The purpose of this Bachelor’s thesis was to study the structural design for high-rise residential buildings. The thesis was commissioned by Pöyry Oy Infrastructure Real Estate Design unit. The main aim was to make basic stability calculations based on the main loads of the structure and wind load for both directions of a 25-floor height building, which the company can compare with their own calculations. The main part of information for the solutions was taken from the Eurocodes, supervisor’s and company‘s materials. Firstly, the history, different frame systems and main loads were discussed. The second part was completely dedicated to the calculations.

Based on the calculations it was discovered that the most difficult cases of the wall calculations were not in the top part of the building. The complicated section appears when the wall does not have enough essential normal force. Consequently, tensile reinforcement for the walls needs to be done.