Man 6 is a three-storey light industrial and commercial office building located in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. Designed as a contemporary take on traditional heavy timber industrial buildings, the project features a mass timber structural system consisting of cross-laminated timber floor panels supported by glue-laminated timber columns, organized around a central concrete core. The exposed timber structure contributes to open, flexible interior spaces while providing a warm, durable material expression suited to both industrial and office use.
The project site presented notable constraints, including a tight urban footprint and the absence of on-site laydown space. To address these challenges, the design and construction team relied on prefabricated mass timber components, allowing for precise coordination and efficient sequencing during installation. Off-site fabrication and detailed digital coordination helped streamline on-site assembly and supported the integration of the timber structure with the concrete core.
From a mass timber hardware perspective, projects like Man 6 underscore the importance of connection solutions that support prefabrication, accuracy, and constructability. Well-coordinated hardware plays a critical role in ensuring reliable structural performance while enabling efficient installation in space-limited urban environments. As mass timber continues to be adopted for commercial and light industrial buildings, projects such as Man 6 demonstrate how thoughtful structural systems and dependable hardware solutions contribute to successful outcomes.
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