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Introducing Timber House, New York’s very first timber condominium building. It mingles high-tech concepts with natural materials you can see and touch, reinventing what it means to live well and live green. Themes of pattern and connection are beautifully realized by a team of visionaries and creative thinkers who utilize age-old building methods to create a solid foundation for the future. With its modern yet profound sensibility, Timber House plants the seeds for responsible living.

Timber House is the first mass timber condominium in New York. Its structure, including columns, beams, and floorplates, is made from glue-laminated timber. This building material has been beloved for decades, but recent computer controlled fabrication processes have made large-scale timber buildings feasible.

Standard dimensional (softwood) lumber is laminated to make large building components, which are pre-cut and assembled on site, much like a large scale piece of Ikea furniture. Building in mass timber offers several advantages over typical steel and concrete — as a beautiful, clean, and more environmentally sustainable alternative.

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Read more about the environmental benefits of mass timber construction:

Why wood?
- Wood is a renewable resource. The source trees grow quickly to replenish harvested trees.
- Wood construction sequesters carbon. Carbon drawn from the atmosphere becomes wood fiber, which remains in the building structure for the life of the building. Then new trees grow and absorb more carbon.
- Wood construction requires less embodied energy than high-energy products like concrete and steel.
- Wood is beautiful. Human sensibilities generally warm to the tactility, texture, and visual beauty of wood. Then because the wood structure is beautiful it need not be clad in additional finish materials, which cost more and take up space.
- On-site construction is faster and cleaner. Timber components are pre-fabricated in a factory then assembled on site with screwed connections. This requires less on-site labor, creates less on-site waste, and takes less on-site time
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Read more about the features of the homes:

Kitchens
- Kitchens by Reform (Denmark). Kitchens are much larger than typical condo kitchens.
- Most appliances are top-of-the-line Bosch. All cooktops are induction, and the three-bedroom homes have Gaggenau full-surface induction. Induction heats faster than gas, offers precise temperature control, protects against fire and burns, and doesn’t turn oxygen into exhaust gases.
- Floors are porcelain hexagonal patterned tiles designed for Timber House by the architect, MESH.
- Countertops are Italian porcelain from Infinity. This material is heat-, scratch-, and break-resistant. It’s elegant and simple to maintain.
- Backsplashes are hand-crafted cement tiles from Zia.
- Every unit has a washer/dryer. Miele units in most homes and LG combo units in the studios.
Baths
- All bathrooms feature porcelain hexagonal patterned floor tiles designed for Timber House by the architect, MESH. Wall tiles are Carrara marble hexagonal mosaic.
- Bath fixtures are satin brass. Primary fixtures by Brizo and others by Delta. Vanities and custom marble, built-in sinks by Reform.
Technology and Lighting
- Lighting is primarily minimal, continuous LED strips by Kelvix (Oregon). IMAGE: LED strip in place, lit. Other lights include Artemide sconces and ceiling light artworks by MESH. IMAGE: pipe light(?) Lights are dimmable via networkable Caseta dimmers from Lutron.
- Entry door has smart lock by Latch IMAGE: Latch device
- Smoke/CO detectors are Nest Protect, capable of alerting you via internet. IMAGE: Nest protect device
- Verizon fios and Spectrum available
- EV charging stations at each parking space IMAGE: charging station
Custom Tiles
Floor tile throughout was custom-designed for the building by MESH and produced in Turkey. The tile concept aims to evoke a sense of life in recombinant patterns.

Tile design process:
- Only triangles, squares, and hexagons are capable of tiling, and hexagons are the most connective (6 sides). The hexagon is also a favored geometrical structure in both organic and inorganic nature because it is structurally efficient, appearing in honeycomb, soap bubbles, and pineapple skin, for example.
- Each color way has 5 or 6 permutations (patterns). The patterns are such that the lines of each connect at regular points on each side of the tile, so that pattern lines are continuous across each grout line. The tiles are placed randomly, and regardless of how they are placed they created a continuous, nonrepeating ornamental design across the floor, composed of the module variations.
- These tiles are floor tiles because the tensile strength suggested by the honeycomb configuration and continuous pattern lines work well with the notion of the floor, or horizontal expanse.
- Wall tiles are smaller, natural Carrara marble hexes. These too create a sense of a whole from modules: the 2″ hexagonal tiles (each with natural variation) combine visually into a textured surface.

Features of the building:

Convenience Features
- Entry managed by Latch, an internet-based entry system, at both building and apartment doors. IMAGE: Latch intercom unit
- Each home has private storage in the basement.
- Large bike storage room IMAGE: bike storage if / when possible
- 10 parking spaces at grade (in addition to the private garage), each with an EV charging station
Design & Construction
- The structure and floor plates are made of douglas fir/larch glue-laminated timber. These elements are exposed in the living spaces and bedrooms. IMAGE: GLT B-roll
- Facade clad in handmade brick from Petersen-Tegl in Denmark IMAGE: B-roll Petersen fabrication photo
- European triple-glazed, aluminum-clad, solid wood casement windows by Yaro. Insect screens included. IMAGE: window profile section or similar
- The lobby features custom-designed tile, made-in-NYC, upcycled lighting by Stickbulb, and package shelving. IMAGE: view of lobby

Roof Deck
- Huge, shared roof deck with panoramic views of Manhattan and beyond.

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- Solar photovoltaic panels on the roof
- Electric charging stations at each parking spot
- Heating and air conditioning is provided by air-source heat pumps.
- generous mineral wool and polyisocyanurate insulation
- air sealing with Intello+ smart air barrier and Tescon Vana tape
- European triple-glazed, passive-house-quality windows by Yaro
- energy-recovering ventilation by Zehnder (so even when windows are closed there is a constant supply of fresh air).

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About the design and development team:

Architect: MESH Architectures has been known for innovative projects in the physical and digital realm since 1997. They combine a thoughtful approach to modern living with material innovation and focus on sustainable strategies.

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