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.
