Timber Lofts

A direct reflection of its historic, yet trendsetting locale, Milwaukee's first mass timber building, Timber Lofts , is an adaptive reuse project that combines a 130-year-old warehouse renovation with new construction in an adjacent parcel.

Think Wood sat down (virtually) with the Catalyst Construction's president, Adam Arndt, and vice president, Tom Baade, to learn what inspired them to reimagine wood construction for Timber Lofts , Ascent, and beyond. Download the Q+A Session with Catalyst Construction.
Timber Lofts

Timber Lofts blends old with new, melding the renovation of an historically significant, 1891 industrial loft building with the construction of a sleek new four-story addition. Adjacent to downtown, Milwaukee's Walker Point neighborhood was already filled with timber -frame buildings, so wood was a compelling choice.
Timber Lofts blends old with new, melding the renovation of an historically significant, 1891 industrial loft building with the construction of a sleek new four-story addition. Adjacent to downtown, Milwaukee's Walker Point neighborhood was already filled with timber -frame buildings, so wood was a compelling choice.

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Our new building, the first of its kind in the state, is constructed of a cutting edge process called mass timber . Mass timber construction such as the Cross Laminated Timber method used at Timber Lofts can achieve building height and spans that would have once required more fossil-fuel intensive materials such as concrete, steel or masonry for structural support. In addition, wood is a ...

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This course looks at how structure systems like light-frame construction and mass timber can help address the urgent timeline and budget of the housing problem, and how wood's low-carbon benefits and innovative, flexible applications can help to mitigate climate change. Timber Lofts in Milwaukee.
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Timber Lofts Project in Milwaukee Reimagined with Mass Timber
Timber Lofts , Milwaukee's first mass timber building, is an adaptive reuse project that transforms a 130-year-old warehouse.






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