Mass Timber + Wood Construction News

While the architects always conceived the building as a wood structure, Associate Principal Mary Springer recalls an early realization: “This building is so small, we don’t need to think about it as mass timber.” Thus, much of the resultant structure is formed with standard southern yellow pine 2x6s and 2x8s. These are paired with Alaskan white cedar heavy timbers and an exterior cladding in ash. “It’s a very wood heavy building,” Design Director Douglas Gerlach says.