New York’s First Mass Timber Condominium, the Timber House, Built in Brooklyn’s Park Slope Neighborhood

In the heart of Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood, the Timber House is the first mass timber condominium building in New York. Co-developed by MESH Architectures and the Brooklyn Home Company, the Timber House includes six stories of post-and-beam construction and includes studios as well as 1, 2, and 3-bedroom units. All that comes with exposed glulam columns and beams and CLT floor plates.

The Timber House has a brick façade which compliments the area’s historic brownstones. The project, however, is intrinsically modern, built to Passive House standards and rooted in sustainable building practices. In addition to 11-foot exposed wood ceilings and fresh, contemporary kitchen, features included triple-glazed windows, solar panels, electric charging stations at each park spot, and an energy-recovering ventilation system that proved a constant supply of fresh air.

The project’s wood construction has low-embodied energy as well as the biophilic properties associated with natural materials.


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