This paper presents the design considerations and construction challenges for the District 56 Tallwood 1 project; a 12 storey mixed-use steel-timber hybrid tower constructed in the South-West region of British Columbia, Canada. The project was completed in 2022 and is located in a region with some of the highest seismic demands in the country.The structural systems made use of pre-fabricated timber and steel components with the goal of decreasing onsite assembly time. This paper describes the structural systems chosen to resist both gravity and lateral loads, design for fire resistance, robustness,and lessons learned during construction.
