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International House Sydney
In 2016, the country's first commercial wooden multistorey office building was built in Sydney in the district of Barangaroo South. This project marks not only a milestone in the history of HESS TIMBER but also in the Australian construction industry. The foundation for a trend-setting and novel way of building in the urban context was created. To meet the requirements of a commercial building with complex installation levels, HESS TIMBER has developed a new laminated timber beam solution using a combination of spruce and beech that allowed for large service penetrations to be formed within the beam profile whilst providing impressive load bearing capacities. In addition to intensive research and development work, HESS TIMBER's services included the manufacture, pre-assembly and delivery of components to various ports within Europe.
Location
Sydney, AustraliaClient
Stora Enso
General contractor
Lendlease Australia
Architect
Tzannes, Jonathan Evans
Construction period
2016
Status
Completed
Project category
Multistorey, Glued laminated timberDetails
A newly developed composite beam setup enables for the first time large openings in a glulam beam without losing load-bearing capacity or clear height and furthermore no need of further reinforcement.
- Wood species: Spruce, Beech (beam reinforcement)
- Volume: 950 m³ glued laminated timber
Scope of services
Concept & Consulting, Research & Development, Planning, Project Management, Production, Component DeliveryArticles
- "A synergy between the natural energy of an organisation with a truly innovative design" (Barangaroo South)
- "Six storey glass encased wooden office block rises in Barangaroo" (Daily Telegraph, 08/2016)
- "International House / TZANNES" (ArchDaily, 05/2017)
- "International House in Sydney" (DETAIL structure Buchpublikation Natur + Struktur – Holztragwerke, 11/2021)
Awards
- NSW Development of the Year Award 2019
- AIA (NSW) Milo Dunphy Award 2018 for Sustainable Architecture
- AIA (NSW) Sir Arthur G. Stephenson Award 218 for Commercial Architecture
- Australian Timber Design Award 2017
- Australian Timber Design Award 2017 - Excellence award for Public or Commercial Building
- Australian Timber Design Award 2017 - Excellence award for Sustainability
- Australian Timber Design Award 2017 - Peoples’ Choice
- Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture and Design - International Architecture Award 2017
International House Sydney (22.06.2016 © Lendlease Group)
Published by: Lendlease Group
The video presents the project "International House Sydney", a seven storey office building with approx. 7,910 m² of space within the Barangaroo South area for which HESS TIMBER delivered the timber construction. It’s the first commercial office building in Australia constructed from timber!