Mass Timber projects are popping up around the globe but this one takes on some exceptionally interesting ideas. Anders Berensson Architects have proposed a skyline changing Wood Skyscrapers for downtown Stockholm.  The projects is 113 m tall and built above an existing parking garage. The weight of CLT compared to traditional construction methods was a key determining factor in its choice as the structural system. The positive environmental benefits of the project were also key to the choice of CLT. 

The project is wrapped in an artistically stylized facade which not only works as a sunshade for the interior of the structure but also allows easy counting of the floors as this will be the tallest building in Stockholm.  The project has been named Trätoppen which means the tree top. 

More can be found for the project on Anders Berensson's blog HERE. 

PLP Architecture has teamed up with the University of Cambridge to propose the tallest free standing Mass Timber structure in the world. The 80 story building, centred in London, would be 300 m high and house roughly 1000 residential units.

The project may seem like an aggressive leap for Mass Timber design but we often forget that many tress approach 100 m in height  around the world. These trees often also have lifespans of over 2,500 years with a gigantic solar sail set into the wind. These natural structures last through numerous forest fires, earthquakes and extreme weather events. There is no question as to if a wood based structure can do this or not, the question is if we are smart enough to design it in an environmental, economic and durable manner. 

​More can be read HERE.
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