OMA develops "wood plug and play system" for 30 Amsterdam schools

David Gianotten and Michael den Otter of Dutch studio OMA have designed a modular, mass-timber system that will be used to construct up to 30 schools in the Netherlands.
Made from standardised wooden columns and cross-laminated timber floor panels, connected by recycled steel joints, the system will be used as a base for primary schools.
The modular timber system is being developed by a collective of architects, engineers, builders and researchers named Circlewood, which is led by