How we do it
We created our first prototype based on the recently completed Ascent MKE. Ascent is proof of concept that a superior built environment is possible.
Because the prototype is based on a successful project, it offers a high level of precision in the development process. By iterating on a proven design, the amount of time and money spent on sizing and pricing a project in a new market is a small fraction of the typical predevelopment costs. Timber + Partners has already successfully tested the concept in a new market.
As we use the Ascent prototype to build more “Ascents” in markets across the US, we are also working on additional prototypes that are geared towards different products (mid-rise apartments, hotel, office). If Ascent is our “Tesla Roadster”, these new models will decrease costs, fit on larger sites, and create new opportunities to build better buildings.
Ascent MKE: The World’s Tallest Mass Timber Building
Record-breaking. Award-winning. Breath-taking.
Ascent MKE is a 25 story, 493,000 square foot, mixed-use residential high-rise in downtown Milwaukee. Home to 259 luxury apartments, 7,000+ square feet of street-level retail, and 20,000+ square feet of amenity space, Ascent MKE has captivated global audiences, reframed what is possible in the world of construction and design, and introduced an undeniably superior product into the market.
