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2. LVL STRUCTURES IN FLOORS, WALLS, ROOFS AND IN SPECIAL APPLICATIONS
2.5.5 Lift shafts of multi-storey buildings
In wooden multi-storey buildings LVL-C panel structures can
be used for lift shafts where they can also act as a part of the
bracing system of the building. Panel sizes are suited for full
building height or storey-high elements and the lifts structures
can be installed to the shafts with conventional laterally loaded
screw connections.
2.5.6 Extension of multi-storey buildings
With the ever increasing population shift to urban areas, an in-
teresting possibility for creating additional housing is to build
extensions on the roofs of existing buildings. To achieve this,
the new structures must be light enough so that the existing
structures can carry the load. Robust, but light LVL structures
provide the ideal solution.
Figure 2.89.
LVL-C panel structures for lift shafts. Panel sizes are
suited for full building height or storey-high elements.
Figure 2.87.
Light wooden extension floor to an existing multi-
storey building from volumetric elements. Poissy, France.
Figure 2.88.
Tammelan Kruunu, Lisa Voigtländer & Sung Bok Song, 1st prize in ’City Above the City’ architectural design competition, Metsä
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