Australia to get world’s tallest hybrid timber tower
It's carbon negative, it's 51 storeys high, and it's not in Sydney or Melbourne!
Residz Team 2 min read
The first carbon negative building in Western Australia is also set to become the tallest hybrid timber tower in the world.
According to ArchitectureAu, the Fraser-and-Partners-designed, 183-metre-tall, hybrid timber tower called “C6” recently received development approval and will stand 3 metres taller than Atlassian’s hybrid tower in Sydney.
Fraser and Partners Architects say the use of mass timber for 42% of the building’s structure can be sustainably regrown in less than 1 hour, sequestering over 10,497,600 kg of carbon.
“To address the impacts of climate change, our imperative as architects is clear,” says Fraser and Partners. “How can we design the buildings needed for urban growth, while balancing the environmental costs of their construction?”
They say “C6” (named for ‘carbon’ on the periodic table of elements) will be a model for carbon negative architecture. It will be carbon neutral at completion and will “continue to remove carbon from the atmosphere through considered material selection, planting and energy efficient technology.”
An EV car-share fleet of 80 Teslas and bike share will be included in the building, instead of including extensive car bays, and it will be powered with 100% renewable energy.
Fraser and Partners have also included on-site food production to help contribute to a modest reduction in food transportation while creating learning opportunities for the future of urban farming.
And, the 51-storey $350-million tower in South Perth will “foster social capital” with a 2000 sqm podium and forecourt to be shared by residents and the wider community, and will include an educational experience centre, playground, public art, and a paddock-to-plate restaurant.
The tower will be constructed using 42% cross laminated and Glulam timber – the result of extensive research with timber and structural experts – and use around 45% less concrete than a traditional building of a similar scale, drastically reducing the building’s upfront emissions.
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