Timber High-Rise in Brumundda
In Brumunddal around 140 km north of Oslo stands the world’s tallest building to be constructed with load-bearing components completely made from timber. The 85.4 m high Mjøstårnet takes its name from the nearby Mjøsasee, Norway’s largest lake and was completed at the start of 2019. The location in a popular holiday area directly on the main road between Oslo and Trondheim was the spur for the local investor to realise an ambitious mixed-use project of this size in a town with only 10,000 inhabitants. The 18 storeys of the tower provide around 11,300 m2 net floor area. Above the entrance storey with its lobby, reception and restaurant are building services and conference floors, five office storeys and a four-storey hotel with 72 rooms. Thirty-three residential units with balconies overlooking the lake are on floors 11–15. The top two floors are divided into three further residential units, an exhibition room and a public viewing terrace. The new build complex is complemented by a public swimming pool in one of the low-rise buildings adjacent to the tower.
