Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese timber company, has proposed plans for a wooden skyscraper in central Tokyo that would reach 350 metres in height, which would become the world’s tallest wooden building.
The structure would be almost four times taller than the world’s current tallest timber building - 18-storey Brock Commons Student Residence in Vancouver, Canada. The proposal is to mark the company’s 350th anniversary in 2041.
The tower will require more than 6.5 million cubic feet of wood to make up 70 floors. It will utilize a ‘braced tube structure’ of wood and steel, designed to withstand high winds and earthquakes.
“These structures are like a forest, a habitat for living things. The number of wooden buildings in urban areas is increasing. Under this concept, greenery on the Earth will contribute to buildings and cities, changing cities in to forests. Buildings that are full of greenery will form a network that is linked to the biosphere of living creatures such as wild birds and insects, contributing to the biodiversity of cities,” Sumitomo said in a statement.
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