A Multi-Generation Structural System for Office Buildings Made with Timber and Ultra High-Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete

The goal of this research is to develop a structural (i.e. load bearing) system that can be reused over a minimum of three building lifespans. The unusual requirements for such a promising system are threefold:

1. Elements must be robust enough to withstand chemical and mechanical attacks over a very long period of time ' e.g. 200 years at almost zero maintenance cost
2. The system must allow its deconstruction and reconstruction at minimum twice and with minimum transformation costs, meaning that a minimum of material should be replaced or repaired
3. In case of deconstruction/reconstruction, the modularity of the system will allow to rearrange the geometry of the structural skeleton (spans, position of columns, walls and openings, etc.)