Jagiellońska 23 in Warsaw - superstructure for the residential function of an office building

Studio project is the concept of a 4-storey superstructure made in innovative compressed wood technology over an existing 2-storey office building at 23 Jagiellońska Street in Warsaw.The project is the result of the work of a team consisting of Swiss engineers from High Tech Timber, architects from WXCA studio and engineers from Burohappold Engineering.The aim of the project was to explore the possibility of using modern solutions High Tech Timber timber construction in Warsaw, where numerous defects in historical buildings give an opportunity for wide application the same technology, commonly used in European capitals and urban agglomerations, among others in London, Berlin, Paris or Zurich.This technology allows the use of compressed wooden structures in multi-storey downtown buildings. A wooden structure can be 10 times lighter than an analogous concrete structure, which is especially important in the case of superstructure of existing buildings, the foundations of which are very often not adapted to additional loads.That is why Warsaw was chosen by specialists from High Tech Timber as a studio project space.One of the biggest advantages of the prefabricated system is a very short construction time - the use of prefabricated elements allows one floor of the building to be made in in just one day. This is also important from the point of view of users of the existing facility, who do not have to interrupt work during the construction work.

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