Commercial construction Colombo AG, Aefligen

The project
The new building on Industrieweg in Aefligen is used as a commercial building with storage, production and office space. Two apartments were also created on the 2nd floor. With a height of a good 9 meters, it comprises one-, two- and three-story building sections without a basement. The building is located in the alluvial area of the Emme River. Timbatec therefore prepared a report on the object protection measures and designed the exterior walls to withstand the water pressure of a 1.7m water column.

The construction
The building is a classic skeleton structure with beams resting on columns. The ceiling and roof structure is made of horizontal glulam. A dry-bonded chippings fill was placed on top for sound insulation. This eliminates the need for concrete. The stiffening is solved with slices of timber frame construction.

The challenge
All cross-sections of the beams were to be selected uniformly throughout the building. This could be fulfilled by using different wood strengths (GL24, GL32, BauBuche GL75). Other challenges were the cantilevered attic apartment or the columns dimensioned for an impact of the forklift truck (180kN).