BUILDING DESCRIPTION
Studifornale.it handled the structural design of a new XLAM timber villa built in the heart of Padua.
The building has a floor plan of approximately 165 m² on the ground floor and an additional 125 m² on the first floor.
It features terraces and overhangs on the first floor constructed with XLAM floor panels.
It is developed over 2 floors with a flat roof.
STRUCTURAL SCHEME
The building was designed with earthquake-resistant vertical XLAM timber walls with a thickness of 120 mm in 5 layers.
The floor and roof slabs are constructed with glued laminated timber framing and upper bracing boards.
Glued laminated timber beams with a 12×24 cm section were used on the first floor, while 12×20 cm beams were used for the roof.
SERVICES PROVIDED
- Fornale Engineering handled the executive structural design of:
- reinforced concrete foundation works;
- glulam and XLAM/CLT works;
- steel structures.
