Wooden Skyscraper Requires No Other Connectors

Mar-25-14 Winner of the eVolo Skyscraper Competition, the Hanok Tower wooden skyscraper can be built entirely without nails or any other additional parts.

Based on the design of a traditional Korean house, the Hanok Tower takes advantage of an exposed wooden support system. The core structural element of the tower consists of connectors called Gagu, which are located beneath the main roof—where the column meets the beam and girder. The curved edge of the skyscraper's roof can be adjusted to control how much sunlight enters the building.

Although this design has been limited to single-story buildings, recent developments in modeling software have made it possible for the Hanok design to be envisioned as complex high-rise structures.

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