Mjøstårnet
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Voll Arkitekter
Mjøstårnet is to be a symbol of the “green shift”, and a proof that tall buildings can be built using local resources, local suppliers and sustainable wooden materials.
Voll Arkitekten
With its distinct architectural appearance, Mjøstårnet is a signal building, both in the way it stands out with its 85,4 meters in the landscape, but also in its revolutionary use of timber in the construction and cladding.
Mjøstårnet is a modern mixed-use tower, with facilities that the residents, locals and visitors can exploit. The tower has already attracted a lot of attention both in Norway and abroad.
The main load bearing consists of large-scale glulam trusses along the façades as well as internal columns and beams. The trusses handle the global forces in horizontal and vertical direction and give the building its necessary stiffness. CLT walls are used for secondary load bearing of three elevators and two staircases.
Large prefabricated façade elements are attached to the outside of the timber structures and make up the envelope of the building. These sandwich type elements come with incombustible insulation and external panels already fixed.
Every wooden part in the facade construction had to be fireproof. A fire safe pine product from Woodify was chosen for the cladding.
The tower consists of 18 stories with different programs. The official height is 85,4 meters. Ani is recognized by the CTBU as the world tallest timber building. With a footprint of only 17m in width and 37,5m in length, each floor is about 640 m2. The total program for the tower Is about 10 500m2 with an additional 4 900m2 public bath.
The ground floor is public, with lobby, reception and restaurant. In addition, there is an adjoining public bath on the ground floor with two 25 meters length pools.
