Delft apartment building to be constructed from wood pallets, reclaimed materials
Construction recently started on a very special residential tower in Delft. The building will be constructed with wooden pallets and reclaimed materials as much as possible. Where reclaimed materials are impossible, the developers - The Urban Woods - will use wood from a sustainable forest in Austria, where a tree is immediately planted for every one cut down, co-founder Tim Vermeend told Omroep West.
The 10-story high apartment building will contain hardly any concrete. Almost everything is made from partly recycled wood, which is pressed into large blocks and then used as building material.
“We would prefer to make everything from old wood from the Netherlands, but we don’t have enough for that,” Vermeend said. The company is, therefore, also using wood from a sustainable forest in Austria. “For every tree we remove from there, one is immediately planted back.” The Urban Woods called the method a “breakthrough for CO2 problems.”
The wooden building is fire-safe, the developer assured. “We work with CLT, which is cross-glued wood. That is not a fire hazard.” The thick, solid wooden plates used comply with European regulations.
The apartment building will be located along the A13 in the Deflt Bomenwijk. Construction started this month, and the first tenants are expected to move in in the summer of 2025. The apartments are intended for singles or couples over the age of 27 and are not child- or pet-friendly. The building will include a rooftop garden, gym, communal kitchen, and library.
