By Amélie Luquain
“A Wooden Tower Rises Without a Crane
In the heart of Monaco, a building reaches 43 meters in height solely through jacking operations.
No, the top levels of this Monegasque building are not an extension. What appears to be the summit of the Villa Carmelha residential tower is, in fact, a climbing lifting system that, using hydraulic jacks, enables the construction of the wooden structure up to eight stories and 43 meters high—without a crane. To complete this 25-apartment project, the Principality of Monaco faced a dual challenge: a dense urban site with little available space and a bio-based material that is sensitive to weather conditions and still rarely used in the region. The developer was thus compelled to innovate […]”**
Le Moniteur No. 6305 – June 21, 2024