World’s Tallest Timber Building to Be Constructed in Western Australia
Western Australia is about to welcome the world’s tallest timber building, a groundbreaking construction that will rise to a height of 191.2 meters across 50 storeys. The C6 building in South Perth will incorporate timber in 42% of its structure, including beams, floor panels, studs, joinery, and linings. This revolutionary project, known as The Grange Development, has received approval from Perth’s Metro Inner-South Joint Development Assessment Panel and will feature over 200 apartments. Its design combines glued laminated timber and cross-laminated timber, both lightweight, durable, and renewable materials, with minimal amounts of steel and concrete traditionally used in construction methods.
The C6 building will surpass Atlassian’s hybrid timber headquarters, currently being built in central Sydney at a height of 180 meters. The world’s tallest timber building, Ascent in Wisconsin, US, stands at 86.6 meters with 25 storeys. This venture by Fraser and Partners Architects is considered a game-changer, disrupting an industry that hasn’t seen much innovation in commercial building approaches in the past 70 years.
The developers claim that the 7,400 cubic meters of timber utilized in C6 can be regrown from one sustainably farmed forestry region in just 59 minutes. They emphasize the importance of sustainable timber sourcing and state, “We can’t grow concrete.” Additionally, C6 will feature edible and floral gardens on its rooftop.
While the project has garnered praise for its sustainability efforts, Timothy McCarthy, the director of the University of Wollongong’s Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, points out that the developer’s claims do not consider the end-of-life carbon costs of timber. McCarthy notes that timber typically ends up in landfills, and its CO2 eventually returns to the atmosphere through decomposition or combustion.
Despite this concern, the Grange Development’s innovative design and commitment to sustainability are commendable. Fraser and Partners Architects plan to open-source publish all technical materials from the project, aiming to inspire more mass timber architecture in response to the global climate crisis. Their hope is for this project to drive improvements in future construction practices.
Construction is a significant contributor to global carbon emissions, with cement alone responsible for 8% of all emissions. In 2020, Western Australia produced 81.7 million tonnes of CO2, accounting for 16% of Australia’s total emissions.
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