The World's Tallest Hybrid Timber Tower. Atlassian Sydney Headquarters by SHoP and BVN
08/07/2020.
[Sydney] Australia
metalocus, ANA DIOSDADO
metalocus, ANA DIOSDADO
Australian technology company Atlassian have unveiled its new headquarters “world’s tallest hybrid timber building”, designed by New York-based architect SHoP, in partnership with Australian firm BVN and Eckersley O'Callaghan as the structural engineering firm.
The new 40-story high tower in Sydney, once completed in 2025, will break all the records. Under construction, will be home to thousands of workers in a new and innovative space for technology giant Atlassian.
The new 40-story high tower in Sydney, once completed in 2025, will break all the records. Under construction, will be home to thousands of workers in a new and innovative space for technology giant Atlassian.
The building is supported by a steel exoskeleton. Rendering by SHoP/BVN Architects. Image courtesy of Atlassian
The 180-metre tower will feature a staggered outdoor garden. Rendering by SHoP/BVN Architects. Image courtesy of Atlassian
The 40-storey building will feature a mix of indoor and outdoor areas. Rendering by SHoP/BVN Architects. Image courtesy of Atlassian
Rendering by SHoP/BVN Architects. Image courtesy of Atlassian
Rendering by SHoP/BVN Architects. Image courtesy of Atlassian
Rendering by SHoP/BVN Architects. Image courtesy of Atlassian
The tower design by architecture firm, SHoP, in Mass Timber Construction (MTC) will be the tallest commercial hybrid timber building in the world, this approach generates a steel exoskeleton that supports the mega floors.
The approximatly 180 meter high tower (590 f.) will be wrapped with a diagrid steel tube and staggered glass envelope that is set to include solar panels embedded within some of the frames. The project will operate on 100% renewable energy and reach net-zero emissions. In fact, the architects aim to run the building entirely on renewable energy and are projecting energy use levels at 50% below conventional new-build projects.
Realizing Atlassian’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the new hybrid structure “is significantly lower in embodied carbon and offers a substantial reduction in the building’s carbon footprint”.In addition, the façade incorporates an electricity-generating system with self-shade capabilities to reduce direct heat gain internally. “Combined with the use of mass timber, the innovative facade enables the project to leverage Sydney's temperate climate to help reduce carbon emissions and generate onsite energy”.
The building's stepped top will also featured staggered terraces populated by trees.
The approximatly 180 meter high tower (590 f.) will be wrapped with a diagrid steel tube and staggered glass envelope that is set to include solar panels embedded within some of the frames. The project will operate on 100% renewable energy and reach net-zero emissions. In fact, the architects aim to run the building entirely on renewable energy and are projecting energy use levels at 50% below conventional new-build projects.
Realizing Atlassian’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the new hybrid structure “is significantly lower in embodied carbon and offers a substantial reduction in the building’s carbon footprint”.In addition, the façade incorporates an electricity-generating system with self-shade capabilities to reduce direct heat gain internally. “Combined with the use of mass timber, the innovative facade enables the project to leverage Sydney's temperate climate to help reduce carbon emissions and generate onsite energy”.
The building's stepped top will also featured staggered terraces populated by trees.
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Architects SHoP
SHoP Architects was founded twenty years ago in New York and today is an interdisciplinary staff of 180 people. The studio has been recognized with awards such as Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Architecture Firm in the World” in 2014, and the Smithsonian/Cooper Hewitt’s “National Design Award for Architecture” in 2009.
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