01 DESCRIPTION
After being selected as competition finalists in the Urban Timber: From Seed to City, bending tests were conducted to determine timber’s ability to achieve complex curvature in varying board widths. While the initial proposal called for a bent LVL system, testing led to a hybridized LVL & Glulam assembly which better utilizes the inherent properties of the material & manufacturing processes. The standardized members were bent with adjustable jigs allowing for fast and simple production.
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04 INFORMATION
BOSTON, MA, USA
2014
IKD, Gray Organschi Architects, Una-Lam, Fire Tower Engineered Timber
200 SF
BUILT
JEFFREY LEE
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