-wood buildings. Courtesy: Waechter Architecture <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Models-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Models-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Models-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Models-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Models-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Models-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_Models-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For their final projects, University of Oregon Design Studio students prioritized singular systems to achieve more integrated built results. Courtesy: Waechter Architecture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning Architecture from a Singular Material Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The studio\u2019s research-based design approach also helped it develop an all-timber structural components taxonomy. Divided into standard scenarios, the classification system is further defined by three main categories: the exterior structure at the envelope of the building, the inner structure throughout the floor plate, and the horizontal structure that supports the floor plate. WA took this exercise and translated it into an architecture studio at the University of Oregon, inviting its students to develop a project by choosing a single system. \u201cIn many of our projects, we aim to avoid hybrid systems in general. So, not having columns and then walls and then cores, but picking an approach for the architectural production of a building benefits the understanding of design as an integrated architectural system,\u201d says Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Now WA is developing a series of speculative design exercises to incorporate these structural and mechanical system taxonomies in all-wood projects. The hope is to create a multitude of typologies to demonstrate the material\u2019s versatility within different constraints and to expand the notion of primitive specificity in architectural design by truly understanding the wide range of possibilities of all-wood architecture. As Waechter puts it, \u201cThe ambition or the idea is that there could be a world where we perfect what the building is made out of. Where what changes from project to project is really form and composition, that it\u2019s a result of just trying to create experientially clear spaces that have a heft even though we\u2019re building out of framing material.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_1-Infill-Housing-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_1-Infill-Housing-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_1-Infill-Housing-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_1-Infill-Housing-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_1-Infill-Housing-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_1-Infill-Housing-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_1-Infill-Housing-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_1-Infill-Housing-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_1-Infill-Housing-2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For an all-wood speculative design series, the studio made an infill housing type with platform structures creating shifting openings for ground-floor bedrooms and upper-floor living spaces, along with shared gardens and courtyards beneath upper patios. Courtesy: Waechter Architecture and Arte Factory Lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1914\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_2-Office-Block-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_2-Office-Block-1-scaled.jpg 1914w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_2-Office-Block-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_2-Office-Block-1-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_2-Office-Block-1-768x1027.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_2-Office-Block-1-1149x1536.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ME_24_03_WAE_2-Office-Block-1-1532x2048.jpg 1532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1914px) 100vw, 1914px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another project featured an all-wood office building with a cassette structure that spans and cantilevers beyond platform cores for rapid construction. Courtesy: Waechter Architecture and Arte Factory Lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Speculative construction for a new All-Wood assembly building: a tilt up structure allows for pre-construction of assembly before pulling up into place. Courtesy: Waechter Architecture and Arte Factory Lab\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-Hall-2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The large interior space created by the tilt up structure and perforated roof diaphragm can provide for a variety of potential programs. Courtesy: Waechter Architecture and Arte Factory Lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"comment size-regular\"><br><br>Would you like to comment on this article? 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