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Super-Efficient Super Homes: Mass timber prototypes serve as blueprint for sustainable urban builds

DCI has been providing structural engineering designs for SuperLA’s modern, sustainable living space blueprint. Since initial efforts of a concept study, the team has since designed multiple mass timber residential developments. These have included 15- and 36-unit apartment buildings and a single-family home.

The SuperLa homes are designed to increase housing density without compromising square-footage of units, producing large residences within a compact building envelope. The buildings feature mass timber framing in the residential units, all electric appliances, and Earth-friendly materials.

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Location:
Los Angeles (multiple locations)
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Area:
71,705-sf total
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Size:
1 to 5 stories
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Units:
up to 36 units
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Service:
Structural, Specialty Engineering
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Industries:
Mass Timber, Multi-Family Residential, Single-Family Residential
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Primary Material:
Wood

SuperLA Leaders

Nolan Lenahan Square
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Nolan Lenahan

Manuel Aldaco Lopez website
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Manuel Aldaco Lopez

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