Australia is all set to build new records. The world’s tallest wooden tower is all set to be built in Australia in the western state of Perth. The 50-storey timber-clad building will be based on a hybrid design consisting of 42 percent timber and the rest reinforced concrete. Western Australian local authorities have approved the construction of the skyscraper that reaches an unprecedented height. The building that will be located on Charles Street in South Perth will claim the title of the world’s tallest wooden structure once completed.
This is the second timber-concrete hybrid building that will be built in Australia. It is a great move towards making sustainable and green buildings. The newly proposed timber-clad hybrid tower will be 191.2 meters tall (627 feet) and will be constructed in Southern Perth with about 200 apartments.
Sydney’s upcoming Atlassian Headquarters is projected to reach a height of 599 feet upon its completion in 2026 and C6 also surpasses it. This means Atlassian Headquarters will be the tallest building by 206 but Australia’s C6 might hold the title of the tallest wooden tower for a few years before Sydney’s Atlassian Headquarters claims it.
However, it C6 completion date has not been fixed for C6. Both the Atlassian building and C6 will utilize a combination of a steel exoskeleton and laminated timber beams, which is a more environmentally friendly construction method.
Developer Grange’s director, James Dibble, wrote in his proposal for the authorities, “We can’t grow concrete,” and referred to C6’s plan as “a new open sourced blueprint that utilizes hybrid construction methodology to offset the carbon within our built environment, which is the single biggest contributor to climate change.”
Dibble added, as per CNN, “This is our opportunity to state that we genuinely care about both the housing crisis before us and the climate crisis we are doing very little about as an industry.”
The wooden building C6 will also have other environmentally conscious elements such as an urban farm and a rooftop garden. Additionally, more than 200 apartment residents will enjoy access to a fleet of 80 fully electric Tesla Model 3s.
