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Modular Timber Housing
Modular Timber Housing (MTH) is a prefabricated, modular concept designed to accelerate housing delivery in Canada while supporting the nation's economy and climate commitments.
MTH reflects a systems-based approach to housing design, signifying a pivot away from bespoke-as-standard and toward design informed by cross-disciplinary collaboration to streamline the full project lifecycle. This system challenges the idea that prefabrication produces uniform or undesirable results—MTH is designed to accommodate a variety of unit types, market conditions, and facade systems within the same efficient structural logic and fabrication strategy.
The system is defined by:
- A rigorously calibrated grid that rationalizes livability, regulations, structural spans, and supply chain capabilities
- A concise, manufacturer-agnostic kit of standard parts that leverages the efficiencies of prefabrication and the carbon benefits of mass timber
- Functional modules that translate the underlying grid and component logic into habitable space. A standard adaptable module (bedroom + bathroom) is the foundational spatial element, supporting universal accessibility without costly interventions.
- Precoordinated building services that are embedded within the modular logic to reduce coordination effort, risk, and cost
Together, these core components produce housing that provides an excellent quality of life while supporting schedule and cost management. Units are larger, with improved access to fresh air and daylight. Adaptability is the standard, supporting a universal vision of accessibility, and floorplan flexibility allows units to respond to resident needs over time. The system targets a middle density of 6-8 storeys that is mutually beneficial to neighborhoods and residents and is currently underserved by other systems.
Addressing regulatory compliance and systems integration at the modular level will streamline design and approvals, while the use of prefabricated components will accelerate construction and help to lower overall project cost. By avoiding proprietary connections and assemblies, the system will encourage domestic manufacturing and support supply chain confidence.
MTH reflects a systems-based approach to housing design, signifying a pivot away from bespoke-as-standard and toward design informed by cross-disciplinary collaboration to streamline the full project lifecycle. This system challenges the idea that prefabrication produces uniform or undesirable results—MTH is designed to accommodate a variety of unit types, market conditions, and facade systems within the same efficient structural logic and fabrication strategy.
The system is defined by:
- A rigorously calibrated grid that rationalizes livability, regulations, structural spans, and supply chain capabilities
- A concise, manufacturer-agnostic kit of standard parts that leverages the efficiencies of prefabrication and the carbon benefits of mass timber
- Functional modules that translate the underlying grid and component logic into habitable space. A standard adaptable module (bedroom + bathroom) is the foundational spatial element, supporting universal accessibility without costly interventions.
- Precoordinated building services that are embedded within the modular logic to reduce coordination effort, risk, and cost
Together, these core components produce housing that provides an excellent quality of life while supporting schedule and cost management. Units are larger, with improved access to fresh air and daylight. Adaptability is the standard, supporting a universal vision of accessibility, and floorplan flexibility allows units to respond to resident needs over time. The system targets a middle density of 6-8 storeys that is mutually beneficial to neighborhoods and residents and is currently underserved by other systems.
Addressing regulatory compliance and systems integration at the modular level will streamline design and approvals, while the use of prefabricated components will accelerate construction and help to lower overall project cost. By avoiding proprietary connections and assemblies, the system will encourage domestic manufacturing and support supply chain confidence.
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