Vitsœ completes “intentionally unfinished” cross-laminated timber headquarters

By Alyn Griffiths
Dezeen Magazine
November 12, 2017
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
Region: International

British furniture brand Vitsœ has opened a new headquarters and production facility in the English town of Royal Leamington Spa, featuring a saw-toothed roof and modular construction that means it can be easily updated. …The firm developed the new building as an extension of its “system-thinking” approach, which focuses on products that are flexible, modular, and can combine to form larger systems.  …”Intentionally the building will be unfinished – and it is unlikely that it will ever be finished – because it is alive and learning as it responds to an ever-changing world.” …The company claims the facility is the first in the UK to feature a framework made from beech laminate-veneer lumber (LVL).

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