A huge wooden skyscraper is being built in SwitzerlandIt bears the name of Rocket&Tigeli and will be a 100-meter building built with reinforced wood.
This article was translated from ourSpanish edition.
It is 2022 and when we think of skyscrapers, images of imposing buildings built with rock and metal come to mind. Works like the impressive Burj Khalifa with its 828 meters high in Dubai. But in the small town of Winterthur, Switzerland, another type of great building is being built: it is awooden skyscraperthat aims to become the tallest of its kind in the entire world.
The so-calledRocket&Tigeliwill be more than 100 meters tall and will tower over the Mjøstårnet tower in Brumunddal, Norway, by 14.6 meters. The building will be constructed by the Danish architectural firm,Schmidt Hammer Lassen,using reinforced timber. Wood is cheaper than concrete and hasless impact on the environment, since more trees can always be planted to reforest.
Theofficial website of the projectexplains: "In the next four years, thetallest residential building in the world with a load-bearing wooden structurewill rise on the hills of the Swiss city of Winterthur, near Zurich. The 100-metre-high tower, Rocket&Tigerli, is designed to create a framework for an active and attractive neighborhood, deeply rooted in the historical context of the area, offering high-quality, modern housing with maximum natural light."
The central structure of the building will be entirely of reinforced wood, which is not particularly flammable. For the finishes, red and yellow terracotta bricks will be used so that the structure harmonizes with the architecture that already exists in the place. Rocket&Tigerli will not only be the 100 meter central tower, but also four smaller buildings and a square. The name of the buildingrefers to the locomotivesthat were once built there.
The construction firm explains: "The project marks a milestone in the construction of wooden buildings, not only because of its 100 meters, which set the record for residential buildings with a load-bearing wooden construction, but also because it introduces an innovative construction system that examines wood as a natural element. replacement of concrete.
The building will be completed in 2026.
