Mcdonalds Cross Laminated Timber Chicago

Clark street is finally.

Mcdonalds cross laminated timber chicago. Although the 19 000 sq ft mcdonald s marks the first use. Our mcdonald s global flagship restaurant is starting to take shape featuring cross laminated timber. Crews from general contractor walter daniels recently installed a cross laminated timber deck for a 19 000 sq ft mcdonald s restaurant in chicago. A chicago first for a commercial building heavytimber crosslaminatedtimber timberinnovations mcdonalds.

I don t love the ultra modern outside look but i love the material. It s a way to make the place stand out more than 75 years later mcdonald s is continuing to find ways to stand out this time through the unprecedented use of cross laminated timber clt in their chicago based restaurant at river north on clark and ontario street. Cross laminated timber was used for the building s roof and was left exposed on the underside. Clt is a successful building method thanks in part to the relative simplicity of its construction process.

Mcdonald s is heavily touting the project s sustainability bonafides. A far cry from the kitschy memorabilia of the rock n roll themed building it replaces the essentially all new design of river north s flagship mcdonalds at 600 n. Mcdonald s flagship is the first commercial use of cross laminated timber in chicago. I wanted to see the new mcdonald s finished last year using mass timber cross laminated timber clt and gluelam.

Mcdonald s answer was simple. The new building which opened august 9 on the site. The architecture i was most interested in seeing was not the most magnificent. Located on the site of the former rock n roll mcdonald s this new daylight filled space was constructed of steel and cross laminated timber with extensive plantings outside inside and above the 19 000 square foot structure.