The Urban Developer
AdvertiseEventsWebinars
Urbanity
Awards
Sign In
Membership
Latest
Menu
Location
Sector
Category
Content
Type
Newsletters
TheUrbanDeveloper
Follow
About
About Us
Membership
Awards
Events
Webinars
Listings
Resources
Terms & Conditions
Commenting Policy
Privacy Policy
Republishing Guidelines
Editorial Charter
Complaints Handling Policy
Contact
General Enquiries
Advertise
Contribution Enquiry
Project Submission
Membership Enquiry
Newsletter
Stay up to date and with the latest news, projects, deals and features.
Subscribe
OfficeStaff WriterSun 19 Jun 16

First Timber Office Tower Coming To Barangaroo

TUD+ MEMBER CONTENT
C
SHARE
print
Print

Australia’s first commercial office tower to be made of timber is coming to the Barangaroo development in Sydney.

International House Sydney will be located at the gateway to Barangaroo on Sussex Street and will be built by Lendlease.

The six-storey building will be made of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) and Glulam (glue laminated timber).

The building will be constructed by Lendlease’s Designmake business which invests in smart design and advanced manufacturing processes to make pre-fabricated building components for customers. Components are designed and made in a modern facility in Western Sydney.

The timber is sourced from Austria from sustainably managed forests. CLT is made of layers of softwood timber arranged crossways and glued under pressure into large timber panels.

Lendlease's Barangaroo South managing director Andrew Wilson told The Australian Financial Review that they were on the way to creating Australia's first large-scale carbon neutral community.

"The source of materials is important. To use at scale, timber is the only renewable resource," he said.

“We are well on our way to creating Australia’s first large scale carbon neutral community and we are extremely proud to be delivering this exciting building. International House Sydney fronts directly onto Exchange Square, an entry point into the precinct, and will be a symbol of innovation and sustainability greeting some 33,000 daily visitors as they emerge from Wynyard Walk.”

Advantages of the timber materials including a reduction in carbon footprint, zero waste materials, and is generally safer and quicker to build.

Related Reading: What A Sustainable City Looks Like - Barangaroo

OfficeAustraliado not useConstructionArchitectureConstructionSector
AUTHOR
Staff Writer
"TheUrbanDeveloper.com is committed to delivering the latest news, reviews, opinions and insights into the best of urban development from Australia and around the world. "
More articles by this author
ADVERTISEMENT
TOP STORIES
Parallel Workshops Stockdale Housing PBSA project
Exclusive

Suburban Success Story Turns PBSA Thinking on its Head

Leon Della Bosca
7 Min
Exclusive

Interstate Developers Find Lots to Love in ‘Progressive, Affordable’ SA

Taryn Paris
5 Min
Bates Smart Richmond Sportslink HERO
Exclusive

BtR Focus Drives Bates Smart’s Richmond Sportslink Concept

Leon Della Bosca
6 Min
Exclusive

Carparking Correlation: How Parking Fees Provide Office Sector Health Check

Taryn Paris
6 Min
Molti chief Ben Teague out front of 32 Mercer Road Aramadale (rendering)
Exclusive

Buy to the Sound of Cannons: Molti’s Counter-Cyclical Move to Melbourne

Leon Della Bosca
5 Min
View All >
Kangaroo Point Aria Canopy House Revised DA Approval hero
Development

Aria’s Revised Tower Greenlit for Inner-City Kangaroo Point

Phil Bartsch
Parallel Workshops Stockdale Housing PBSA project
Exclusive

Suburban Success Story Turns PBSA Thinking on its Head

Leon Della Bosca
Third.i Crows Nest Dolls House render EDM
Build-to-Rent

Thirdi Scraps Office Tower for Crows Nest Over-Station Site

Vanessa Croll
Days after lodging a shoptop scheme at Gladesville, the developer has shifted gears on its North Shore project…
LATEST
Kangaroo Point Aria Canopy House Revised DA Approval hero
Development

Aria’s Revised Tower Greenlit for Inner-City Kangaroo Point

Phil Bartsch
3 Min
Parallel Workshops Stockdale Housing PBSA project
Exclusive

Suburban Success Story Turns PBSA Thinking on its Head

Leon Della Bosca
7 Min
Third.i Crows Nest Dolls House render EDM
Build-to-Rent

Thirdi Scraps Office Tower for Crows Nest Over-Station Site

Vanessa Croll
4 Min
Hotel

Perth Hotel New Role Revealed After $105m Sale

Lindsay Saunders
2 Min
View All >
ADVERTISEMENT
Article originally posted at: https://theurbandeveloper.com/articles/timber-office-tower-coming-to-barangaroo