Optimized Mass Timber
Material only where the structure needs it.
Conventional mass timber uses the same thick, uniform section everywhere, regardless of where the loads actually are. Our structural components vary in section and add mass only where needed.
Targets
Uniform section
A single thickness carried across the whole panel, sized for its worst-loaded point. Everywhere else, the excess is paid for in timber, in transport, and in the foundations that have to carry it.
NERVI section
Thickness varies within each component as needed, with nerves that reinforce the key structural directions.
Software, product and fabrication developed together.
Software
Structural optimization engine
Our design systems link a component's geometry to its structural behaviour, deciding where material can be removed or added.
Product
Variable section components
A proprietary mass-timber layup produces single parts, mass-customized to each build.
Manufacturing
Reconfigurable fabrication system
One setup, many geometries. Components of varying shape and section run without retooling.
Our vision, savings that compound through the whole building.
- Lighter whole buildingA lighter superstructure cuts the material and cost of foundations and podium.
- Thin yet strongMatches or exceeds CLT at lower depth, so connections stay small.
- Fire and water resistantThe monolithic layup supports certification and approvals.
- Low fabrication wasteDeep control of the lamella layup cuts offcut and trim loss.
- Faster coordinationStructure that AEC and VDC teams can plan and resolve far earlier.
- Distinctive tectonicsA nerved, waffle-like soffit, biophilic and wrappable where codes require.
Where we are
Early-stage R&D, moving from digital proof to fabricated part.
Now
Digital proofs of concept: structural, fabrication-system and material-forming validation.
Next
Physical prototypes demonstrating structural, fire and water performance.
Then
Automated robotic fabrication of components, end to end.
Scaling
Cell integration into existing facilities, plus micro-factories near demand.
Interested? Stay tuned for more.
Prototypes, test results and the first fabricated components are on the way.