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    Project entry 2014 North America – Timber-Link: Interlocking panelized timber building system, Cape Dorset, NU, Canada

    Remote building: the first example is located in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, located high in the Canadian North. While Cape Dorset has a vibrant arts scene, its building culture suffers a similar fate to other remote communities where new construction is low quality, expensive and architectural expression is “off the shelf”. TimberLink targets these issues through a simple, flexible prefabrication method that is achievable by locals rather than expensive imported labor.

Timber-Link uses cross laminated timber (CLT) to form a flexible system of clustered inhabitable cells. Building panels are prefabricated with insulation and cladding installed before assembly, thus expediting erection and reducing the need for skilled labor on site – especially for situations requiring speedy construction such as disaster relief.

Last updated: September 24, 2015

Timber-Link uses cross laminated timber (CLT) to form a flexible system of clustered inhabitable cells. Building panels are prefabricated with insulation and cladding installed before assembly, thus expediting erection and reducing the need for skilled labor on site – especially for situations requiring speedy construction such as disaster relief.

The system can be deployed at different scales, configurations, and circumstances. Layouts can vary through stacking and/or telescoping.