Plans have been submitted to the City of South Perth for a 183-metre-tall hybrid timber tower designed by Fraser and Partners – a research-based design studio borne out of Elenberg Fraser.
If built, it will reportedly be the tallest hybrid timber tower in the world, three metres taller than Atlassian’s hybrid timber tower in Sydney, designed by Shop Architects and BVN, which was approved in October 2021.
Located at 6 Charles Street, South Perth, the development will be named C6, after the chemical element for carbon on the periodic table. It will become the first carbon negative building for Western Australia.
According to plans, the $350 million hybrid timber tower will be constructed using 7,400 square metres of timber.
Plans for C6 include 300 per cent more communal space per apartment than what current planning requirements specify.
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The proposal currently includes provisions for 245 apartments (ranging from one to four bedroom apartments) over 48 levels, and a 500-square-metre rooftop that will feature an edible garden, outdoor dining and entertainment paces, and communal amenities.
The proposal also includes an open-air piazza with a playground, cinema, horticultural zone, food and beverage and entertainment precinct at ground level open to the community.
Fraser and Partners’ design intends to adopt biophilic design principles, demonstrating the tangible benefits of incorporating nature in the built environment. C6 will include almost 3,500 square metres of floral, edible and native gardens as well as onsite energy production and electric vehicle charging stations.
The $350 million hybrid timber tower will be constructed using 7,400 square metres of timber.
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Fraser and Partners
Plans for C6 include 300 percent more communal space per apartment than what current planning requirements specify.
Grange Development founder and director James Dibble said that if successful, C6 will set a new precedent for renewable building developments around the world.
“If we can accelerate a paradigm shift into the use of more renewable building materials such as mass timber in a hybrid nature and see even 10, 15 or 20 percent of future projects use mass timber in their construction in the next few years, we will have succeeded. At the moment, that figure is almost zero,” said Dibble.
“We want to encourage other developers to see what we have delivered with C6 and start to incorporate the methodology across other projects. Steel and concrete are some of the most energy-dense materials in the world to produce, and at the moment, the industry relies on it,” he added.
Plans for Elenburg Fraser’s hybrid timber skyscraper have been submitted to council for planning approval, with building intended to commence next year.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
