Mass timber open office interior with exposed columns
An open-plan mass timber office interior featuring structural posts and beams, a glazed meeting enclosure, and expansive side glazing by Belzberg Architects.
- What we like about this project
- A large exposed spiral ventilation duct runs parallel to the primary timber framing axis.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- steel
- metal
- wood-flooring
Visual identifiers
- mass-timber-structure
- floor-to-ceiling-glazing
- exposed-ductwork
- open-plan-office
Style tags
- contemporary
- mass-timber
- industrial-chic
- minimal
Visual tags
- mass-timber
- workspace
- daylit
- transparency
- modern-office
- Geometry
- Longitudinal open-plan volume defined by exposed post-and-beam timber framing and a fully glazed exterior wall on one side.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall glazing with slender metal framing.
- Structural guess
- Heavy timber post-and-beam structure with glulam beams and columns.
- Spatial scale
- Generous single-story open workspace with a high timber ceiling and exposed structural grid.
- Lighting
- Bright direct and ambient daylight streaming through full-height side glazing, supplemented by linear task fixtures.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, open, and professional with soft natural light washing across wood surfaces.
- Environmental context
- Indoor office environment with street and tree views visible through the large window facade.
- Spatial experience
- A bright, transparent workspace where deep daylight from floor-to-ceiling windows penetrates across open desks toward a glazed meeting room.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical timber columns and overhead beams create a steady longitudinal spatial rhythm.
- Style reading
- Contemporary mass timber corporate workspace
- Program
- Creative office workspace
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- timber, glass, steel, metal, wood-flooring
- Visual identifiers
- mass-timber-structure, floor-to-ceiling-glazing, exposed-ductwork, open-plan-office
- Style tags
- contemporary, mass-timber, industrial-chic, minimal
- Visual tags
- mass-timber, workspace, daylit, transparency, modern-office
- Geometry
- Longitudinal open-plan volume defined by exposed post-and-beam timber framing and a fully glazed exterior wall on one side.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall glazing with slender metal framing.
- Structural guess
- Heavy timber post-and-beam structure with glulam beams and columns.
- Spatial scale
- Generous single-story open workspace with a high timber ceiling and exposed structural grid.
- Lighting
- Bright direct and ambient daylight streaming through full-height side glazing, supplemented by linear task fixtures.
- Atmosphere
- Warm, open, and professional with soft natural light washing across wood surfaces.
- Environmental context
- Indoor office environment with street and tree views visible through the large window facade.
- Spatial experience
- A bright, transparent workspace where deep daylight from floor-to-ceiling windows penetrates across open desks toward a glazed meeting room.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical timber columns and overhead beams create a steady longitudinal spatial rhythm.
- Style reading
- Contemporary mass timber corporate workspace
- Program
- Creative office workspace
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior