A new headquarters for Bosch Denmark is being built in Ballerup near Copenhagen by NCC. The three-storey building covers around 10,725 m² of gross floor space and combines workplaces, training areas and representative areas. The new building is based on a hybrid timber construction. Glulam forms the primary supporting structure and remains largely visible, while concrete is used where bracing and sound insulation are required.
Timber structure made of glued laminated timber
The aim was to develop a supporting structure that meets the requirements of a modern office building in terms of function, flexibility and building technology, while at the same time making the timber structure visible as a defining design element. HESS TIMBER took on the entire project, from consulting and timber construction planning to production and delivery. One focus was on consistently assembly-oriented planning, in which junctions, interfaces, tolerances and the assembly sequence were defined at an early stage.
Hybrid construction
Glued laminated timber forms the primary supporting structure, showcasing wood as a renewable building material. Wood stores the carbon absorbed by the tree from the atmosphere during its growth, keeping it bound in the building throughout its service life. The high degree of prefabrication involving CNC joinery and factory-preassembled connections supports an efficient construction process, reducing assembly times on site while ensuring high dimensional accuracy.
Realisation: planning, production and assembly from a single source
We provided support in the early stages with consulting and structural design and coordinated the coordination between architecture, structural engineering and timber construction. All supports and beams were worked out in detail in the timber construction planning, including the connection details between timber, steel and concrete. Interfaces to concrete construction, façade and building services were clearly defined and transferred to a cycle and assembly plan. During production, 479 m³ of glued laminated timber, a product of the HASSLACHER group, was produced using CNC joinery, and steel connections and fasteners, totalling 12,026 kg of steel, were largely pre-integrated at the factory. Delivery was made in the order of assembly so that the supporting structure could be erected quickly. The visible timber structure characterises the architecture and shows how glued laminated timber can be used economically and to a high standard in multi-storey office and commercial buildings.
